Beijing has told foreign consulates in Hong Kong to hand over the personal details of all locally hired staff.
Local media reported that a letter from the city arm of China's Foreign Ministry asked for the data to be submitted by 18 October.
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Chinese police have detained some staff of Evergrande's wealth management unit after the company failed to repay investors, in the first criminal probe launched against the embattled property developer since it was hit by a massive debt crisis in (...)
China will open up its financial industry and make its business environment more friendly for foreign businesses, the country's central bank governor told a number of top Western companies on Monday, renewing Beijing's efforts to lure overseas (...)
The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) kicked off its first tournament in China in more than three years Monday, ending its boycott over the uncertain fate of tennis star Peng Shuai.
One of China's most recognizable sports figures, Peng was feared to (...)
A top US diplomat has questioned the absence of China's defense minister Li Shangfu, renewing speculation of a possible corruption purge.
General Li has been not seen in public for about two weeks and has reportedly missed several meetings.
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Taiwan has told billionaire Elon Musk it is "not for sale" after he said the island was a part of China.
"Listen up, Taiwan is not part of the PRC [People's Republic of China] & certainly not for sale!," foreign minister Joseph Wu said on Musk's (...)
Foxconn founder Terry Gou has chosen actress Tammy Lai as his running mate in the Taiwan presidential election.
Today's announcement has shocked many as Ms Lai has no political experience.
Gou is running as an independent after failing to secure the (...)
The former chairman of China Life Insurance, Wang Bin, has become the latest high-profile boss to be imprisoned as Beijing's crackdown on the financial industry continues.
Wang was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, according to a court (...)
China on Tuesday unveiled a plan to deepen integration between the coastal province of Fujian and self-governing Taiwan, touting the benefits of closer cross-strait cooperation while sending warships around the island in a show of military (...)
Authorities in a southern Chinese city have launched an operation to recapture more than 70 crocodiles who escaped from a commercial farm after intense flooding swept through the region, multiple state media outlets have reported, with some (...)
Beijing claims an American citizen jailed for life in China earlier this year is a decorated spy who had worked for US intelligence for more than three decades, as it ramps up a campaign warning citizens to guard against foreign espionage.
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Streets and subway stations were underwater in Hong Kong on Friday as officials shut schools and workplaces.
Hong Kong and southern Chinese cities are battling widespread flooding as the region endures some of its heaviest rainfall on record. The (...)
Schools closed and flights were canceled as Hong Kong hoisted its third highest storm warning early Friday morning in anticipation of Typhoon Saola, which is expected to brush the city later in the day and could be its worst storm in five (...)
China's top diplomat Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart that Beijing remains "impartial" on the war in Ukraine, a day after a Chinese delegation participated in international talks on ending the conflict that included Kyiv, but not Moscow.
In a (...)
Typhoon Doksuri made landfall in China's southeastern coast on Friday, state weather agencies said, after the storm-battered parts of the Philippines and killed at least 39 people, including dozens on an overcrowded boat that capsized in strong (...)
A growing typhoon is sweeping across the Pacific Ocean toward the Philippines, with forecasters warning it could strengthen into a supertyphoon and press on toward Taiwan, Hong Kong or mainland China later this week.
Typhoon Doksuri began as a (...)
Singer Coco Lee, who enjoyed pop stardom in Asia in the 1990s and 2000s, has died at the age of 48.
Born in Hong Kong, Lee moved to the US as a child and released albums in Mandarin and English.
She also voiced the lead character in the Mandarin (...)
A Chinese nationalist pundit known for his inflammatory criticism of the United States has attracted ridicule online after he was shown attending a party celebrating Independence Day at the US embassy in Beijing – and apparently having a great time (...)
Police in Hong Kong have arrested five people on suspicion of financially aiding activists abroad, just days after they offered bounties for information leading to the arrest of eight pro-democracy figures living in self-imposed exile.
Four, ages 26 (...)
World leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met Tuesday in a virtual summit of Eurasian leaders hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The one-day online gathering (...)
China has condemned the United Kingdom (UK) for "protecting" eight Hong Kong pro-democracy activists in exile.
"British politicians have openly offered protection to fugitives", a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the UK said on Tuesday, accusing (...)
Liang Shi, 56, has by many measures led a successful life. He worked in various different industries, eventually opened his own business, got married and had a son.
But there's one goal he hasn't yet achieved, though not for lack of trying: getting (...)
New Zealand's Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has been criticized for bringing a backup plane on his visit to China this week, with opposition leaders pointing to excess planet-warming emissions created in the middle of the climate crisis.
The use of a (...)
Heavy showers blanketed northern India over the weekend, offering some much-needed respite from a blistering heatwave that ravaged the region. But with mercury levels expected to remain high in other areas, the soaring heat has highlighted how (...)
New evidence of China's spy balloon program, including flights over Japan and Taiwan, has been uncovered by BBC Panorama.
Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and said it's prepared to shoot them down in future.
China has not (...)
