China's economic planner is mulling policies that would boost the development of seawater desalination facilities in order to supplement the country's supply of freshwater. The National Development an...

China's Ministry of Finance said Friday that the country will cut or completely eliminate tariffs on 33 commodities, ranging from fuel to textiles. Import tariffs on gasoline and fuel oil will both be...

Chrysler Group LLC is "aggressively" exploring the possibility of building more vehicles in China, where the company is on track to sell 40,000 cars and trucks this year, an executive said on Thursday...

China Premier Wen Jiabao sounded his most upbeat note this year on Beijing's fight against inflation, saying he expects price pressures to decline steadily even as the country keeps up its brisk econo...

The island’s IPO market has lost some gloss – but big firms still see it as a passport to China THERE IS a strong scent of luxury in the Hong Kong stock market these days, as global brands queue to li...

As China prepares to mark the 90th anniversary of its Communist Party on July 1, there are signs of a new ideological struggle over former leader Mao Zedong's legacy. The conflict is being played out...

The heavy rain that hit Beijing on Thursday afternoon has caused flood in low-lying areas and disrupted traffic.

The numbers for China's relentless push for a high-speed rail network are impressive -- in terms of debt, not passengers. The argument in support of the vast project -- with many lines connecting to m...

China's growth is slowing under the weight of Beijing's anti-inflation campaign and weaker global demand, but any investors betting on a hard landing would be underestimating the resilience of the wor...

At last Friday’s Munk Debate in Toronto, Henry Kissinger and three other global affairs experts heatedly debated whether the 21st century belongs to China. What is China’s status quo? Does China have...

The recovery from the international financial crisis continues to disappoint optimistic forecasts. The US economy's first quarter growth of 1.8 percent was slow by historical standards during an econo...

Gome Former Chairman, Chen Xiao Chinese retailer Gome Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd. said on Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit in a Beijing court against its former chairman, Chen Xiao, alleging...