A year ago, the abrupt rise in the number of deaths among public figures and celebrities in China made global headlines. Last month, there was yet again a noticeable increase in deaths among prominent people aged between mid-30s and under 65. Residents from
BANGKOK—A survey of factory managers in China shows manufacturing contracted in December in the latest sign the country’s economy remains sluggish. The official purchasing managers index, or PMI, fell to 49 last month in what officials said was evidence of
An exchange student from China reported missing in Utah on Dec. 29 has been found “alive but very cold and scared,” hiding in a tent in the Brigham City Canyon area after falling prey to an apparent instance of cyber kidnapping. Cyber kidnapping, or
As the Taiwanese presidential and legislative elections approach on Jan. 13, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is attempting to influence the results of Taiwan’s elections. On Dec. 26, the anniversary of the birth of former CCP leader Mao Zedong, a