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India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation
World
August 28, 2017
India, China to pull back troops from border confrontation
India and China have agreed to pull back their troops from a face-off in the high Himalayas where China, India…
The real revolution in NKorea is rise of consumer culture
World
August 18, 2017
The real revolution in NKorea is rise of consumer culture
Like all North Korean adults, Song Un Pyol wears the faces of leader Kim Jong Un’s father and grandfather pinned…
Will war of words turn into war for real? Views in east Asia
World
August 17, 2017
Will war of words turn into war for real? Views in east Asia
Tensions are swirling as North Korea and President Donald Trump exchange threats over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs, leading to…
Egypt plans to attract one million Chinese tourists in 2018
Egypt
August 16, 2017
Egypt plans to attract one million Chinese tourists in 2018
Chairman of the Egyptian Investment Group in China, Hany al-Sharqawy, and President of the Federation of Chinese Chambers of Commerce,…
China tells US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threats
World
August 16, 2017
China tells US, North Korea to ‘hit the brakes’ on threats
China is telling the US and North Korea to “hit the brakes” on threatening words and actions and work toward…
Hong Kong activist arrested over allegation of stapled legs
World
August 15, 2017
Hong Kong activist arrested over allegation of stapled legs
The strange case of a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who claimed mainland Chinese agents stapled his legs as a warning…
China announces Sept. 5 cutoff of North Korean imports
World
August 14, 2017
China announces Sept. 5 cutoff of North Korean imports
China announced Monday it will cut off imports of North Korean coal, iron ore and other key goods in three…
Diplomacy fails to defuse India, China border crisis
World
August 9, 2017
Diplomacy fails to defuse India, China border crisis
India’s diplomatic efforts to end a seven-week military standoff with China have hit a roadblock, people briefed on the talks…
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, injures 247
World
August 9, 2017
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, injures 247
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan Wednesday, killing 19 people and injuring…
US-NKorea nuclear war unlikely, but risk is rising: analysts
World
August 9, 2017
US-NKorea nuclear war unlikely, but risk is rising: analysts
A nuclear war between North Korea and the United States is not imminent, analysts said, but the inflammatory rhetoric on…