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Multibillion-dollar China-financed projects in Malaysia have been canceled because they aren't needed and will saddle the country with an unsustainable amount of debt, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad told reporters on the final day of a visit to Beijing on Tuesday. Mahathir told Malaysian reporters ...
Nissan to boost China production capacity by 40 percent: source
Nissan Motor Co. plans to invest about $900 million to boost vehicle-making capacity in China by 40 percent by 2021 — part of a 60 billion yuan ($8.73 billion) strategy to become a top three player in the world's largest auto market. Nissan and its ...
Taiwan calls China 'out of control' as it looses El Salvador to Beijing
Taiwan vowed on Tuesday to fight China's "increasingly out of control" behavior after Taipei lost another ally to Beijing when El Salvador became the third country to switch allegiances to China this year. Taiwan now has formal relations with only 17 countries worldwide, many of ...
Despite concerns, Malaysian leader calls for China's help with fiscal problems
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called on China's leadership to help solve his country's fiscal problems, as he tries to revise major Beijing-backed projects signed under his scandal-plagued predecessor. The 93-year-old leader, who returned for a second stint as premier following a shock election ...
Chinese national kidnapped in California in July, held for $2 million ransom: FBI
A Chinese national has been missing for five weeks after being abducted in California by three men demanding a $2 million ransom, the FBI revealed on Monday. Ruochen "Tony" Liao, 28, who worked at a luxury car dealership in Costa Mesa, was kidnapped on July ...
U.S. firms warn next China tariffs to cost Americans from cradle to grave
A broad cross-section of U.S. businesses has a message for the Trump administration: new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports will force Americans to pay more for items they use throughout their daily lives, from cradles to coffins. Six days of public hearings on ...
Are the Uighurs one of China's 56 nations?
China's leadership must treat the Uighur minority with all the respect and fairness afforded other groups.
In first for a Taiwan leader, Tsai Ing-wen tours federal facilities during U.S. stopover
In an apparent first, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday visited a U.S. federal building in an official capacity — a move that China protested Monday amid Washington's trade and security rows with Beijing and the United States' closer ties with Taipei. Tsai toured NASA's ...
Trade war and protectionism heaping new strains on America Inc.'s factories in China
Larry Sloven arrived in southern China three decades ago, just as the region was taking off as the low-cost manufacturing center of the world. Since then, he has exported millions of dollars of goods, ranging from power tools to LED lights, to some of ...
Look at China, North Korea, Iran for election meddling, not Russia: U.S.
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton on Sunday singled out China, North Korea and Iran as countries that could possibly meddle in American elections — as President Donald Trump railed about a probe into Russian interference in 2016. Trump himself pointed the finger of blame ...
Chinese police nab three suspects after $87 million cryptocurrency theft
Chinese police have arrested three suspects who allegedly stole assets worth 600 million yuan ($87 million) through hacking, state media reported Sunday, as cybercriminals target holders of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Police in the northern city of Xian began investigating in March when a ...
With the poaching of Japanese sea cucumbers showing no sign of abating amid strong sales of the delicacy in China, the government is considering establishing a system to ensure that proof of authorized harvest is presented at the time of export. Sea cucumbers from Hokkaido ...
