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China’s visa-free initiative shows it is choosing openness over isolation
China is ready for the world to witness its development, experience its culture and engage with its people.
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Why fewer foreign workers are calling China’s big cities home
18 Nov 2024 - 2:39PM
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China's economic recovery
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China to feel benefit of more visa-free visitors
8 Nov 2024 - 11:10PM
China travel
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How to enter mainland China visa-free: a traveller’s guide
As mainland China grants a wider list of countries visa-free access, we survey all the ways to enter without fees or lengthy paperwork.
5 Nov 2024 - 9:01AM
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How many foreigners work in the Chinese capital? Fewer and fewer
The pandemic is over and the government wants expatriates to work in Beijing but numbers are down on a decade ago.
4 Nov 2024 - 5:59AM
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Japan
‘Deeply worrying’: false claims of Chinese crime wave in Japan spark outrage
Social media has become a fertile breeding ground for extremist sentiment, analysts say, amid deepening distrust and growing online hatred.
7 Oct 2024 - 8:12AM
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Wellness
She’s 78, teaches Pilates, loves dancing. How does she age so well?
Pilates teacher Beth Narain, 78, says being positive about ageing can help you age well. Celebrities including Martha Stewart agree.
7 Oct 2024 - 8:08AM
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China society
Letters
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Why China should do more to curb ultranationalism
Readers discuss the stabbing of a Japanese school pupil in China, and the treatment of indigenous people in Canada and Australia.
27 Sep 2024 - 11:30AM
Japan
Boy’s stabbing sparks anger in Japan over China’s ‘anti-Japanese’ education
Editorials, analysts say the Chinese government’s policies have contributed to rising xenophobia and violence targeting Japanese nationals.
23 Sep 2024 - 6:31PM
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Japan
Japan sends official to China ‘to deal with’ boy’s fatal stabbing in Shenzhen
Fumio Kishida has demanded an explanation for the attack at Shenzhen Japanese School and urged China to ensure Japanese citizens’ safety.
23 Sep 2024 - 12:22PM
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China-Japan relations
China faces calls for transparency over safety fears after stabbing death
Series of recent assaults on foreigners could harm country’s image and further set back Beijing’s attempts to lure more people to visit, observers say.
20 Sep 2024 - 10:44PM
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Accidents and disasters in China
Man accused of stabbing Japanese boy jobless with criminal record: Chinese media
Information about the sensitive case is tightly controlled by Chinese police, media and internet censors.
20 Sep 2024 - 8:16PM
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China-Japan relations
Japanese child’s fatal stabbing in China is an ‘isolated case’, Beijing says
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Tokyo views child’s death ‘as a serious and grave matter’ and urges Beijing to protect Japanese in China.
20 Sep 2024 - 1:10PM
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US-China relations
China officially ends adoption scheme for foreign families
Only relatives will now be allowed to adopt and US diplomats have reportedly been told that Beijing will not process cases that are already under way.
10 Sep 2024 - 3:49PM
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China's population
Immigration, not retirement age, key to China’s population woes: US academic
Texas A&M University professor Dudley L. Poston Jnr sparks debate by saying China needs immigration to mitigate population decline.
28 Aug 2024 - 9:57PM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Swedish man accused of rape in Hong Kong says Nepalese helper initiated sex
Patrik Tobias Ekstrom, 36, tells court she approached him in bed three times between July and October 2022.
21 Aug 2024 - 4:07PM
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China society
Opinion
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How foreign travellers are showing China to a global audience
Travellers taking advantage of China’s visa-free transit policies can help the international community get a balanced view of the country.
20 Aug 2024 - 6:56AM
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China's economic recovery
China vows to get foreign firms’ pricey mega projects under way more quickly
From toy giant Lego to drug maker Moderna, China is trying to speed up their economy-driving initiatives such as massive factories amid a worrisome outflow of foreign direct investment.
15 Aug 2024 - 8:08PM
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Hong Kong courts
Swedish businessman denies raping Nepalese domestic helper in Hong Kong home
Patrik Tobias Ekstrom allegedly was drunk and offered her money for sex, but when she refused, he dragged her into his bedroom.
21 Aug 2024 - 2:00AM
China's economic recovery
Foreigners invest more in China’s advanced manufacturing even as total FDI drops
First-half commerce figures show foreign investors ‘proactively managing their investment plans across industries’ during a time of FDI ‘adjustments’.
2 Aug 2024 - 6:59PM
Tourism
China sees foreign visitor numbers more than double after lifting visa rules
Restrictions on entering the country have been eased as part of a move to boost its flagging tourist industry.
5 Jul 2024 - 6:41PM
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Accidents and disasters in China
Chinese woman who tried to stop knife attack on Japanese mother and son dies
Suzhou police salute ‘righteous and courageous’ Hu Youping, saying her ‘great act of justice’ prevented more people being hurt.
28 Jun 2024 - 5:24PM
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Hong Kong society
Exclusive Hong Kong club pushing out non-Americans ‘doesn’t send good message’
New policy targeting non-American members ‘doesn’t send a good message to the world’, tycoon Allan Zeman says.
20 Jun 2024 - 12:55AM
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China's border reopening
Foreigners make more trips to and from China, but still below pre-pandemic level
More than 13 million foreigners enter or exit mainland China in the first quarter of 2024 after Beijing introduces visa-free policies for countries in Europe and Southeast Asia.
19 Apr 2024 - 11:06AM
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China's economic recovery
Shanghai’s fresh bid to lure back foreign investors is filled with uncertainty
A new action plan kicks off on Friday, but details remain scarce about how exactly the megacity will address some of the biggest concerns facing foreign firms operating in China.
13 Mar 2024 - 9:00PM
Trending in China
International influencers stake major claim in China social media realm
A growing number of foreign online influencers are making their mark on social media both inside and outside China. The Post sheds light on five to watch.
17 Feb 2024 - 9:10AM
China's economic recovery
China’s foreign firms fear golden era over as Beijing aims to ‘solidify control’
A murky business climate has left foreign firms wondering how much more they might become marginalised or eased out by the expanding state sector, and whether a more inward-facing China still wants their investments.
15 Feb 2024 - 9:57AM
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Trending in China
Cityscape conundrum: Hong Kong or Shanghai, which looks best at night ?
It is an argument that will almost certainly never be settled, but a list that places Hong Kong among the top three in the world in terms nighttime aesthetics has reignited the debate over which city looks best after dark.
12 Feb 2024 - 9:00AM
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