China
China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years
World
December 24, 2017
China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years
China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 for breaking the law or other rules and…
Iraq reaches initial deal with China’s Zhenhua to develop East Baghdad oilfield
Middle East
December 24, 2017
Iraq reaches initial deal with China’s Zhenhua to develop East Baghdad oilfield
Iraq reached an initial deal with China’s state-run Zhenhua Oil to develop the southern portion of the East Baghdad oil…
10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive
World
December 23, 2017
10,000 killed in China’s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archive
At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in June 1989,…
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
World
December 21, 2017
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
World
December 19, 2017
65 journalists and media workers killed globally in 2017: RSF
Sixty-five journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2017, according to annual figures published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF)…
China, Britain pledge cooperation as UK leaves EU
World
December 17, 2017
China, Britain pledge cooperation as UK leaves EU
Britain and China pledged Saturday to promote London as a center for offshore use of Beijing’s currency and cooperate in…
AP Exclusive: In western China, thought police instill fear
World
December 17, 2017
AP Exclusive: In western China, thought police instill fear
Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by…
Iran may be defying UN on missiles: UN chief
Middle East
December 14, 2017
Iran may be defying UN on missiles: UN chief
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that Iran may be defying a UN call to halt ballistic missile development even as…
China angered as US considers navy visits to Taiwan
World
December 14, 2017
China angered as US considers navy visits to Taiwan
China accused the United States on Thursday of interfering in its internal affairs and said it had lodged a complaint…
Fifty-nine ships crossed Suez Canal with 3.9mn ton cargo on Tuesday
Economy
December 12, 2017
Fifty-nine ships crossed Suez Canal with 3.9mn ton cargo on Tuesday
Head of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) and chairman of Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Mohab Mamish…