Crazy Rich Asians failed to make an impression on its opening weekend as it headed to the box office in China. The Hollywood film took the western world by storm, pulling in $25.3million (£9.8million) in the first weekend of its…
Trump says China agreed to reduce tariffs on US car imports (BBC)
Beijing will “reduce and remove” the 40% tariffs it places on US cars imported into China, US President Donald Trump has said. China has declined to confirm President Trump’s announcement, which he made on Twitter without providing details. The move,…
China mourns death of former women’s World Cup star at 43 (Vanguard)
Football communities in the US and China were on Monday mourning the death of former Chinese international Zhang Ouying who had been fighting cancer. She was 43. Zhang came agonisingly close with China to winning the 1999 World Cup final,…
Shenzhen Half Marathon: Traffic cameras catch cheats taking shortcut (BBC)
Almost 250 runners in a half marathon were caught cheating when traffic cameras captured them taking shortcuts through bushes. Organisers of the race in Shenzhen, China, also discovered 18 runners wearing fake bibs and three runners they described as “impostors”.…
Chinese photojournalist detained in China (Guardian)
A Chinese award-winning photojournalist vanished in the restive northwest region of Xinjiang earlier this month after he was reportedly detained by security agents, his wife said. The wife of Lu Guang said she lost contact with him on the night…
Five dead, 18 hurt as car rams into children in China (Guardian)
A car rammed into a group of schoolchildren crossing a street in front of an elementary school in northeast China on Thursday, killing five people and injuring another 18, state media said. Police took the driver into custody and are…
Five dead, 18 hurt as car rams into children in China (Punch)
A car rammed into a group of schoolchildren crossing a street in front of an elementary school in northeast China on Thursday, killing five people and injuring another 18, state media said. Police took the driver into custody and are…
Chinese writer jailed for gay sex novel (BBC)
A Chinese writer has been given a 10-year sentence for writing and selling a novel which featured gay sex scenes. The writer, identified as Liu, was jailed by a court in Anhui province last month for producing and selling “obscene…
Cambodian Prime Minister says no China naval base being built (Guardian)
Cambodia will not allow foreign military bases on its soil, strongman premier Hun Sen said Monday, swatting away US concerns about a possible Chinese naval site near hotly contested seas. China has lavished billions of dollars in soft loans, infrastructure…
APEC summit wraps with no joint statement amid US-China discord (CNN)
For the first time in its 25-year history, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit ended Sunday with its leaders failing to agree on a formal joint statement. All 21 APEC leaders at the annual meeting in Papua New Guinea were…
