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3 reasons China won't accept nuclear armed N. Korea

China’s ambassador to the US has said Beijing will not accept a nuclear armed North Korea amid the crisis over Pyongyang’s rapidly escalating weapons programme.

SCMP | 2017-09-20 09:39

Tillerson urges China to cut off N. Korea's oil supply

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged China to cut off North Korea’s oil supply as a next step in efforts to halt Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme, a move that was taken off the table to pass a new UN Security Council resolution against Beijing’s neighbour and traditional ally.

SCMP | 2017-09-15 10:36

Why is China's pipeline excluded from UN sanctions?

An oil pipeline that supplies 90 per cent of North Korea’s crude has been excluded from the latest United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang in part for one very practical reason: once China turns it off, it can’t be easily turned back on again.

SCMP | 2017-09-13 10:14

500,000 could be evacuated as Typhoon Talim set to hit China

Authorities in southeastern China will begin evacuating up to half a million people from their homes on Tuesday as the region braces for a “giant” typhoon that is expected to make landfall later in the week.

SCMP | 2017-09-12 10:42

Xiaomi launches `iPhone killer' a day before Apple releases iPhone X

Xiaomi, whose smartphones outsold Apple Inc in China during the second quarter, has released its most expensive device a day before the US company’s launch of its much anticipated 10th anniversary model, marking its progress up the value chain in the world’s largest and arguably most challenging mobile phone market.

SCMP | 2017-09-12 10:25

Are Asian men 'undateable'? [VIDEO]

Tinder has come under fire over a Hong Kong login video that shows a white woman accepting all her potential matches apart from the one Asian man on her feed. Critics say the dating app is perpetuating the stereotype that Asian men are unattractive.

SCMP | 2017-08-30 11:12

China's dilemma: how much pressure can it exert on N. Korea?

China hit back this week against fresh North Korea-related sanctions by the United States, which targeted six Chinese firms and one individual for supporting Pyongyang’s weapons programme.

SCMP | 2017-08-29 11:18

How China's 'ugliest' girl group reclaimed taunt that brought them fame [VIDEO]

They don’t look anything like your typical celebrities and aren’t particularly talented performers, but five teenage girls have made a name for themselves in China for precisely these reasons.

SCMP | 2017-08-29 10:39

How China quietly grew into 'cannabis superpower'

Every year in April, Jiang Xingquan sets aside part of his farm in northern China to grow cannabis. The size of the plot varies with market demand but over the last few years it has been about 600 hectares.

SCMP | 2017-08-29 10:33

Macau residents recount horror of Typhoon Hato

Little Ip Jon-kei is standing at the entrance of his grandparents’ antique shop in Macau visibly confused at the brooms dancing around him. It is hard to imagine his thoughts about the chaos that unfolded in the Inner Harbour, one of the areas worst hit by Typhoon Hato on Wednesday.

SCMP | 2017-08-27 11:17

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