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Among the protestors bringing traffic to a standstill in Wenzhou were previous employees as well as creditors who had loaned money to Zhejia...

The east China city of Wenzhou is battling its own subprime crisis after seven local business owners fled recently, leaving thousands of emp...

Flush with trillions of dollars in cash, possible Beijing bailout of a battered Europe carries great risks

Shipbrokers face surplus when new vessels launch and those relying on mainland demand will need to rethink strategy

A pilot programme to levy property taxes, the first of its kind in China, is helping cool price rises in Chongqing and will eventually be ex...

Local authority debts also a concern as trends point towards deepening of mainland economic slowdown

Brokers halt ‘golden week’ visits as buying interest dives amid lending curbs and economic gloom

Crumbling flood dykes in China decried as "tofu dregs" built by "parasites". Erring bankers lashed as "half-wits...

Women who make regular contact with semen live longer and age less than women who do not, scientists have discovered. Read on

KINMEN, Taiwan — Burrowing just a few feet beneath the surface of this island in the Taiwan Strait turns up remnants of what was once the mo...

Malaysia will abolish an unpopular, colonial-era security law allowing detention without trial and relax other measures curbing the media an...

New book telling story of Republic of China highlights Chiang Kai-shek's role in Second World War - a reversal of previous accounts

Agents predict reductions to entice reluctant buyers during what should be a busy season

Demand boosts rental market as flat seekers put off buying in the hope the central government’s cooling measures will cut prices further

Many wealthy Chinese are ditching their Chinese passports according to a recent survey by China Merchants Bank and Bain & Co. The repo...

Death of an elderly man as people looked on without helping him has sparked intense debate

Zhu Rongji’s latest book offers a unique glimpse of life at the top for the former economic tsar

Taiwan’s opposition is preaching stability and harmony, but critics see policy contradictions

It is no longer enough for condominiums to boast a pool, gym, clubhouse and tennis court. Developers are adding fancy facilities such as a s...

Mainland courts may soon have the power to confiscate ill-gotten gains under a new law