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Trump to ramp up trade pressure on China with call for probe on Monday
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Monday will order his top trade adviser to determine whether to investigate Chinese trade practices that force U.S. firms operating in China to turn over intellectual property, senior administration officials said on Saturday.
Dalai Lama cancels Botswana visit 'due to exhaustion'
GABORONE Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has canceled a planned visit to Botswana because of exhaustion, his office said, a move that is likely to be welcomed by China, a major investor in the African country.
China frees top Crown executive jailed for gambling offences -official
SHANGHAI/BEIJING China on Saturday freed one of the last remaining Crown Resorts Ltd executives jailed for illegally promoting gambling, as a protracted saga that forced the Australian casino operator to cancel global expansion plans and hurt profits nears an end.
Facebook OKs local firm's launch of Moments-like app in China: New York Times
Facebook Inc, whose social media platform is blocked in China, authorized a local company to launch a photo-sharing application in the country in May, the New York Times reported, citing a person with knowledge of the company's plans.
India's military steps up operational readiness on China border
NEW DELHI India's military has increased operational readiness along the eastern Indian border with China, sources said, as neither side shows any sign of backing off from a face-off in a remote Himalayan region near their disputed frontier.
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Chinese tourists continue to flock to North Korea as tensions between Pyongyang and the U.S. mount, Amazon explores technology to keep food fresh without refrigeration as it muscles into the grocery business and Saudi Arabia’s Aramco favors New York over London to host its foreign listing.
Undaunted by tensions, Chinese tourists flock into North Korea
DANDONG, China Undeterred by escalating tensions between Pyongyang and Washington rattling nerves globally, a steady stream of tourists from China each morning passes through the immigration checkpoint at the border trading hub of Dandong.
China investigates top local social media sites in push to control content
BEIJING China is investigating its top social media sites, including WeChat and Weibo, for failing to comply with cyber laws, the latest step in the country's push to secure the internet and maintain strict Communist Party control over content. | Video
Hero's welcome: Patriotic Chinese war film pulls in record $600 million
BEIJING A film depicting a Chinese hero saving the day in a war-torn African country has become China's highest-grossing film, pulling in more than 4 billion yuan ($600.11 million) at the box office since it was released last month.
Toll low from China quake but villagers fear high cost to tourism
JIUZHAIGOU, China Businesses near the epicenter of an earthquake that struck an ethnically Tibetan mountainous region in southwest China fear the disaster will cripple tourism, their main source of income.