People traded as commodities, iron cages used for punishment, severed fingers and even human sacrifice. These grisly details were revealed during interrogations of some of Asia’s most notorious ...

Weijian Shan’s life has been one of extraordinary contrasts, from doing hard labor during China’s Cultural Revolution to becoming one of Hong Kong’s most prominent financiers. Shan was 4 years old ...

BANGKOK, June 12 (Reuters) - A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to four people familiar with the matter, as Beijing moves to secure control of ...

China could deploy more stimulus — and officials have more policy space and tools to do so than many other major economies, according to Weijian Shan, Executive Chairman of PAG, an Asia-based ...

Shan built Glaze and Nightshade, two tools that help artists protect their copyright. Shawn Shan is one of MIT Technology Review’s 2024 Innovators Under 35. Meet the rest of this year’s honorees. When ...

Officials in China say new regulations will go into effect on Sept. 1 that tighten controls on the so-called "precursor" chemicals used to make street fentanyl. The powerful opioid is killing tens of ...

Stressing science education, China is outpacing other countries in research fields like battery chemistry, crucial to its lead in electric vehicles. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Changsha, Beijing ...

China has long been over-reporting its population, over 100 million people fewer than officially claimed, a Chinese scientist told Newsweek, a claim met with strong resistance from demography circles.

Qian Shan Cha Ke is a Chinese author famous for writing mainly wuxia and fantasy novels. Her novel Marriage of the Di Daughter was the inspiration behind the widely popular costume Chinese drama The ...

A SWIFT end to the Ukraine war on Russian terms would fill many governments with a sense of loss. In much of western Europe and beyond, a deal that rewarded Russia for its aggression—exchanging a ...