Euphemism for a house call from the police. Instead of demanding to be let in, police have been known to pretend to be from the water utility to coerce residents into opening their doors.

一份新报告的作者表示，中国在电子显示器制造领域不断攻城略地，可能会使美国在军事技术的关键零部件上依赖中国，从而 ...

A group of Dutch scientists have been testing out some of today’s “smart” electrical meters to check their accuracy, among other things. Not ones to disappoint, the scientists have found ...

Since China began to open up and reform its economy in 1978, GDP growth has averaged over 9 percent a year, and more than 800 million people have lifted themselves out of poverty. There have also been ...

After spending years in development and lengthy delays, the twin-engine jet made its maiden commercial voyage with hometown carrier China Eastern Airlines in May 2023. Long touted as a potential ...

The FT’s hub for latest news, analysis and opinion on Asia’s biggest economy, written by our correspondents in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Taipei. From Xi Jinping and the ...

In stimulus signal, China’s top legislature mulls debt swap plan on first day China’s top legislative body is reviewing local debt swaps on the first day of its session, suggesting more fiscal ...

In China from very early times, men have been seen as the core of the family. The ancestors to whom a Shang or Zhou dynasty king made sacrifices were his patrilineal ancestors, that is, his ancestors ...

The number of foreign visitors to China surged by 129.9 percent year-on-year to 17.25 million from January to July this year, thanks to a series of measures facilitating the entry of foreigners ...

After the election, especially if Mr Trump wins, attention in China will focus on a gathering of officials in Beijing three days later on November 8th. The standing committee of the country’s ...