China

The rise of e-commerce magnate Colin Huang, a former Google employee whose shopping site Temu has captivated customers with its low prices and superpowerful algorithms, has culminated in Huang becoming the richest man in China, according...

China’s exports grew slightly slower than expected in July while imports surged, official figures showed Wednesday, as the world’s second-largest economy charts an uneven recovery. Overseas shipments expanded 7.0 percent on-year last month, according to China’s...

The pilot and the other four Chinese passengers were among the five people who perished in the Wednesday helicopter crash in central Nepal. Nepal’s aviation safety record is appalling; over the years, the Himalayan nation has...

Factory activity in China shrank for a third straight month in July, official data showed Wednesday, a day after Beijing pledged more state support to boost activity in the country’s stuttering economy. A key measure of...

On the fringes of ASEAN negotiations in Laos, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will have a meeting with his US colleague Antony Blinken, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Friday. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning stated,...

Typhoon Gaemi delivered torrential rains to eastern China on Friday, causing authorities to evacuate almost 300,000 people and disrupt public transportation. The rains were previously responsible for five deaths in nearby Taiwan. When Gaemi made landfall...

Chinese official media said that a fire broke out at a shopping center in southwest China on Wednesday, killing sixteen people. In the city of Zigong, Sichuan province, dramatic photographs revealed a massive column of black...

China’s economy grew 4.7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, official data showed Monday, less than analysts had expected. “By quarter, the GDP for the first quarter increased by 5.3 percent year on year...

China consumer prices edged up in June, official data showed Wednesday, but fell short of analyst expectations as the country’s economic recovery continues to falter. The consumer price index rose 0.2 percent on-year in June, down...

Amid a summer of unusual weather, Chinese officials scrambled on Saturday to contain floodwaters brought on by a dam failure in central China, according to state media. The breach, according to state news agency Xinhua, happened...