Alibaba Breaks Record Sales Total
E-commerce giant Alibaba has beaten its sales record for its annual Singles Day event. About 20 hours into the event, Alibaba sales had reached 103bn yuan ($15bn; £12bn), easily topping the previous...
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Ooops…. Trump Is President-Elect of America!
Just when you thought it was safe to come out from behind the sofa Donald Trump trumps Hilary Clinton to become the 45th President of America. In a shock election victory he won 276 electoral college...
Here’s Trump’s Plan To Stop Hackers
The incoming Trump administration wants to audit the security of the federal government's computer systems -- a massive undertaking -- and strengthen the hacking division of the U. S. military....
Russia-Africa Investment Hindered By Insufficient Info
For more than two decades, Russia has been trying to regain its Soviet-era economic influence in Africa, but such efforts have regularly hit stumbling blocks. Policy experts and Russian authorities...
Only PhD Holders Should Use Doctors Title
Doctor is basically a title for teachers or scholars. It was derived from the Latin word doceō (I teach). Ironically, it has been observed that the use of Doctor’s title is confusing in today’s...
Climate Finance Is Climate Investment
In every sphere of life, Africans are great innovators and entrepreneurs. You only have to step into an African market to see and hear that ingenuity. But every entrepreneur needs investment, and...
Singles’ Day Sales Shopping Festival Hits 10 Billion Yuan
An electronic screen shows sales on Alibaba’s retail platforms hit 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) at a gala staged by Alibaba for the Singles’ Day shopping festival in Shenzhen. Within...
Chinese and Vietnamese Youths Get Closer Through Festival
The 3rd China-Vietnam Youth Festival concluded in a grand gala in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, on Nov. 9. The 3rd China-Vietnam Youth Festival concluded with a grand art performance in Hanoi, capital...
Asia Shares, Emerging Currencies Stumble As Trump Anxiety Deepens
A searing selloff rocked Asian shares and emerging market currencies on Friday as investors feared higher U. S. interest rates under incoming President Donald Trump will spark capital outflows from...
Alibaba Closes In On Record Sales
E-commerce giant Alibaba looks set to smash the sales record for its annual Singles Day event. About 12 hours into the event, sales had reached 82.4bn yuan ($12.1bn; £10bn), the firm said. Last...
Tibet Less Remote As World’s Highest Road Tunnel Opens
Builders on Thursday finished work on the world’s highest road tunnel on the Sichuan-Tibet highway. The tunnel passes through the main peak of Chola Mountain which is 6,168 m above sea level,...
Former Inner Mongolia Police Chief Sentenced To Death
Zhao Liping, a former senior political advisor and police chief of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was sentenced to death for murder, bribery and possession of fire arms and...
Disneyland Toys With Resort’s Next Theme
Construction has started on a Toy Story Land at Shanghai Disneyland to open in 2018, the resort said yesterday. Leaders from the joint venture’s two shareholders, The Walt Disney Company and the...
‘Shared Values’ Stressed At Philosophy Forum
“There is much that the West can learn from China, as well as other non-Western approaches to philosophies,” said Larry Temkin, a philosophy professor from Rutgers University, at the...
Can Lippi Lift Sinking China?
Italian master-coach Marcello Lippi is facing one of his toughest assignments as he attempts what some fans think is impossible: putting under-achievers China on the path to greatness. Starting with...
Singles’ Day Sales Hit 10 Bln Yuan In 7 Minutes
An electronic screen shows sales on Alibaba’s retail platforms hit 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) at a gala staged by Alibaba for the Singles’ Day shopping festival in Shenzhen. Chinese...
Trump, Iran and Europe
It was one of the worst deals the U. S. ever negotiated, according to Donald Trump. But will he now try to kill the historic agreement with Iran over its nuclear program and reimpose sanctions? Last...
One President, Two Americas
The transformation of Donald Trump begins Thursday. The freewheeling, acerbic, often vulgar and offensive maverick of the campaign trail has 70 days to become a president. Trump will begin the...
Donald Trump’s Victory Promises To Upend the International Order
President elect Donald Trump's victory has got the world talking Donald J. Trump’s stunning election victory on Tuesday night rippled way beyond the nation’s boundaries, upending an international...
China Police Official To Head Interpol
A high-level Chinese police official has been elected president of Interpol, the international police organisation, angering rights advocates concerned over abuses and lack of transparency within...