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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Body-in-cement murder suspect planned to break into victim’s safe to steal HK$10 million, Hong Kong court hears One of three men accused of murdering an acquaintance and encasing his body in cement had suggested breaking into a safe belonging to the deceased to steal HK$10 million (US$1.3 million), a Hong Kong court heard on Wednesday.
Keith Lau, 23, one of the suspects, told police in an interview that his accomplice Tsang Cheung-yan, 28, made the suggestion after they allegedly murdered Cheung Man-li, 28, in their flat on March 4, 2016.
Lau’s account to authorities, which was presented to a seven...
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:32:19 +0800 Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong to host 1,500 visitors – but don’t call them ‘open’ days critics say Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong expects about 1,500 people to visit its headquarters for its first open days this weekend, but critics say the event is hardly open with only select groups invited.
News of the event came just days after office director Wang Zhimin used his first visit to the city’s Legislative Council since taking up the post last September to push for rational decision-making and patriotism as core values of the chamber, and extended an invitation to lawmakers...
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:01:25 +0800 Former California policeman arrested in decades-old ‘Golden State’ serial killer case, subject of bestselling book An elderly former police officer was arrested and charged in four murders authorities attributed to the Golden State Killer, a serial criminal suspected of dozens of rapes and slayings that terrorised parts of California during the 1970s and 1980s.
The suspect was identified by authorities at a news conference in Sacramento, the state capital, as Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, in a case that officials said was finally solved by DNA evidence.
The FBI has previously said that the man sought in the 40...
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:56:09 +0800 Are Hong Kong road users in danger? Shoddy excavation work on the rise, sparking ‘safety concerns’ Cases of shoddy excavation work on Hong Kong roads have been on the rise recently, resulting in the Highways Department refusing to reopen the affected sections to users, the government’s spending watchdog said on Wednesday.
The Audit Commission found that last year, there were at least 6,191 completion notices – documents certifying that contractors had wrapped up works according to requirements – that the Highways Department refused to endorse.
In 2016, there were 7,198...
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:31:21 +0800 Donald Trump meets Apple CEO Tim Cook as White House tries to avoid trade war with China US President Donald Trump and two top aides discussed trade issues with Apple Inc chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday as the White House prepares to try to avert a trade war with China, a manufacturing hub for the iPhone maker.
Cook, who has urged calm during the recent flare in US trade tensions with China, held private talks with Trump in the Oval Office. He also spoke with the president’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
Trump is...
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 05:27:37 +0800 ’Worse than anyone could have imagined’: US dog breeder starved her animals so badly they turned to cannibalism A dog seen trotting down a path with another dog’s head in its mouth led Johnson County, Kansas authorities to a horrible sight.
Eleven dead and dying animals were found on property owned by Julie Bernet, 49, a breeder of expensive German shepherds imported from Europe.
That was in 2015; in March 2017, a Johnson County judge found her guilty of 11 counts of animal cruelty. She was sentenced to probation.
But just a few months after that conviction she was charged in another animal abuse...
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 03:55:57 +0800 ‘This is irresponsible’: China blasts Canadian senator whose bill condemns Beijing’s ‘hostile’ actions in South China Sea A motion against Chinese military actions in the disputed South China Sea has been slammed by China, which has called the senator who sponsored the bill “irresponsible” and liable to “stir up troubles” between the two countries.
The Senate, whose members are not elected, passed the nonbinding measure on Tuesday condemning China’s “hostile behaviour” in the South China Sea, complicating efforts by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to improve...
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 03:43:43 +0800 Jury deliberates in Bill Cosby sexual assault trial after hearings painted him as both a predator and a victim The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case began deliberating Wednesday in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, weighing charges that he drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home 14 years ago.
The panel of seven men and five women got the case after receiving legal instructions from Judge Steven O’Neill, after hearing closing arguments on Tuesday that portrayed the comedian both as a calculating predator who is finally being brought to justice and...
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:43:47 +0800 US Supreme Court leans toward upholding Trump’s travel ban against people from majority-Muslim countries Conservative US Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signalled they are likely to uphold US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from several Muslim-majority countries, one of the most contentious policies of his presidency.
Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy, a frequent swing vote on the nine-justice court, indicated they were unwilling to second-guess the president on the national security justifications for the policy.
The challengers...
Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:15:20 +0800 Chinese tech company Huawei investigated for violating Iran sanctions by US Department of Justice The US Justice Department is investigating China’s Huawei Technologies, the largest maker of telecom equipment in the world, for violating US sanctions in relation to Iran, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, amid growing concern in Washington about Chinese technology companies.
The report follows news last week that the Justice Department activated sanctions on another Chinese telecom equipment producer, ZTE, on charges related to its equipment sales in...
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:36:39 +0000 Brazil GDP growth in 2018 to reach 2.3% – IMF "Financial conditions since August have generally remained supportive of a pickup in Brazil's economic activity."
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 11:25:27 +0000 IMF urges China, US to negotiate over trade Lagarde said that China and the US should work within the framework of rules-based multilateral institutions.
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 10:10:13 +0000 Modi in India after European tour London is seeking a post-Brexit bilateral free trade agreement with Delhi.
Sat, 21 Apr 2018 11:43:51 +0000 Time running out for Egypt, Ethiopia over Nile issue Are Egypt’s rational diplomatic efforts and new water preservation policies enough to save the country from a looming water crisis?
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:02:12 +0000 China-Russia trade volume surges in 2018 As the EU and US turn up the sanctions on Russia, Moscow looks eastward for lucrative trade ties.
Sun, 15 Apr 2018 11:02:05 +0000 Learn from Iraq, Libya Lavrov warns US Washington was not looking at the long-term effects of meddling in Syria’s sovereignty, Lavrov previously said.
Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:31:58 +0000 Xi: Build the navy to a world-class force Xi watched as the J-15 Shenyang (or Flying Shark) fighter jet took off and landed on the Liaoning aircraft carrier.
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 12:52:18 GMT Cars Are Ruining Our Cities That’s why more and more towns are deciding to wrest control of their streets from the tyranny of the automobile.
Wed, 25 Apr 2018 09:00:10 GMT Wanted at Chinese Start-Ups: Attractive Women to Ease Coders’ Stress Some tech companies are hiring female “motivators” for a role that’s a mix of psychologist and cheerleader — to help overworked male programmers through conversation and massages.
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 23:47:46 GMT Steven Mnuchin Will Head to China as Trade Tensions Mount President Trump said he would send his Treasury secretary to Beijing to try to resolve a trade dispute that could have damaging economic repercussions.
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 23:02:22 GMT Students Defiant as Chinese University Warns #MeToo Activist A debate over sexual harassment has pitted students and professors at Peking University in Beijing against a government that has grown increasingly intolerant of dissent.
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:19:17 GMT Listen to ‘The Daily’: Hong Kong’s Missing Bookseller When the owner of a thriving Hong Kong bookstore disappeared, questions swirled. What happened? And what did the Chinese government have to do with it?
Tue, 24 Apr 2018 02:39:03 GMT Chinese Tech Companies’ Dirty Secret “Finding a job = finding a woman.” Chinese tech companies use female employees as bait to recruit male applicants.
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 16:48:21 GMT Chinese Tech Companies’ Dirty Secret “Finding a job = Finding a woman.” Chinese tech companies use female employees as bait to recruit male applicants.
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Below, lion dance during Lunar New Year celebrations on Feb 20, 2015, at the International House of Philadelphia.
