China
E-cigs a ‘consumer-driven’ revolution born from a bad dream
Health & Fitness
June 10, 2015
E-cigs a ‘consumer-driven’ revolution born from a bad dream
Before Hon Lik invented the e-cigarette, a device now shaking up the Big Tobacco industry, he was a pharmacist in…
Once-abundant bird being eaten to worldwide extinction by China
Environment
June 9, 2015
Once-abundant bird being eaten to worldwide extinction by China
A bird that was once one of the most abundant in Europe and Asia is being hunted to near extinction…
China ship disaster death toll jumps, company says sorry
World
June 6, 2015
China ship disaster death toll jumps, company says sorry
The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River jumped to 396…
Vietnam launches special ‘sovereignty’ cruise, likely to irk China
World
June 4, 2015
Vietnam launches special ‘sovereignty’ cruise, likely to irk China
Vietnam is offering scores of patriotic citizens the holiday of a lifetime with a cruise to some of Asia's most…
China promises ‘no cover-up’ in ship sinking probe as death toll rises to 75
World
June 4, 2015
China promises ‘no cover-up’ in ship sinking probe as death toll rises to 75
China has pledged that there would be "no cover-up" of an investigation into the sinking of a cruise ship on…
Divers comb capsized China ship, death toll jumps to 18
World
June 3, 2015
Divers comb capsized China ship, death toll jumps to 18
Scores of divers cautiously searched a cruise ship in the Yangtze River on Wednesday for more than 400 missing people,…
Philippine’s Aquino revives comparison between China and Nazi Germany
World
June 3, 2015
Philippine’s Aquino revives comparison between China and Nazi Germany
Philippine President Benigno Aquino made a veiled comparison on Wednesday between China's activities in the South China Sea and Nazi…
Egypt cancels CIQ certificate to prevent entry of low-quality goods from China
Egypt
June 2, 2015
Egypt cancels CIQ certificate to prevent entry of low-quality goods from China
Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour canceled on Tuesday the memorandum of understanding signed with China in 2009,…
Elderly passenger rescued from capsized ship on China’s Yangtze River, others trapped
World
June 2, 2015
Elderly passenger rescued from capsized ship on China’s Yangtze River, others trapped
Divers pulled an 85-year-old woman from the hull of a passenger ship carrying 458 people that capsized on China's Yangtze…
US says China’s island-building erodes security; Beijing angered
World
May 30, 2015
US says China’s island-building erodes security; Beijing angered
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday that China's island-building in the South China Sea was undermining security in…