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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Chicago-born rap artist Juice WRLD dies at 21 Chicago-born rapper Juice WRLD, one of a wave of young artists who made a name on streaming platforms before breaking out as chart-toppers and social media celebrities, died on Sunday at the age of 21, according to local authorities.A spokeswoman from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office in Illinois told AFP that it had been notified of the rapper born Jarad Higgins’ death. An autopsy had not yet been carried out.Police confirmed to AFP that a 21-year-old man had suffered a medical…
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 03:46:16 +0800 FBI presumes Florida navy base shooting was act of terrorism The FBI is working under the presumption that a fatal shooting at a Florida naval base carried out by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia was an act of terrorism, the agency said Sunday.All international students at the Pensacola base have been accounted for, there have been no arrests, and the community is under no immediate threat, special agent Rachel L Rojas said at a news conference. A Saudi commanding officer has ordered all students from the country to remain at one location at the…
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 02:55:20 +0800 Nato seminar cancelled as US objects to inclusion of anti-Trump academic speaker Stanley Sloan The Danish Atlantic Council says it has cancelled a US government-sponsored seminar on Nato and transatlantic relations after the US Embassy in Denmark allegedly banned an American academic known for being critical of President Donald Trump from speaking there.The Danish organisation said Sunday in a statement that “regrettably” the US ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, “did not want Mr (Stanley) Sloan’s participation” in the event that the US government was co-organising and sponsoring.I am…
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 02:26:30 +0800 Britain’s political parties in final push for votes ahead of Thursday’s crucial general election vote Britain’s political candidates embarked Sunday on a final push ahead of this week’s general election, making last-ditch appeals to shore up support and persuade their backers to go to the polls.All 650 seats in the House of Commons are up for grabs Thursday when voters will pass judgment on a divisive election that will determine Britain’s future with European Union.Although opinion polls have placed Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the lead in Thursday’s general election, analysts…
Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:45:06 +0800 After half a year of anti-government unrest, ‘800,000 marchers’ take to Hong Kong streets Hundreds of thousands flooded Hong Kong’s commercial heart on Sunday to mark six months of their fight against the government, saying that while city residents had become more united and won international support, officials still failed to meet their demands for greater democracy and accountability.The march was largely peaceful until nightfall, when some radical protesters allegedly hurled petrol bombs at the entrance of the High Court and Court of Final Appeal. That came after police…
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 23:10:47 +0800 Malaysian baby diagnosed with polio, in country’s first reported case in nearly 30 years An infant in Malaysia has been diagnosed with polio, in the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said on Sunday.The three-month old baby boy from Tuaran, in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island, tested positive for polio on Friday after being admitted to hospital with a fever and muscle weakness, Director General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement.“The patient is being treated in an isolation ward and is in stable condition, but…
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:04:55 +0800 Truth is, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act changes nothing for protesters and their hopes Celebrations began almost immediately as word spread that United States President Donald Trump had signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. In a rare display of bipartisanship, US Congress voted for the legislation with near unanimous support. Hundreds gathered in Hong Kong’s Chater Garden, waving American flags to thank the US government for its support.Now that Trump has signed the legislation, protesters might wonder what comes next? Unfortunately, the answer is nothing. At least…
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 22:00:09 +0800 China confirms satellite launch after military rocket’s ‘dragon’s tail’ stirs online speculation China launched seven civilian satellites on Saturday using mobile launch vehicles normally used to fire military rockets, state broadcaster CCTV reported.The first launch in the morning sent one remote sensing satellite into orbit, while six satellites – to be used for purposes such as communications and navigation – were sent into orbit in the evening.The second launch from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre created a mysterious zigzag shaped “dragon cloud” that, thanks to clear skies over…
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 21:45:04 +0800 One country, two protests – two consequences? Could protests force authorities to change their minds? Yes or no, depending on different considerations under different circumstances.Over the past week, when Hongkongers saw authorities in the city of Huazhou, in neighbouring Guangdong province, quickly quell massive protests by making significant concessions, some couldn’t help asking why Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor wouldn’t do something similar here, though the two cities’ situations cannot be compared directly.Trouble broke…
Sun, 08 Dec 2019 20:42:45 +0800 China should slash business tax rates if it wants to compete with the United States, study says China should cut business tax rates to help its manufacturers better compete with foreign firms and offset the impact of the trade war, according to a government-sponsored study.Released on Sunday at the 2019 Sanya Forum in Hainan province, the report by the SEEC Research Institute in Beijing said the government should seek to gradually reduce the corporate income tax rate to 20 per cent from the current 25 per cent, and cut value added tax rate by a further three points to 10 per cent.Beijing…
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How Yemen Rises Donors and Yemen's government should encourage experts who understand the country’s health and environmental challenges to engage with those innovators.
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Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:20:54 +0000 South African government issues $5bn in bonds Investor demand for the bonds came from Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Middle East, and Africa.
Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:55:34 GMT My Grandmother’s Favorite Scammer He manipulated Laolao and stole her life savings. Why does she remember him so fondly?
Sat, 07 Dec 2019 20:11:31 GMT Claims of China’s Meddling Roil Taiwan Ahead of Elections A would-be Chinese defector named two Hong Kong executives as acting as a front for Chinese intelligence agencies. The authorities in Taiwan had started tracking them in 2016.
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 23:51:41 GMT Stop Investing in China’s Brutality It’s time for pension funds and others to stop supporting companies that abet Beijing’s crackdowns on China’s Uighurs and Hong Kong’s protesters.
Wed, 04 Dec 2019 22:20:19 GMT How Huawei Lost the Heart of the Chinese Public When an executive wrote about her house arrest in Canada, an outcry about a former employee’s treatment arose on social media.
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Below, lion dance during Lunar New Year celebrations on Feb 20, 2015, at the International House of Philadelphia.
