AIIB loans $250m for Beijing coal-to-gas conversion The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced on Monday a $250 million loan for a natural gas project in Beijing, the bank's first such investment in China, to help cut coal use and improve air quality in the capital area.
AIIB loans $250m for Beijing coal-to-gas conversion The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced on Monday a $250 million loan for a natural gas project in Beijing, the bank's first such investment in China, to help cut coal use and improve air quality in the capital area.
AIIB loans $250m for Beijing coal-to-gas conversion The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank announced on Monday a $250 million loan for a natural gas project in Beijing, the bank's first such investment in China, to help cut coal use and improve air quality in the capital area.
Asia's tallest wooden pagoda destroyed The 16-story structure was said to be the tallest wooden pagoda in Asia. No casualties were reported in the incident. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Asia's tallest wooden pagoda destroyed The 16-story structure was said to be the tallest wooden pagoda in Asia. No casualties were reported in the incident. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
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Above, Lion Dance during New Year's Eve celebration, Feb 18, 2015, in Chinatown, Philadelphia.
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Banksy targets France’s crackdown on migrants with Paris mural blitz The mysterious British street artist Banksy appears to have taken aim at the French government’s crackdown on migrants in a series of new murals in Paris.
The world’s best known graffiti painter apparently “blitzed” the French capital over the last few days, leaving as many as six works on walls across the city.
None of the works were signed – as has been Banksy’s wont in recent years – but experts said that they look genuine.
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Mon, 25 Jun 2018 03:10:19 +0800 Police officer fired after he detains daughter’s boyfriend and ignores 911 dispatch The dash cam was mounted just below the police cruiser’s roof, in perfect position to capture the 26-year patrolman’s transformation from concerned father to authority-abusing police officer.
On that day in April, John Kovach’s 18-year-old daughter, Katlyn, was dating a man her parents didn’t approve of, an 18-year-old named Makai Coleman.
She wasn’t responding to her father’s attempts to talk, so Kovach tracked his daughter’s computer to a friend...
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 02:22:26 +0800 Donald Trump calls for deporting illegal immigrants with ‘no judges or court cases’ President Donald Trump said on Sunday that people who enter the United States illegally should be sent back to where they came from immediately without any judicial process.
Facing a public outcry and pressure even from within his Republican Party, Trump last week reversed his policy of separating migrant children from their parents at the border so the adults could be detained and prosecuted, a process that typically takes months.
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Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:21:11 +0800 Sex harassment rife in Hong Kong churches, survey suggests A survey of Hong Kong Christians has thrown up at least another 55 sexual harassment cases in churches, half of them allegedly committed by pastors or church leaders.
The survey, released on Sunday by the Hong Kong Christian Council, came after pastor Ngai Lap-yin was accused of taking sexual advantage of women with whom he had built paternal relationships.
Ngai, who was fired two months ago from the Brotherly Love Swatow Baptist Church in Tsz Wan Shan, admitted on Friday that he behaved...
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:15:15 +0800 Chinese military veterans’ rally for better welfare ends as armed police move in A five-day protest in eastern China by thousands of military veterans demanding better welfare rights and an end to violence against them was brought to a close on Sunday after armed police were sent in to disperse the crowd.
The mass gathering in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, was held following a number of violent attacks on campaigning veterans in other parts of the country.
Several people who took part in the protest told the South China Morning Post that it ended when the Jiangsu government...
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:00:48 +0800 China’s stock market must attract more foreign investors, industry regulator says China must continue to take steps to attract foreign funds and investors to its stock market, according to a senior official with the industry watchdog.
Fang Xinghai, a vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said the financial sector and its capital market, which are largely shielded by a closed capital account, were not connected with the rest of the world, broadcaster China Business Network reported.
“Foreign investment accounts for just 2 per cent of the total...
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 22:10:28 +0800 Protests outside Hong Kong church over ‘mismanagement’ and fire safety issues at international school it runs Parents and teachers from an international school protested on Sunday outside the church that oversees it, accusing it of poor management including hiding a fire safety issue on a new Lai Chi Kok campus.
The group also called for the Christian Alliance International School’s board members to step down when their terms are up in August and bring parents onto the body.
As church-goers arrived at the Kowloon Tong Church of the Chinese Christian and Missionary Alliance for the Sunday service...
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 21:12:12 +0800 Road warriors strike back: why protests by China’s truck drivers could put the brakes on the economy Truck owner Du Yun and his co-driver have just a completed a 1,600km (1,000 mile) trip to a freight hub in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou but they are anxious to get back on the road.
The clock is ticking and they waste no time loading the cargo of face masks and shampoo onto Du’s new 49-tonne vehicle for the return leg to Chengdu in Sichuan province.
The non-stop trip will take a little over a day but they need to get moving to outrace the pack of expenses threatening their basic...
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 21:03:53 +0800 Hong Kong’s leader to meet China vice-premier in Beijing to discuss city’s role in creation of new Silicon Valley Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor will meet China’s Vice-Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday to discuss Beijing’s plan to transform the city, Macau and nine mainland cities into an economic and innovation powerhouse to rival Silicon Valley.
Commentators believe the abruptly announced meeting between the chief executive and Han, who is in charge of the region’s development as well as Hong Kong affairs, shows Beijing has high hopes for the city, as the central...
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 20:40:06 +0800 Jared Kushner questions whether Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wants peace with Israel US President Donald Trump’s adviser Jared Kushner on Sunday questioned the ability and willingness of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to make concessions for a peace agreement with Israel.
Kushner’s remarks, made in a rare interview with Palestinian newspaper Al Quds, came as he and special envoy Jason Greenblatt were in the region to advance efforts to renew the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
The US duo have not met with Palestinian officials, who froze all contact...
Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:51:23 +0000 China fires back at Trump tariffs China retaliated, saying it will impose an additional 25% tariff on more than 600 US products worth $50 billion.
Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:26:46 +0000 In World Cup Russia 2018, Titans will clash Look to Belgium to be the black horse with top notch players like Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, and Romelu Lukaku
Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:34:32 +0000 Xi awards Putin highest honor It is the first time the Friendship medal is awarded to a foreign dignitary in this category.
Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:00:32 +0000 US officials in Beijing to avert trade war There can be negative impact on American businesses in case of a European and Chinese backlash.
Sat, 26 May 2018 21:11:06 +0000 Macron, Putin discuss Iran, Syria, Ukraine "I believe that we can find solutions and work together on all the issues," Macron told Putin.
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New York Confronts Rampant Smoking Among Chinese Men Worldwide, Chinese men consume one-third of all cigarettes. With lung cancer rates soaring, the city’s health department has launched a Chinese-language antismoking campaign.
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 21:01:10 GMT Coming Out to My Parents in China by Video Mengwen Cao, a queer Chinese photographer, watched on FaceTime as her parents viewed her video letter coming out to them.
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 05:38:52 GMT 25th Person at U.S. Embassy in Cuba Is Mysteriously Sickened The case was the first confirmed in Cuba since August and could suggest that whatever caused the earlier illnesses had started again or was continuing.
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:41:05 GMT John Oliver, Having Mocked Chinese Censorship, Is Censored in China The name of the “Last Week Tonight” host became a banned term on the Weibo social media service after he took China’s human rights record and President Xi Jinping to task.
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:33:12 GMT Trump Tells Republicans Not to Undercut Him on ZTE Lawmakers suggested they had not reached a decision after President Trump told them that the fate of the Chinese telecom company was closely tied to geopolitical negotiations.
Wed, 20 Jun 2018 22:45:54 GMT Britain Holds Up China Aerospace Deal Over National Security In delaying the proposed takeover, British officials appear worried that even a small supplier to Airbus and Boeing could have national security implications.
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Below, lion dance during Lunar New Year celebrations on Feb 20, 2015, at the International House of Philadelphia.
