China
Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft
Middle East
October 24, 2018
Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft
Hunched and shriveled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and…
Inside China’s internment camps: tear gas, Tasers and textbooks
World
October 24, 2018
Inside China’s internment camps: tear gas, Tasers and textbooks
On state television, the vocational education center in China’s far west looked like a modern school where happy students…
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
Middle East
October 24, 2018
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Bank of Kunlun Co, the key Chinese conduit for transactions with Iran, is set to halt handling…
Trump says US ready to bolster nuclear arsenal after vowing treaty pullout
World
October 23, 2018
Trump says US ready to bolster nuclear arsenal after vowing treaty pullout
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States is ready to build up its nuclear arsenal after announcing it…
China’s president inaugurates Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
World
October 23, 2018
China’s president inaugurates Hong Kong-mainland mega bridge
China’s President Xi Jinping officially opened the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China Tuesday,…
China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle
World
October 22, 2018
China denounces Pompeo’s ‘malicious’ Latam comments amid influence battle
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state media sharply criticized U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday after he made comments…
Egypt to host Afro-Chinese Arts and Folklore Festival Saturday
Culture
October 22, 2018
Egypt to host Afro-Chinese Arts and Folklore Festival Saturday
The Afro-Chinese Arts and Folklore Festival will commence on Saturday under the theme “100 Years of Mandela, Africa, China,…
Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries
Environment
October 21, 2018
Melting glacier in China draws tourists, climate worries
The loud crack rang out from the fog above the Baishui No. 1 Glacier as a stone shard careened…
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
World
October 21, 2018
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Several thousand pro-independence demonstrators rallied in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to protest against Beijing’s “bullying” and called…
North Korea’s box of bones: A mythical king and the dream of Korean unification
Culture
October 21, 2018
North Korea’s box of bones: A mythical king and the dream of Korean unification
SEOUL (Reuters) – It’s the stuff of an Indiana Jones movie: supernatural kings, ancient tombs, and government-backed archaeologists striving to…