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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Alek Minassian found guilty of killing 10 in Toronto van attack The man charged with ploughing a rented van into dozens of people in Toronto in 2018, killing 10, is guilty of all 26 counts – 10 of murder, 16 of attempted murder – a judge ruled on Wednesday, dismissing the defence argument that the suspect’s mental disorder left him with no idea how horrific his actions were.Alek Minassian, 28, told police he was motivated by a desire to punish society for his perceived status as an “incel” – short for involuntary celibate – because he believed women would…
Thu, 04 Mar 2021 01:49:57 +0800 Possible plot by militia group to attack US Capitol on Thursday, police warn The US Capitol Police department has obtained intelligence pointing to a possible plot to “breach the Capitol by an identified militia group” on Thursday, the agency said on Wednesday.The Capitol Police statement added that it is working with local, state and federal agencies “to stop any threats to the Capitol”, adding, “We are taking the intelligence seriously.”No further details on the threat were provided.Thursday marks the date when some right-wing conspiracy theorists have claimed that…
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Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:07 +0800 China’s ‘two sessions’: population decline, rising debt worries to be hot topics for political elite China’s political elite will face a number of challenges when they gather in Beijing next week for the year’s biggest legislative set piece – the meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, informally known as the “two sessions”. In this latest part of a series looking at the key items on the agenda, we examine two of the major problems facing China – a declining population and a rising level of debt.Just over five years ago, when China…
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:30:15 +0800 Elderly man arrested after being caught on camera plucking a pigeon outside a Hong Kong housing estate Police on Wednesday arrested a 94-year-old man on suspicion of animal cruelty after he was captured in a now-viral video plucking a pigeon at a public housing estate in Hong Kong.The online video shows the man, who is wearing a hat and seated beside a flower bed, holding the pigeon in his left hand and pulling out its feathers with his right near Sau Yuen House at Chuk Yuen South Estate in Wong Tai Sin on Tuesday evening. It’s unclear from the footage whether the pigeon was alive or dead,…
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:44:25 +0800 Hong Kong couple deny murdering daughter, 5, who died after months of ‘torture in hell’ A Hong Kong couple have denied murdering their five-year-old daughter who prosecutors said died of septicaemia after her immunity was weakened by 150 days of neglect, horrifying “games” and torture “in hell”.The High Court on Wednesday heard the child was found with more than 130 injuries over her body, after she was rushed unconscious – in a diaper – to hospital and certified dead on January 6, 2018.Her eight-year-old brother was also sent to hospital on the same day, and was similarly found…
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:28:55 +0800 China is developing a new commercial rocket that can carry 20 satellites China will launch a new solid-fuel rocket for the commercial market next year that will be able to transport 20 satellites at a time, according to state media.The Jielong-3, or Smart Dragon-3 – a small-lift launch vehicle – will operate at a competitive cost per mass of US$10,000 a kilogram, Jiang Jie, a rocket scientist with the rocket’s developer, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), told Xinhua on Wednesday.That compares to its predecessor, the Jielong-1, whose…
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 22:00:13 +0800 French army ‘tortured and murdered’ Algerian independence figure Ali Boumendjel, President Macron admits French President Emmanuel Macron has admitted for the first time that French soldiers murdered a top Algerian independence figure then covered up his death in the latest acknowledgement by Paris of its colonial-era crimes.Macron met four of the grandchildren of Ali Boumendjel and admitted “in the name of France” that the lawyer had been detained, tortured and killed in Algiers on March 23, 1957, his office said on Tuesday.French authorities had previously claimed that he had committed suicide…
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:36:09 +0800 ‘Anti-China politicians’ to blame for negative global sentiment towards country, official says A senior Chinese official has blamed ill-intentioned Western politicians and misunderstanding for the slump in global opinion regarding China.“I think the reasons are complicated, some foreigners don’t know about China and some are misguided by anti-China politicians,” Guo Weimin, a spokesman for the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s top political advisory body, told a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday ahead of the country’s annual parliamentary…
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:34:43 +0800 Beijing to Berlin: respect South China Sea sovereignty during frigate visit Beijing has called on Germany not to infringe on the sovereignty of South China Sea claimants, in response to Berlin’s plans to send a frigate to the region in August.Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that all countries enjoyed freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea, but “this should not be used as an excuse to endanger the sovereignty and security of littoral countries”.South China Sea: the dispute that could start a military conflictChina is…
Xi Maps Out China’s Post-Covid Ascent But as Beijing rolls out a long-term plan, its top leader has also warned that “the United States is the biggest threat.”
Wed, 03 Mar 2021 11:06:12 +0000 Love Factory: The Price of Being a Social Media Star Livestreaming your life to a devoted audience is big business. A new short film explores what happens when the cameras are off.
Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:47:44 +0000 Copying China’s Online Blockade How other countries’ efforts to control the internet compare with China’s Great Firewall.