China
Bristling with hardware, China airshow targets arms exports
Middle East
November 5, 2016
Bristling with hardware, China airshow targets arms exports
China's extravagant display of military might at its largest airshow this week, overlooking the disputed South China Sea, comes as…
Egypt reaches $2.7 bn currency swap deal with China
Business
October 31, 2016
Egypt reaches $2.7 bn currency swap deal with China
Egypt has reached a currency swap agreement with China valued at $2.7 billion, according to a Central Bank of Egypt…
Chinese automaker BYD forecasts up to 84 percent profit rise for 2016
Business
October 30, 2016
Chinese automaker BYD forecasts up to 84 percent profit rise for 2016
Chinese automaker BYD Co Ltd (1211.HK) (002594.SZ), backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N), on Sunday said 2016 full-year…
Egypt seeks new markets, boosts security as tourism drops
Egypt
October 25, 2016
Egypt seeks new markets, boosts security as tourism drops
Egypt hopes to encourage tourists from new markets like China, Japan and Ukraine, a year after Russia and Britain suspended…
Over 50,000 evacuated in typhoon’s path in southern China
World
October 22, 2016
Over 50,000 evacuated in typhoon’s path in southern China
Typhoon Haima forced the evacuations of more than 50,000 people in southern China after hammering the northern Philippines with ferocious…
Duterte didn’t really mean ‘separation’ from U.S., Philippine officials say
World
October 21, 2016
Duterte didn’t really mean ‘separation’ from U.S., Philippine officials say
Philippine officials sought on Friday to play down comments by President Rodrigo Duterte who announced his "separation" from the United…
China’s Xi says he hopes Duterte visit can ‘fully improve’ Philippine ties
World
October 20, 2016
China’s Xi says he hopes Duterte visit can ‘fully improve’ Philippine ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that he hoped Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's "milestone" visit to China could help…
Crisis looms as HK legislators walk out to shun independence activists
World
October 19, 2016
Crisis looms as HK legislators walk out to shun independence activists
Dozens of pro-Beijing lawmakers walked out of the Hong Kong legislature on Wednesday to prevent the swearing-in of two pro-independence…
China blockades streets around military building as hundreds protest in capital
World
October 11, 2016
China blockades streets around military building as hundreds protest in capital
Police in the Chinese capital on Tuesday blocked off streets near a major military building, as hundreds of people wearing…
China’s Golden Week tourists ‘shed inhibitions’ and hit the road
Life & Style
October 7, 2016
China’s Golden Week tourists ‘shed inhibitions’ and hit the road
When Ines Chou was planning her "Golden Week" holiday, it was Britain's history and heritage rather than its high street…