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G20 Sees Three-Way Steel Battle Between EU, US and China

While battles between police and protestors smoulder outside, leaders of the European Union, United States and China...

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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...

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Chinese Skinny-Dippers Defy Public Morals On Nudity

The water might be chilly but dozens of naked men happily relax in an outdoor pool in a Beijing suburb making the most...

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Trump and the Hard Grind of Presidential Travel

Most US presidents make their first foreign trip an easy-peasy one-day hop to visit friendly neighbors in Canada or...

Headlines

League Opens First Training Academy In Africa

The NBA announced the opening of its first NBA Academy basketball training center in Africa, in Thies, Senegal. The...

Headlines

Alibaba Backs Decision To Add Video Games To ‘Asia Olympics’

Online retail giant Alibaba Thursday batted down criticism over a decision to add e-sports to the lineup of the 2022...

International

Alibaba Group Expands Presence In Australia, New Zealand

A logo of Alibaba Group is pictured at its headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group...

International

A Bird In China That Looks Like Trump Is Now A Viral Sensation

President-elect Donald Trump may be willing to start a trade war with Beijing, but his political ascension has been as...

International

Photos Show President Obama and Angela Merkel Will Probably Miss Each Other A Lot

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the last time in his...

Top Stories

British PM Promises To Promote Relations With China

Britain remained “open for business” and committed to maintain the “Golden Era” relations with China, British...

Top Stories

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...

Opinion

The Evolution of Mobile Phone Banking Services

I do have a question for you. Is the use of Mobile Phone Banking making significant efforts in bridging the gap to...

International

US, Russia In Outright Conflict

It's not a new Cold War. It's not even a deep chill. It's an outright conflict. US-Russia relations have deteriorated...

Business

China-Ghana Trade Volume Hits Historic High US$6.6b

China-Ghana trade volume hit a historic high of US$6.6 billion in 2015, increasing by 18.2 per cent on year-on-year...

International

Obama Scraps Talks After ‘whore’ Jibe

US President Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting with controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who had...

International

Obama Defends NFL Player’s Anthem Snub

US President Barack Obama has said NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who refused to stand for the US national anthem,...

International

US and China Formally Join Pact

The US and China - together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions - have both formally joined the Paris...

International

US and China Announce Ratification

The US and China - together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions - have now both ratified the Paris...