China

China asks N Korea to release fishing boat, crew

BEIJING — The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew soon after its owner reported the detention 10 days ago,...

On HK shelves, illicit dirt on China’s elite

HONG KONG — Visitors from mainland China climb the narrow stairs to a cramped room in Hong Kong filled with forbidden delights: Shelves of scandal-packed exposes of their...

Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties

Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties

NEW DELHI — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China’s new premier headed to India today (May 19) for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up...

55 killed in deadly China rainstorms

55 killed in deadly China rainstorms

BEIJING -- Rainstorms that battered southern China this week have killed 55 people and left 14 others missing, Chinese authorities said today (May 18.

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