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Japan has avoided directly criticizing China over the death of a student in Hong Kong amid protests, ahead of a planned visit to Japan next year by Chinese President Xi Jinping.Xi is scheduled to visit Japan as a state guest next…

It’s the cheap tourism paradise travellers love to flock to.Hundreds of thousands of Australians descend on Cambodia each year to bask on its pristine tropical beaches and lap up the ancient remains of Angkor Wat.But few would comprehend…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has lent his full support to Hong Kong's embattled leader, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, quashing speculation for now she would be replaced even as he signalled that her government must quell the social unrest…

China is reviewing locations in the U.S. where President Xi Jinping would be willing to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump to sign the first phase of a trade deal between the world’s two largest economies, people familiar with…

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI – Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a “high degree of trust” in Hong Kong’s unpopular leader Carrie Lam as the two met after months of increasingly violent protests in the semi-autonomous city.Xi’s show…

BANGKOK – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday in Bangkok, during which they are expected to step up coordination for a planned state visit by President Xi Jinping to Japan next…

BEIJING/SHANGHAI – French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in China on Monday to drum up new business deals, but under warning from his hosts to keep off thorny issues such as the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.Landing in the…

WASHINGTON – The United States and China on Friday said they made progress in talks aimed at defusing a nearly 16-month-long trade war that has harmed the global economy, and U.S. officials said a deal could be signed this…

Senior Chinese and US officials again sent positive signals about their efforts to formalise the partial trade bargain announced last month, with President Donald Trump saying he may meet with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the state…

BEIJING/WASHINGTON – Senior Chinese and U.S. officials again sent positive signals Friday about their efforts to formalize the partial trade bargain announced last month, with President Donald Trump saying he may meet with Chinese…

WASHINGTON – Leaders from the United States and China encountered a new obstacle in their struggle to end a damaging trade war on Wednesday when the summit where they were supposed to meet was canceled because of violent…

RIYADH – The United States and China have come to an understanding on the direction of their trade relationship after a nearly 16-month trade war, White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Tuesday.Kushner, President Donald Trump’s…

HONG KONG – The co-founder of China’s SenseTime Group Ltd. was visiting New York to encourage more collaboration with the U.S. on artificial intelligence when he heard the news: The Trump administration had blacklisted his company.…

US President Donald Trump says he expects to sign a significant part of the trade deal with China ahead of schedule but has not elaborated on the timing. “We are looking probably to be ahead of schedule to sign a very big portion of the…

BEIJING/SINGAPORE – China’s Communist Party leaders Monday kicked off their most important meeting this year, with President Xi Jinping expected to champion the Chinese model of governance while fighting protracted economic and…

BEIJING – The elite Central Committee of China’s ruling Communist Party will hold a closed-door meeting from Monday to Thursday to set the major policies for the year ahead and beyond, and will probably discuss crises ranging from…

North Korea’s enigmatic First Lady has made her first public appearance since abruptly vanishing in June, sparked intense speculation. Leader Kim Jong-un and his spouse Ri Sol Ju were pictured at celebrations marking national holidays…

WASHINGTON – Washington and Beijing are making “headway” on key issues in their ongoing trade dispute and discussions will continue, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said following a phone call between senior officials.U.S.…

A senior Chinese official has issued a scathing rebuke of US Vice President Mike Pence, after he voiced support for Hong Kong’s democracy protesters and accused the NBA of kowtowing to China. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying…

Asia Defense | Diplomacy | Security | Central Asia | East Asia The development is the latest indicator that the bilateral relationship is getting stronger.…