Ledecky Wins Historic Third Straight World 400m Freestyle Gold
Katie Ledecky of the United States made history on Sunday by becoming the first woman to win a third straight ...
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Chelsea Apologise ‘to Chinese People’ After Kenedy Slur
Chelsea apologised "to Chinese people" on Sunday after their Brazilian full-back Kenedy posted two videos on Instagram insulting the Asian ...
Tibetan Student Dies After Setting Himself Alight In India
A Tibetan student who self-immolated in an act of protest against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region has died in ...
China Cashing Out As Mobile Payment Soars
Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and ...
China Divers Strike Gold Again, Daley Grabs Silver For Britain
Li Zheng and Wang Han held off Britain's Grace Reid and Tom Daley to earn China's eighth diving gold of ...
China Road Crash Kills 11, Injures 9
Eleven people died and nine others were injured after a traffic collision in north China's Hebei province, a report said ...
Justin Bieber Banned From China For ‘bad Behaviour’
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been banned from performing in China, according to Beijing’s Culture Bureau. In a statement, ...
Yao Ming Rockets Deal Rumours Fizzle Out
Former NBA star Yao Ming has scotched rumours he was interested in buying his old team the Houston Rockets, saying ...
Chinese Police Guard Late Dissident’s Home, Empty Or Not
At a small park outside the Beijing home of late Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, security officers sat around a ...
US To ‘ban Americans From Visiting’ North Korea
The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a ...
Shi Picks Up China’s Eighth World Diving Gold
China's Shi Tingmao poses with the gold medal during the podium ceremony for the women's 3m springboard final during the ...
Iran Accuses US of Nuclear Deal ‘sabotage’
Iran on Friday vented its frustration over fresh US sanctions which it says "violate" the terms of a 2015 landmark ...
Bieber Not Welcome Thanks To ‘bad Behaviour’
Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his "bad behaviour", Beijing authorities have said, after the ...
US ‘to Ban Travel To North Korea’
The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. ...
UN Envoy Urges China Stop Repatriating N.Korea Refugees
The UN's human rights envoy to North Korea on Friday urged China to stop repatriating escaped defectors to the North, ...
US Bans Travel To North Korea After Warmbier Death
The United States will bar Americans from travelling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said Friday, ...
Hottest Day Ever In Shanghai As Heat Wave Bakes China
Shanghai sweltered under a new record high of 40.9 degrees Centigrade (105 F) on Friday, authorities said as they issued ...
N. Korea Economy Grows At Fastest Pace In 17 Years
Despite global sanctions over its weapons programmes, North Korea's economy grew at the fastest pace in 17 years thanks to ...
Ronaldo Visits Valencia FC Owner Lim In Singapore
Football mega-star Cristiano Ronaldo jetted into Singapore for a flying visit to Valencia owner Peter Lim and his family Friday ...
China Bets Big On Subways As Cities Expand
Deep under Shanghai, workers on a flood-lit construction rig carefully install massive concrete wall sections for a new subway tunnel, ...