China-themed malls a new trend in the Bay area, in USA
Source: China Daily By CHEN JIA (San Francisco Journal) In the Year of Horse, the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley are both showing their particular affinity and openness […]
Argentina to boost trade ties with China
Source: China Daily BUENOS AIRES – Argentina has “big trade” with China and is willing to strengthen the relations between the two countries, Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers Jorge […]
China’s 120mph railway arriving in Laos
China’s 120mph railway arriving in Laos China’s mammoth engineering project to construct a railway from southwest China’s Yunnan Province all the way to Singapore is set to transform rural Laos Computer generated images showing the proposed Kunming, China, to Bangkok, Thailand, high speed train as it traverses sparsely populated and […]
China to overtake U.S. as world’s Top Trader
HONG KONG (CNNMoney) By Charles Riley and Feng Ke China is poised to become the world’s top trading nation, a position long held by the United States. China reported Friday […]
Chinese helicopter saves 52 in Antarctica
Source: China Daily All 52 passengers stranded on the Russian research ship Akademik Shokalskiy in Antarctica for nine days were rescued by a Chinese helicopter on Thursday. The helicopter from […]
Chinese tycoon wants to buy The New York Times
BEIJING (CNNMoney) An eccentric Chinese businessman with a penchant for publicity stunts is seeking to buy The New York Times Company. Chen Guangbiao, a rags-to-riches tycoon who made millions in […]
China formally eases one-child policy
BBC: China’s top legislature has formally adopted a resolution easing the country’s one-child policy, the state news agency Xinhua reports. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed a […]
China becomes third country to land on moon
Epigraph: He (Allah) it is Who made the sun radiate a brilliant light and the moon reflect a lustre, and ordained for it stages, that you might know the number of […]
UPS to deliver more parcels in China
Source: China Daily By ZHONG NAN (China Daily) United Parcel Service Inc, the world’s largest package delivery company by revenue, is looking to keep an upper hand in the Chinese market by adding 14 inner-city express services next year. UPS began domestic courier services in 2012, when it was granted […]
Chinese Hongwu Emperor's praise of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Source: afghanforums.com In the 1300s, the Chinese Hongwu Emperor wrote the “Hundred-word Eulogy”, which praised the characteristics of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Copies of it (like this one) were distributed to […]
Chinese Hongwu Emperor’s praise of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Source: afghanforums.com In the 1300s, the Chinese Hongwu Emperor wrote the “Hundred-word Eulogy”, which praised the characteristics of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Copies of it (like this one) were distributed to […]
Iran and World Powers Agree to a Nuclear Deal at Geneva talks
The Muslim Times has slightly changed the title of the news. Source: BBC Iran has agreed to curb some of its nuclear activities in return for about $7bn (£4.3bn) in […]
China is unfairly maligned for its Africa policy
STORY SUMMARY DAILY STAR, LEBANON This debate is particularly animated with respect to Chinese investment in Africa – a continent with a long history of political, economic and commercial exploitation by foreign powers. The so-called “neocolonialist school,” popular among China skeptics, considers China’s economic relationship with Africa as essentially imperial. […]
China to loosen one-child policy, end labor camps
Source: China Daily China to ease one-child policy China will loosen its decades-long one-child population policy, allowing couples to have two children if one of them is an only child, […]
Chinese students in US jump 21%
Source: China Daily China continues to be the top source driving the growing and record number of international students in US universities and colleges. During the 2012/13 academic year, Chinese student enrollments increased by a hefty 21.4 percent to 235,597, compared with the 194,029 in the previous academic year, according […]
Huawei has eye on 5G
Source: China Daily By SHEN JINGTING (China Daily) Chinese telecom equipment vendor Huawei Technologies Co Ltd announced on Wednesday that it will invest at least $600 million in research and development of fifth-generation mobile technology by 2018. Huawei’s move is part of a global trend that involves major telecom companies […]
Chinese investor converts to Shia Islam in Iran’s Qom
A Chinese investor has converted to Shia Islam in Iran’s holy city of Qom and has been renamed after the first Shia Imam Ali (PBUH). Hong Jun Shen, known as […]
Is China Spying On Russia Via Bugged Clothing Irons?
Popular Science: by Kelsey D. Atherton – There’s a new problem with some imported irons, according to Russian state media. As reported on the state-owned Rossiya television channel, some clothing irons from China have had microphones and wifi connections installed. It appears the devices attempt to connect to unsecured wireless networks within […]
Chinese investor converts to Islam
Press TV: A Chinese investor has converted to Shia Islam in Iran’s holy city of Qom and has been renamed after the first Shia Imam Ali (PBUH). ……….. Ali, the […]