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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‘Don’t repeat the mistakes of Sars’, survivors’ group urges Hong Kong government as it wrestles with China coronavirus outbreak As Hong Kong battles to keep the Wuhan coronavirus at bay, the government should not forget the dark days of the Sars outbreak 17 years ago and avoid the mistakes that caused people great pain, a survivors’ group has warned.The Hong Kong Sars Mutual Help Association, a group formed by more than 300 survivors infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003, urged the government to be proactive, including banning non-locals who had visited Wuhan within the past month from entering the city,…
Sat, 25 Jan 2020 01:00:47 +0800 China coronavirus: second US patient tests positive as health officials investigate 63 more suspected cases A second case of the Wuhan coronavirus has been confirmed in the United States, US health authorities announced on Friday.The patient, a woman in her 60s, had recently travelled to Chicago from the Chinese city, which is the epicentre of the contagion that is spreading globally, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.The woman travelled to Wuhan in late December and returned on January 13, said Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health.“The…
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Sat, 25 Jan 2020 00:09:54 +0800 Thousands protest in Iraq to demand ouster of US troops Thousands of supporters of populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr gathered in Baghdad on Friday for a rally to demand the ouster of US troops, putting the protest-hit capital on edge.The march rattled the separate, months-old protest movement that has gripped the capital and the Shiite-majority south since October, demanding a government overhaul, early elections and more accountability.In the early hours of Friday, thousands of men, women and children of all ages massed under grey skies in the…
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 23:24:23 +0800 Wuhan residents start Year of the Rat in scramble to stockpile food, medical supplies China ushers in the Year of the Rat on Saturday. In the country’s folklore the animal symbolises wealth and surplus.That is far from the mood in the city of Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province. Frustrated and increasingly angry residents will welcome in the new year without the festive traditional feasts, and more with concern about shortages of food and medical supplies on the second day of a citywide lockdown to try and stop the spread of a deadly coronavirus.The previously unknown virus…
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:50:53 +0800 Singapore PM: ‘one country, two systems’ may not last unless Hong Kong’s housing crisis is fixed Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the “one country, two systems” principle that governs Hong Kong may not last unless the government makes progress on protester concerns over the lack of affordable housing in the Asian financial hub.Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Lee said he sympathises with Hong Kong protesters, but does not see how their methods – which have included violent rallies, petrol bombs and vandalism – will resolve their problems.Hong…
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:43:25 +0800 Wuhan coronavirus: hospitals turning people away as doctors say ‘home is best’ in many cases After more than a week of worry and multiple talks with doctors, a woman from Wuhan was relieved on Thursday when her uncle – a suspected coronavirus patient – was finally admitted to hospital.Wang, who declined to give her full name, said her uncle began coughing on January 15. Five days later, he went to Tongji Hospital and after having a CAT scan was diagnosed with viral pneumonia, though the doctor said he could not be sure if it was the new coronavirus.“They said it might be, but also…
Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:29:08 +0800 Hong Kong police arrest four for ‘supporting role’ in alleged plot to build remote-controlled bomb Four people have been arrested in Hong Kong for their supporting role in an alleged plot to build a remote-controlled bomb in Tuen Mun last month, police said.The suspects, three men and a woman, aged 25 to 73, were arrested in police raids in Jordan, Kwun Tong and Diamond Hill on Friday.Investigators said the alleged plotters planned to manufacture explosives and intended to “create chaos and injure people” during public assemblies over the new year.Officers in December charged a male school…
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Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:04:49 +0800 China coronavirus: pressure mounts on Hong Kong Education Bureau to suspend classes after Lunar New Year holiday to safeguard students, teachers Hong Kong’s Education Bureau came under pressure from parents, teachers and principals on Friday to suspend classes following the Lunar New Year holiday amid the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak after neighbouring Macau took a similar step.The city’s two leading teachers’ unions have urged education officials to suspend classes for at least one to two weeks after most kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools reopen on February 3.The Professional Teachers’ Union (PTU), which represents about 85…
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Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:47:46 GMT Coronavirus Outbreak Sours Japan on Chinese Tourist Boom Asia’s two largest economies have been drawing closer. But as the Lunar New Year holiday starts, some Japanese say they cannot help but regard Chinese visitors warily.
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 23:02:41 GMT China Expands Virus Lockdown, Encircling 35 Million The new travel restrictions include 12 cities as the death toll climbed to 26. In the epicenter, anxiety prevailed as mistrustful residents crowded into hospitals.
Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:27:57 GMT How China’s Virus Outbreak Could Threaten the Global Economy Markets have tumbled as investors worry that Chinese shoppers will stay home for the Lunar New Year holiday and beyond. Economists say the possible impact isn’t yet clear.
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Below, lion dance during Lunar New Year celebrations on Feb 20, 2015, at the International House of Philadelphia.
