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October 22, 2021 at 4:40 pm

China’s Evergrande dodges default, for now, with 11th-hour payment

The world's most indebted real estate developer, China Evergrande Group, has avoided default — at least for now — after making a key interest payment...

• Business

June 3, 2021 at 3:50 am

A scientist adventurer and China’s ‘Bat Woman’ are under scrutiny as coronavirus lab-leak theory gets another look

The silencing of scientists, the blanket denials, the careful guarding of raw data and biological samples — these elements have been emblematic of the approach...

• Nation & World

May 17, 2021 at 5:42 am

Chinese businessman with links to Steve Bannon is driving force for a sprawling disinformation network, researchers say

A sprawling online network tied to Chinese businessman Guo Wengui has become a potent platform for disinformation in the United States, attacking the safety of...

• Nation & World

May 12, 2021 at 2:54 am

An escaped leopard is eluding its would-be captors in China. Officials sent hundreds of drones to find it.

The case of the three runaway leopards has scandalized the nation, after it emerged the Hangzhou Safari Park did not inform the public about their...

• Nation & World

March 30, 2021 at 5:12 am

China cuts number of elected legislators in Hong Kong, delays elections

SEOUL — China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected legislators in Hong Kong and delayed the city's elections until December, in the latest...

• Nation & World

March 17, 2021 at 10:18 am

China scrubs evidence of Xinjiang clampdown amid ‘genocide’ debate

Border closures, journalist expulsions and other steps have hobbled global efforts to determine current conditions in China's Xinjiang region. The U.S. State Department said officials...

• Nation & World

February 11, 2021 at 10:40 am

Who are the Uighurs and what’s happening to them in China?

Starting in 2017, China carried out a sweeping crackdown in its northwest Xinjiang region under the banner of counterterrorism. China's harsh campaign to forcibly assimilate...

• Nation & World

January 20, 2021 at 2:18 am

Alibaba’s Jack Ma reemerges from three-month absence after clash with Beijing

After a nearly three-month public absence that drew speculation over Jack Ma's fate following a clash with Chinese regulators, the billionaire behind e-commerce giant Alibaba...

• Business

December 4, 2020 at 11:52 am

History of bribes weighs on China’s Sinovac as it speeds toward coronavirus vaccine

Chinese coronavirus-vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech is good at getting its products to market. It was first to begin clinical trials of a SARS vaccine in...

• Nation & World

November 23, 2020 at 3:44 am

Panic grips Shanghai airport after employees are sealed in for coronavirus testing

Faced with a coronavirus outbreak, officials tested more than 17,000 airport cargo workers. Cellphone videos showed a creepy scene, but official reports were much calmer....

• Nation & World