Orwell called the island “un-get-at-able.” Indeed, it was not exactly easy for my six-year-old daughter and me to get there — we’d traveled by air, land, and boat. It seemed somewhat miraculous, this ...

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- China on Friday announced that its economic growth rate for 2024 was in line with the target set by a government beset by the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs, an enduring ...

Money can't buy happiness, but it can certainly buy you a dope wardrobe. And aren't the two pretty much the same? Shopping can be overwhelming, but online shopping takes the stress out of the ...

Proprietors of once-bustling shops that sell everything from lighting fixtures and doors to toilet bowls are aching for customers. At the same time, China’s exports have climbed sharply.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. CORRECTS DATE - Workers inspect items at a chip maker in Binzhou city in east China’s Shandong province on ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to ...

In a news release on Friday morning, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported its economy grew 5% in 2024 from a year ago, meeting its official target. Analysts polled by Reuters had ...

Thanks for joining us. Here are the key takeaways from China’s 2024 economic figures, the last big data release for the year. The numbers show the world’s No. 2 economy has picked up in the ...

The iPhone maker has turned to rare discounts to stimulate sales. The company launched a four-day promotion in China from Jan 4 to 7, offering price cuts of up to 500 yuan (US$68.50) on its iPhone ...

As he prepares for his second term, China’s dominance of global manufacturing is greater than ever. China just posted a trade surplus with the rest of the world of almost $1 trillion for 2024 ...

LIKE LORD VOLDEMORT from Harry Potter, “Made in China 2025” is an initiative which induces so much fear and loathing abroad that Chinese officials dare not speak its name. The plan ...

A survey found that on average men preferred sitting to standing while ... mainly due to consideration of hygiene in and around the toilet, such as trying to avoid getting the walls and floor ...