Four killed in China school building collapse
Four members of a family were killed Friday when a primary school building was flattened by a landslide in China’s Jiangxi province, authorities said. The family had taken shelter in the school …
Saina goes down to Xerui in Indonesian Open
India’s top ranked shuttler Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Indonesian Open badminton tournament after she lost her women’s single quarter-finals tie to top seeded Li Xuerui of China at the Gelora …
China committed to settling maritime disputes via dialogue
China is committed to settling maritime disputes through dialogues and negotiations, on the basis of respecting historical facts and international law, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here …
Hong Kongers queue at polling booths to defy Beijing over reform
Hong Kong (AFP) – Hong Kong citizens cast their ballots in an unofficial referendum on democratic reform Sunday, with booths opening across the territory after an online poll that enraged Beijing …
Cuffed Xinjiang axe-man apologises on China television
Beijing (AFP) – A man who carried out an axe attack on mahjong players in China’s volatile Xinjiang region apologised on television Sunday, saying he was persuaded to go through with it in the …
China rights lawyer arrested for state subversion Wife
Agence France-Presse Beijing, 21 June: A Chinese rights lawyer has been arrested on charges of state subversion, his wife said on social media today, furthering a crackdown on activists since last …
Vendors activists face off at China dog meat festival
(MENAFN – AFP) Animal lovers provoked an angry backlash from residents of a Chinese city after protesting a controversial festival Saturday in which locals celebrate the summer solstice by eating …
DBS given green light to extend RMB loans in Chinas SIP
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) has become one of the banks allowed to extend cross-border renminbi (RMB) loans for companies in China’s Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP), …
Relationship between China and Japan is not irreparable
Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama told China Daily on Saturday that the tensions between China and Japan “should not spiral into military conflict” and Tokyo should not let …
Taiwan takes part in BIO Intl Convention in US
TAIPEI–A Taiwanese delegation will participate in the 2014 BIO International Convention scheduled to open June 22 in San Diego, California, a government official said …
Filippino lawyer says China’s refusal to join arbitration a serious violation of Unclos
China’s snub of the Philippine arbitral claim on the West Philippine Sea and the slew of building projects initiated by Beijing on disputed reefs in the area are “a serious and belligerent …
Chinas wealth management products total US$2.1 tln
Wealth management products (WMPs) have been booming in China in the past few years, totalling 12.8 trillion yuan (about 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars) by the end of May, a senior official of …
Heavy rains persist in south China
The National Meteorological Center on Sunday issued a blue alert on rainstorms, forecasting heavy rains will continue in parts of southern and southeast …
Axeman apologises for attack on Chinese television
China A man who carried out an axe attack on mahjong players in China’s volatile Xinjiang region has apologised on television, saying he was persuaded to go through with the attack in the …
Chinese Americans honored at annual business gala
/enpproperty–> Asian-American entrepreneurs and business executives were honored at the 13th annual Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Gala in New York, with half the honorees being of …
Cuffed knifeman apologises for holy war assault in Chinas Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – One of the assailants who carried out an attack in western China that injured four people has apologised and said other members of his group had convinced him to participate in a …
First ever Hainan Airlines Boston to Beijing flight launched
China’s Hainan Airlines yesterday, June 20, launched nonstop service between Boston’s Logan Airport and Beijing, representing the first scheduled nonstop flight between New England and …
Chinese state TV shows confession and apology of suspect in Xinjiang mahjong room attack
BEIJING, China – State television on Sunday showed a suspect in an attack on a mahjong games room in China’s western region of Xinjiang confessing and apologizing, and saying he had been …
Chinese police uncover illegal World Cup betting
Record-equalling Klose salvages the Germans Germany striker Miroslav Klose came off the bench to score a record-equalling 15th World Cup goal and salvage a 2-2 draw against Ghana in a pulsating …
Ghaddafi thanks Germany Russia and China
Colonel Ghaddafi today in an interview thanked the governments of Germany, Russia and China for opposing a no-fly zone over Libya, promising new oil …
