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…
Driver fractures spine in Macau GP crash (BBC)
Formula 3 driver Sophia Florsch has fractured her spine in a high-speed crash at the Macau Grand Prix in China. The 17-year-old German’s car lost control going into a bend before flying through the air and crashing backwards into fences.…
‘Chinese Oscars’ hit by controversy (BBC)
Controversy has broken out at the Golden Horse awards amid a row over the status of Taiwan. The 55th annual awards – dubbed the “Chinese Oscars” – were held in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Saturday. Fu Yue, who won…
China says is no threat to EU, after Macron army call (Guardian)
China said on Wednesday that it had never posed a threat to Europe as it responded to a proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron for a “European army” to defend the bloc against China, Russia, and even the US. “We…
China says nobody can stand in its way in Pacific Island cooperation (Vanguard)
No country can block China’s cooperation with island nations in the Pacific and the area is no country’s sphere of influence, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday. The diplomat said this ahead of a summit between President Xi Jinping and…
Sierra Leone grants visa exemptions to China (Independent)
Hon. Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Chairman for the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Sierra Leone’s Parliament, according to en.people.cn. The Parliament of Sierra Leone has debated and ratified four bilateral agreements with unanimity, including one that exempts…
Alibaba Singles Day sales top $30 billion (CNN)
Alibaba smashed its record for the online retail blitz known as Singles Day. China’s biggest e-commerce company said sales topped $30 billion over a 24-hour period Sunday, soaring past last year’s record of about $24 billion. The shopping extravanganza regularly…