Source: Time By Justin Worland The United States and China announced Saturday that they are formally joining the Paris Agreement to combat climate change, significantly increasing the likelihood that the accord […]
Source: The Guardian By Maria Jaschok Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford When I informed some of the female imams in Henan, central China, of the opening of women’s mosques in the US […]
Source: Time Chinese authorities have charged an American woman with espionage, after holding her since March last year. Sandy Phan-Gillis, 56, denies committing any crimes, reports Reuters, citing a letter the Texas businesswoman gave to a U.S. consular official in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Her husband, Jeff Gillis, […]
Source: BBC A car driven by a suicide bomber has exploded after ramming the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, officials say. The suicide bomber […]
Source: Dawn “China and Pakistan beware — this week, India and US sign major war pact,” warned the Forbes magazine in an article.The US media noted that the agreement was a key part of the Obama administration’s strategy to contain China, which has been spreading its influence across Asia.The media […]
Source: BBC China has launched its first aircraft-engine manufacturer in an attempt to wean itself off Western suppliers. The state-owned Aero-Engine Group of China was created by combining a group […]
Source: Dawn BEIJING: Police have ordered some low-end hotels in the Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou not to allow guests from five Muslim-majority countries to stay, though China’s foreign ministry said it had never heard of the policy. Three hotels with rooms costing about $23 a night said they had received […]
Chinese Haji pedals his way to Makkah ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 25 August 2016 Mohammed Bama Chun … journey of faith MAKKAH: Riding his bike for 8,150km, crossing several countries, a Chinese Haji has reached Makkah. Mohammed Bama Chun from Xinjiang took four months to reach Makkah […]
Source:AT China’s state broadcaster has questioned the authenticity of the video of Syrian boy Omran Daqneesh which went viral worldwide, alleging it may have been faked as part of a Western “propaganda war”. A still image taken on August 18, 2016 from a video posted on social media said to […]
Source: BBC It’s finally happened. The much-heralded “world’s highest and longest” glass-bottomed bridge has opened to visitors in central China. It connects two mountain cliffs in what are known as […]
Source: BBC By G Owen Schaefer, National University of Singapore From The Conversation 8 August 2016 Would you want to alter your future children’s genes to make them smarter, stronger […]
Source: ET “We had advanced our romantic relationship but later he seemed a little callous towards me,” Zhang told Hunan TV. “One day he sent me a photo of air tickets abruptly and I thought it was a joke. He didn’t contact me later.” Zhang went on to add that she was […]
Source: BBC By Kamal Ahmed Chancellor Philip Hammond has begun discussions with China on an ambitious free trade deal which could see greater access for major Chinese banks and businesses […]
Source: The Guardian Tom Phillips in Beijing The Global Times, a Communist party-run tabloid, said Xiaoshan, a district in south-east Hangzhou where the G20 meeting will be held, had outlawed […]
Source: The Guardian China has hoisted the final piece into position on what will be the world’s largest radio telescope, which it will use to explore space and help in […]
Source: BBC From Click A warehouse picker who never gets tired? The online retailer JD.com has just the thing. The company has opened a huge facility in Shanghai where items […]
Source: BBC A video has surfaced online showing staff at a Chinese bank being publicly spanked for poor performance during a training session, sparking outrage. The video, first posted by the People’s Daily, shows a trainer asking eight employees why they did not “exceed themselves” at training. He then spanks […]
Source: BBC By Bryan Lufkin 20 June 2016 CHINA SPENDS MORE ON INFRASTRUCTURE each year than North America and Western Europe combined. That’s according to a new study published last […]
Source: Reuters BY DAVID BRUNNSTROM U.S. President Barack Obama met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the White House on Wednesday despite a warning by China that […]
Source: Associated Press By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama thanked the Dalai Lama on Wednesday for offering condolences after 49 people were killed in the worst mass […]