When China introduced the Eight-Point Decision on Improving Party and Government Conduct in December 2012, few outside the country took notice. At first glance, it seemed like a modest internal ...

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would ...

Medical staff explain the types and functions of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to the students of a middle school in Ruyang County of Luoyang City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 22, 2025.

WHEN JAPAN and China feuded over a set of disputed islands in 2010, China deployed a novel weapon. It imposed an unofficial ban on exports of rare earths, minerals used in everything from cars to ...