The child was wounded and a 44-year-old man was in custody, the police said. Other Japanese schools in China warned parents and students to be cautious.

Efforts by the Beijing-backed Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, or SMIC, to break through innovation barriers have landed it in a geopolitical tech battle.

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Efforts by the Beijing-backed Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, or SMIC, to break through innovation barriers have landed it in a geopolitical tech battle.

David Lin had tried to open a Christian training center in Beijing. The United States considered him one of three Americans “wrongfully detained” by China.

The city canceled all flights at its two airports and closed major attractions, amid a three-day national holiday.

Linda Sun is just the latest member of the Chinese diaspora whom Beijing is accused of recruiting to influence Western democracies.

Linda Sun is just the latest member of the Chinese diaspora whom Beijing is accused of recruiting to influence Western democracies.

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Linda Sun is just the latest member of the Chinese diaspora whom Beijing is accused of recruiting to influence Western democracies.

China is ending international baby adoptions but for those who were sent overseas as infants, the search for belonging and identity goes on.

China is ending international baby adoptions but for those who were sent overseas as infants, the search for belonging and identity goes on.

The provocative artist once known as Kanye West has received approval that was denied to Maroon 5 and Bon Jovi. China’s economic woes might be why.

The sports term refers to a time during a game when defeat becomes inevitable. Officialdom is warning against using it to take veiled jabs at the country’s political and economic system.

The former officer, who also worked as a contract translator for the F.B.I., provided classified documents to Beijing.

See the likely path and wind arrival times for Bebinca.

Growing numbers of Chinese women are challenging a longstanding tradition that denies them village membership, and the lucrative payouts that go with it.

At least four people died and thousands were evacuated after Yagi, one of the strongest storms to hit northern Vietnam, brought powerful winds and torrential rains.

The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.

“I am a bit reluctant to call this a retrospective,” the designer says, “because I have many more years to create.”

Yagi, one of 2024’s strongest storms, hit the southern Chinese island of Hainan on Friday. It is forecast to make landfall in Vietnam on Saturday.

The storm has killed at least 13 people in the Philippines and is forecast to be the strongest to hit Hainan Province in a decade.

More than 50 African leaders have gathered in Beijing for a summit aimed at projecting the influence of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the developing world.

Some vegetables cost more than they have in five years. Top Chinese officials have made a point of showing that they’re doing something about it.

The sales of intelligence agency data raised awkward questions as the nation is expanding military information sharing with the United States.

China has the world’s largest population of people 65 or older, and more and more of them are unattached.

Beijing likely wants to signal to Myanmar’s junta leaders that they should return to peace talks and de-escalate the conflict, analysts said.

A new government in Nepal formally asked for relief from a $216 million debt it incurred for construction of an airport in Pokhara that has been beset by problems.

The move signaled that Nepal’s new prime minister, who has cultivated ties with China, would continue on that path.

Su Min became an internet sensation for leaving behind an abusive husband to drive across China alone. Now she’s ending the marriage, but there will be a price.

The recently established U.S.-China Financial Working Group is set to meet for discussions about financial stability and curbing the flow of fentanyl.