China
Greenpeace: China air pollution levels fall
Environment
July 22, 2015
Greenpeace: China air pollution levels fall
Air pollution levels in China's cities improved in the first six months of this year, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said…
China to deport foreign tourists after ‘Genghis Khan video’
World
July 18, 2015
China to deport foreign tourists after ‘Genghis Khan video’
China will deport nine foreign tourists whom it detained last weekend, apparently after some of them they watched a documentary…
Report: Hong Kong ivory trade ‘major threat’ to elephant survival
Environment
July 16, 2015
Report: Hong Kong ivory trade ‘major threat’ to elephant survival
Hong Kong's booming ivory market is helping push elephants towards extinction, conservationists said Thursday, reporting more ivory items on sale…
UN human rights experts say China must end crackdown on lawyers
World
July 16, 2015
UN human rights experts say China must end crackdown on lawyers
UN human rights investigators demanded an end to a Chinese crackdown on lawyers on Thursday after more than 100 people…
Egyptian officials, Chinese company to run electric train between 10 of Ramadan, Salam cities
Egypt
July 16, 2015
Egyptian officials, Chinese company to run electric train between 10 of Ramadan, Salam cities
Transport Ministry officials discussed the first steps toward running the electric train between the 10th of Ramadan City and Salam…
China evacuates nearly a million people from expected path of typhoon
World
July 11, 2015
China evacuates nearly a million people from expected path of typhoon
More than 865,000 people have been evacuated from China's eastern province of Zhejiang ahead of Saturday's expected landfall of Typhoon…
China’s Xi pledges security equipment, training for Afghanistan
World
July 10, 2015
China’s Xi pledges security equipment, training for Afghanistan
China will provide Afghanistan with security equipment and training, President Xi Jinping told his Afghan counterpart on Friday, days after…
‘Ground zero’: China’s stock market crash up close in Shanghai
World
July 9, 2015
‘Ground zero’: China’s stock market crash up close in Shanghai
Shanghai investors see savings evaporate 02:42 Our mission: Reporting the wild swings of China's stock markets from "ground zero." And it didn't…
Court begins hearing Philippines, China dispute over South China Sea
World
July 8, 2015
Court begins hearing Philippines, China dispute over South China Sea
The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China…
Thousands march for Hong Kong democracy, but crowds down on last year
World
July 1, 2015
Thousands march for Hong Kong democracy, but crowds down on last year
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters marched for full democracy on Wednesday and called on the Chinese-controlled city's leader to resign,…