US Public Fears of China Diminish
Last year, US voters chose a president whose stump speech denounced China for stealing American jobs and rigging trade -- but their own opinion of Beijing is improving. According to a major Pew...
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Tourism Minister Markets Ghana In China
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Ablema Afeku, on the 27th of March traveled to the Peoples Republic of China to attend the 13th edition of the China Outbound Travel &...
Fight Against Galamsey Will Fail If Lands Minister Doesn’t Stop Talking
By: Austin Brakopowers If there’s one advice I will proffer to the Lands and Forestry Minister, John Peter Amewu, it is that he should stop talking and begin to act. Talk is akin to a gun with an...
South Korean Civic Groups Moving To Oppose THAAD Deployment
Civic and religious groups in South Korea are moving to oppose the deployment of the U. S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in their territory as they believe it...
NHL Won’t Participate In 2018 Olympic Games
The National Hockey League announced on Monday that it will not shut down it's regular season to allow top players to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The NHL had sent...
Andy Warhol Portrait of Mao Sells In Hong Kong
An Andy Warhol portrait of Chairman Mao has been sold at a historic auction in Hong Kong - but fell short of its top estimate of $15m (£12m; HK$116m). The iconic silkscreen portrait fetched $11m in...
Trump, Xi Talks
The first summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will be of "great significance" for global peace, the two countries' top diplomats agreed ahead of the...
Xiongan District Becomes Hot Property In China
A sleepy district in Hebei province has suddenly become the centre of China's latest property craze and the talk of the country. Over the weekend, investors flocked to Xiongan in droves, while online...
Dalai Lama Reunited With Guard Who Welcomed Him To India
The Dalai Lama has had an emotional reunion with the Indian border guard who escorted him as he fled his native Tibet following a failed uprising nearly 60 years ago. The 81-year-old Tibetan...
US Will Act Unilaterally On North Korea If Necessary
President Donald Trump has declared he would be willing to go it alone to restrain North Korea's nuclear weapons program should China fail to change the situation, saying if Beijing won't help solve...
US Urges China To Take ‘action’ Against North Korea
The United States will "put pressure" on China to take action against North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the US ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday, days before a high profile visit by...
China To Create New Economic Zone Outside Beijing
China will create a new special economic zone outside Beijing similar to those established in Shenzhen and Shanghai, the government said, in a bid to boost flagging growth and reduce the strain on...
What’s In A Chinese Name? Ancient Rites and Growing Business
In a one-room shop tucked inside a Beijing alley, a bearded 74-year-old fortune-teller in crimson tunic offers what Chinese parents have sought for centuries: an auspicious name for their newborn....
New Chinese-French Generation Speaks Up After Killing
The first generation of Chinese nationals to settle in France, most of whom arrived in a wave in the 1970s, rarely if ever expressed themselves publicly. Many lacked legal working papers and...
Trump To Up Pressure On Global Trade ‘cheats’
President Donald Trump will on Friday launch an investigation to root out unfair trade practices around the world, threatening to target countries that contribute to America's substantial trade...
Body ‘arrives In Pyongyang’ In Exchange Deal
The body of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Pyongyang, Chinese officials say. North Korea had requested the body, but has not confirmed its identity. It...
Trump Will Name Trade ‘cheats’ Like China In Order Before Xi Visit
President Donald Trump will sign a pair of orders today directing his administration to pinpoint countries that are 'cheating' on trade and engaging unfair practices like currency manipulation. The...
Kim Jong-Nam’s Body Returned To North Korea
The body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un arrived in Pyongyang Friday, apparently accompanied by three men initially named by Malaysian police as suspects in his...
Kim Jong-Nam’s Body Returned To North Korea
The body of Kim Jong-Nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, has arrived in Pyongyang, Chinese officials confirmed Friday. "The body of the DPRK citizen who died in Malaysia and...
Taiwan Court Acquits ‘Sunflower Movement’ Protesters
A prominent Taiwanese activist-turned-lawmaker who stormed parliament in 2014 protesting a China trade pact was acquitted with 21 other demonstrators Friday over their roles in the so-called...