China
Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk
World
September 19, 2017
Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk
Hong Kong’s leader urged an immediate end to independence debates in the Chinese-ruled global financial hub on Tuesday, warning that…
Trump, the ‘America First’ president, goes to the UN
World
September 19, 2017
Trump, the ‘America First’ president, goes to the UN
Elected on the nationalist slogan “America first,” President Donald Trump will use his debut address to the UN General Assembly…
China’s big money trumps U.S. influence in Cambodia
World
September 11, 2017
China’s big money trumps U.S. influence in Cambodia
Accused of plotting treason with Cambodia’s detained opposition leader, the US embassy posted a picture of a red herring on…
China’s ever-tighter web controls jolt companies, scientists
Technology
September 10, 2017
China’s ever-tighter web controls jolt companies, scientists
Frank Chen’s e-commerce business has nothing to do with politics but he worries it might be sunk by the Communist…
China’s tighter drone rules send new pilots flocking to school
Technology
September 8, 2017
China’s tighter drone rules send new pilots flocking to school
A buzz fills the sky above a flight base in northern Beijing, as pilots practise take-offs and landings ahead of…
China, Pakistan take swipes at Trump’s Afghan policy
Middle East
September 8, 2017
China, Pakistan take swipes at Trump’s Afghan policy
The top diplomats from China and Pakistan took swipes at President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled Afghanistan policy on Friday as…
Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail
World
September 7, 2017
Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he thought the North Korea crisis would not escalate into a large-scale conflict…
Electric flying cars: They are finally coming…
Technology
September 6, 2017
Electric flying cars: They are finally coming…
Imagine: A five-seat electric jet that can move passengers between Manhattan and JFK Airport in five minutes. That ambitious idea…
Oman counts on Chinese billions to build desert boomtown
Business
September 6, 2017
Oman counts on Chinese billions to build desert boomtown
In the remote desert along Oman’s southern coast, construction machines hired by a Chinese consortium are leveling an expanse of…
China to invest $11.2 billion in projects for Egypt’s New Administrative Capital
Business
September 4, 2017
China to invest $11.2 billion in projects for Egypt’s New Administrative Capital
Egypt and China are expected to sign a number of agreements during President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s visit to China for…