Trump Warns Future of the West At Stake
US President Donald Trump warned that the future of the West was at risk and lashed out at Russia and North Korea on Thursday at the start of a high-stakes trip to Europe. On the eve of what is...
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Trump Weighs ‘severe’ Response To N. Korea ICBM Test
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was considering a "pretty severe" response to North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test, even as China appealed for a scaling down of rhetoric....
China Warns ‘words and Deeds’ Can Raise N.Korea Tensions
China on Thursday warned against "words and deeds" that could heighten tensions over North Korea, after Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that Kim Jong-Un dubbed a gift to...
China Warns Against ‘words and Deeds’ That Raise North Korea Tensions
China on Thursday warned against "words and deeds" that could heighten tensions over North Korea, after Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that Kim Jong-Un dubbed a gift to...
Alibaba Reveals Echo-Like Smart Speaker
Alibaba is the latest technology giant to unveil a smart speaker. The voice-controlled Tmall Genie can be used to play music, run third-party apps and buy goods from the Chinese retail giant’s...
Trump Kicks Off Fraught Europe Tour With Poland Speech
Donald Trump's high-stakes trip to Europe, where he faces a prickly G20 meeting and animosity from traditional US allies, kicks off on a comforting note Thursday -- in front of a friendly crowd...
Traders Say Business As Usual At China-N.Korea Border
Trucks still line up bumper-to-bumper on the "Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge" to bring goods from North Korea into China even as Beijing faces massive pressure to strangle its Communist ally...
Need A Ball Or Umbrella? In China There’s A Sharing App For That
Basketballs, electric scooters and rainbow-coloured umbrellas -- nothing seems out of bounds in China's booming "sharing economy". Where once Chinese consumers would look to shell out on items such...
N.Korea Seeks ‘driver’s Seat’ With ICBM Test
Newly equipped with an intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korea is looking to put itself in the "driver's seat" for any future negotiations with Washington, analysts say -- but may at the same...
Trump Arrives In Warsaw, Kicking Off Landmark Europe Trip
Donald Trump arrived for high-stakes visit to Europe on Wednesday, landing in Poland ahead of his first G20 summit in Hamburg and a closely-watched meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
Second Lady Tours Model School In China
The Second Lady, Mrs Samira Bawumia, has paid a working visit to a model school in China with a view to replicate their successes in Ghana. The visit, which took place on the sidelines of the four...
Trump Takes Aim At China Over North Korea
US President Donald Trump lashed out at China Wednesday, pointing to a surge in its trade with North Korea as evidence that US reliance on Beijing to rein in Pyongyang was misplaced. "Trade between...
Indian Troop Withdrawal ‘precondition’ For Peace
China's ambassador has said the withdrawal of Indian troops from disputed territory is a "precondition" for peace, in an apparent escalation of a border row between the two Asian powers that has...
China Walks A Tightrope With Trump Over North Korea
The US and Chinese presidents face an awkward encounter at the G20 summit this week as rising tensions over how to deal with North Korea threaten to shatter the already-crumbling facade of their...
China Invites Foreign Cancer Experts To Treat Liu Xiaobo
The Chinese hospital caring for cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo has decided to invite US, German and other foreign experts to treat him in China following international pressure to let him...
With Alaska In NKorean Range, Few Options For Trump
North Korea's test-firing of a missile apparently capable of reaching Alaska underlines the shrinking options for US President Donald Trump to halt Pyongyang's nuclear drive after losing faith in...
Russia and China Urge North Korea To Freeze Missile Tests
Russia and China have urged North Korea to “freeze” its missile and nuclear programmes after it claimed to have successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile. Both countries...
Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi Talk Trade, North Korea At Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met Tuesday against a backdrop of mounting tensions over North Korea ahead of G20 summit talks with US President Donald Trump. The...
N.Korea’s ICBM Capability
North Korea declared Tuesday that the country had finally achieved its dream of building an intercontinental ballistic missile, saying it would "fundamentally put an end to the US nuclear war threat...
Coming To A Chinese Cinema Near You
Chinese cinema-goers now have to sit through a short clip promoting "core socialist values" and President Xi Jinping's "Chinese dream" political credo before the show starts -- and some aren't happy...