China
CNN: Harbin 2016 – world’s most stunning winter festival now underway
Life & Style
January 5, 2016
CNN: Harbin 2016 – world’s most stunning winter festival now underway
Looking for inspiration to liven up your snow fort-building sessions with the kids? The legendary Harbin International Snow and Ice Festival,…
Giant statue for China’s Chairman Mao
Art news
January 5, 2016
Giant statue for China’s Chairman Mao
A gargantuan gold-painted statue of Communist China's founding father Mao Zedong has been erected in open countryside by a group…
Sub-zero swimming and frozen palaces as Chinese ice festival opens
Life & Style
January 5, 2016
Sub-zero swimming and frozen palaces as Chinese ice festival opens
Brave swimmers plunged into freezing waters while other visitors gazed at frozen palaces ahead of the opening ceremony for China's…
South China Sea tensions surge as China lands plane on artificial island
World
January 5, 2016
South China Sea tensions surge as China lands plane on artificial island
China's first landing of a plane on one of its new island runways in the South China Sea shows Beijing's…
China battles to shore up stocks, yuan after globe-shaking slide
Business
January 5, 2016
China battles to shore up stocks, yuan after globe-shaking slide
China moved to shore up shaky sentiment on Tuesday a day after its stock indexes and yuan currency tumbled, rattling…
Dar al-Iftaa condemns China’s ‘racist’ measures against Muslims
Egypt
January 4, 2016
Dar al-Iftaa condemns China’s ‘racist’ measures against Muslims
The Islamophobia Observatory of Dar al-Iftaa condemned Monday Chinese authorities for preventing the Azan (call to Muslim prayers through mosque…
Chinese tourist groups to be granted visas on arrival
Egypt
January 4, 2016
Chinese tourist groups to be granted visas on arrival
Egyptian authorities announced it would allow Chinese tourist groups to obtain visas upon arrival at the airport, provided that the…
Head of Syrian opposition SNC to visit China this week
Middle East
January 4, 2016
Head of Syrian opposition SNC to visit China this week
The head of the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will visit China this week, as Beijing seeks to deepen…
Stocks open 2016 on back foot on China data, oil rises
Business
January 4, 2016
Stocks open 2016 on back foot on China data, oil rises
European shares fell on Monday on the first trading day of 2016 after weak Chinese data rekindled global growth worries,…
Hong Kong says ‘no indication’ China involved in case of missing booksellers
World
January 4, 2016
Hong Kong says ‘no indication’ China involved in case of missing booksellers
Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Monday he was "highly concerned" about the disappearance of five booksellers specializing in…