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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Maryland firefighters evacuate shopping centre less than an hour before huge gas explosion rips through building A powerful natural gas explosion badly damaged a Maryland office complex and shopping centre Sunday morning, ripping away part of the facade and exposing twisted metal, authorities said.No injuries were reported in the thundering blast, which occurred at about 8am. It came after authorities said they had evacuated the area around the complex because of a suspected early morning gas leak near the complex in Columbia, Maryland.Fire crews responded about an hour before the explosion because of a…
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 06:04:07 +0800 Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy facing criminal charges after he faked being shot by a sniper, authorities say A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy falsely claimed last week he was shot by a sniper at the Lancaster sheriff’s station. He will now be the subject of a criminal investigation, officials said late Saturday.The dramatic twist in the case came after days of fruitless searches for a gunman who authorities believed had shot the deputy. The incident prompted the manhunt and massive police response, with much of the focus on an apartment building next to the station.“The reported sniper assault…
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 05:35:39 +0800 Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah threatens Israel after Beirut ‘drone attack’ The head of Hezbollah on Sunday threatened Israel after a “drone attack” on the Lebanese Shiite movement’s Beirut stronghold, vowing to “do everything” to thwart future attacks.Hezbollah, considered a terrorist organisation by Israel and the United States, is a major political actor in Lebanon and a key government backer in war-torn Syria.The Shiite movement and Israel, which have fought several wars, have upped their belligerent rhetoric in recent months.The predawn incident in Beirut came…
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 04:33:16 +0800 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif makes surprise visit to G7 summit amid nuclear programme deadlock Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif flew into Biarritz in southwestern France for the G7 summit on Sunday in a surprise attempt to break a diplomatic deadlock over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme.Zarif’s presence had not been announced and represented a gamble by French host Emmanuel Macron who is seeking to soothe spiralling tensions between Iran and the United States.Iran's active diplomacy in pursuit of constructive engagement continues.Met @EmmanuelMacron on sidelines of …
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 02:57:09 +0800 New Athens mayor Costas Bakoyannis pledges major revamp of crisis-hit Greek capital Newly-elected Athens mayor Costas Bakoyannis, scion of one of Greece’s most powerful political families, took his oath of office Sunday pledging to turn the crisis-battered capital into “a safe, clean and bright” European metropolis.“Over the next four years I pledge to be a servant to Athenians,” the 41-year-old told a crowd of supporters at the ceremony.“Athens is an idea … as proud as we are of this city’s historical past, we are saddened by its present state,” Bakoyannis said, adding that…
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 02:20:08 +0800 Sudan flood death toll reaches 62 after weeks of torrential rain Heavy rainfall and flash floods have killed 62 people in Sudan and left 98 others injured, the official SUNA news agency reported on Sunday.Sudan has been hit by torrential rains since the start of July, affecting nearly 200,000 people in at least 15 states across the country including the capital Khartoum.The worst affected area is the White Nile state in the south.Flooding of the Nile river remains “the biggest problem”, SUNA said, citing a health ministry official.On Friday the United…
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 01:21:59 +0800 G7 nations close to agreement on tackling devastating Amazon fires, French President Emmanuel Macron says French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday the leaders of the world’s major industrialised nations were close to an agreement on how to help fight the Amazon forest fires and try to repair the devastation.“There’s a real convergence to say: ‘let’s all agree to help those countries hit by these fires’,” he told reporters in Biarritz, which is hosting the annual summit of leaders from the Group of Seven nations.He said the G7 countries comprising the United States, Japan, Germany, France,…
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 01:01:18 +0800 Hong Kong police officer fired warning shot in air because he felt ‘life was threatened’ by protesters attacking him and colleagues with metal pipes A Hong Kong police officer fired one warning shot into the air as protesters chased and attacked him and several colleagues with metal pipes during chaotic scenes in Tsuen Wan, the main site of anti-government demonstrations on Sunday.Before the gunshot incident – the first of its kind in 12 weeks of intense protests sparked by the now-abandoned extradition bill – a group of about 10 officers had gone to the area around Yi Pei Square and Sam Pei Square in Tsuen Wan, after receiving calls that…
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 00:58:24 +0800 Police officer fires gun, water cannon used for first time on protesters in Hong Kong A gunshot was fired on Sunday and water cannon were deployed for the first time in Hong Kong’s increasingly violent anti-government protests.Three police officers, who were chased and beaten by a mob of club-wielding protesters, pulled their revolvers, with one firing at least one warning shot skywards at about 8pm on Sha Tsui Road in Tsuen Wan.No one was injured by the gunshot. It was the first time a gun had been discharged since the protests triggered by the now-shelved extradition bill…
Mon, 26 Aug 2019 00:20:24 +0800 Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe claim to have agreed trade deal worth ‘billions of dollars’ US President Donald Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday announced a deal in principle on a major bilateral trade deal.“It’s a very big transaction,” Trump said after talks with Abe on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the French resort town of Biarritz. “Billions and billions of dollars.“It involves agriculture, it involves e-commerce. It involves many things. We’ve agreed in principle.”The spoils of trade war: Asia’s winners and losers in US-China clashAbe confirmed the two…
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:40:53 +0000 Japan Credit Rating Agency rates BRICS Bank AAA The BRICS' New Development Bank mobilizes resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects.
Sun, 11 Aug 2019 10:38:49 +0000 India launches Moon lander India wants to be the fourth nation - after the US, Russia, and China - to land on the moon.
Sat, 24 Aug 2019 14:13:17 GMT Trump Asserts He Can Force U.S. Companies to Leave China The president cited a national security law from 1977 that has never before been used to cut economic ties with a major power in a trade dispute.
Sat, 24 Aug 2019 03:25:09 GMT A Gyrating Economy, and Trump’s Volatile Approach to It, Raise Alarms Mr. Trump’s wild pronouncements on Friday renewed questions about his stewardship of the world’s largest economy even as he escalated a trade war with China before heading to France for the G7 summit.
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:24:41 GMT A Hong Kong ‘Troublemaker’ With a Clean Conscience Jimmy Lai, alone among the territory’s elite, supports the protests and refuses to pay even token obeisance to Beijing, which calls him a “black hand” and a C.I.A. agent.
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Below, lion dance during Lunar New Year celebrations on Feb 20, 2015, at the International House of Philadelphia.
