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Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-jeou in Singapore on Saturday, the first meeting of leaders from the two rivals since the Chinese civil war ended in 1949. Both governments said the leaders would discuss cross-strait ties at the unexpected but…

Activity in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted in October for a third straight month, an official survey showed on Sunday, fuelling fears the economy may still be losing momentum in the fourth quarter despite a raft of stimulus measures. Adding to those concerns, China's…

Growth in Chinese new home prices quickened in October from a year ago, two private surveys showed, adding to signs of stabilization in the housing market after a raft of government support measures. Prices of new homes in 288 cities rose an average 1.4 percent in October from a year earlier,…

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Thursday that there must be a political solution to the crisis in Syria. China has repeatedly expressed opposition to the use of force to resolve the crisis in Syria, saying that a political solution was the only way out.…

China's foreign minister has repeated his country's opposition to the use of force to resolve the crisis in Syria, saying that a political solution is still the only way out, China's foreign ministry said on Friday. Russia last month began air strikes on targets in Syria in a dramatic escalation…