Beijing
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China has extended its censorship to foreign academic publishers, reports confirm. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), one of the affected publishers which is regarded as one of the world’s largest academic publishing house, confirmed that over 1,000 of its journal articles were blocked in China. Chinese internet users were unable to gain access to…
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Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn the bold statements he made on breaking ties with the United States of America and consolidating a new political/economic alliance with the People’s Republic of China. The president was on a four-day visit to Beijing. Image: President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte arrived Davao, Philippines, around midnight on Friday and was…
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Shortly after Tokyo announced Thursday that it may have to patrol alongside the U.S. on South China Sea region, Beijing sounded out a warning telling Japan to think twice against “playing with fire” in the contested waters. The decision from Japan was made public earlier this month when Defence Minister Tomomi Inada said during a visit…
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The relatives of several prominent human rights lawyers detained since July 2015 are once more petitioning the Chinese government over the continuing persecution of their families ahead of National Day celebrations on Saturday, Radio Free Asia reported. Image shows wives of Chinese human rights lawyers detained in a 2015 crackdown wearing the names of their husbands…
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Tour guides who work at the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace and other Beijing tourist attractions listed as World Cultural Heritage sites, have been warned not to go off script while rendering services to visitors. Image shows visitors at the Tianmen Square in Beijing. A report from Beijing Youth Daily says it discovered…
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Beijing launched an interim regulation on residence permits on earlier in August, which said the capital will introduce a new residence permit system for non-native residents on October 1. Image shows a sample Chinese resident permit. According to the new regulation, non-native residents who have lived in Beijing for more than six months and have…
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Image shows patients struggling to get tickets at a hospital. Peking University First Hospital, one of the best hospitals in China, has recently been swarmed with patients and the number is increasing everyday due to air pollution from coal-powered power stations and steel plants. The Chinese government declared war on the putty-colored smog earlier this year…
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Beijing’s economic development is facing serious threats from overpopulation which has strained the capital city’s management on transport, water and even traffic systems, making it necessary for the government to mount a plan that’ll see over 2 million residents kicked out by 2020. Image shows a busy street in Beijing. About 21.7 million people are estimated…
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An air-crash investigator has revealed he believes flight MH370 was deliberately flown into the water, as new revelations emerge. The Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared in March 2014 while flying between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Australian MH370 search authorities are hopeful a wing part found in Tanzania will shed light on how the flight crashed, amid a…
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CHINA (CRI): Relocation of two top Chinese airlines to a new airport in Beijing could help cut airfares for international passengers while improving services for national carrier Air China, which will remain at Beijing Capital International Airport. China Eastern and China Southern Airlines, along with some other SkyTeam Alliance members, will move to Beijing’s new international…
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Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho is facing a serious disappointment–bigger than what Anthony Martial feels about his No. 9. Today’s International Champions Cup scheduled against Manchester City in Beijing has been canceled due to poor weather conditions, after the clubs and fans had longed for this day to come. Image: Mourinho giving a press conference outside…
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BEIJING – Following is the full text of a statement by the Foreign Affairs Committee of China’s top legislature, National People’s Congress, issued on Thursday, on the award of the arbitral tribunal in the South China Sea arbitration established at the unilateral request of the Philippines. Statement by the Foreign Affairs Committee of China’s National…
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Latest news on China’s Beijing International Airport say construction at the site has kicked off, revealing that the airport will feature high-speed rails for trains. According to a report from JinghuaTimes, travelers will soon enjoy more convenient channels for arriving at and departing the new international airport. Image shows a 3D version of the new…
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LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trangender) practices or those who engage in them has been threatened with hate and even death in most societies. Today, civil rights groups are fighting for equality, understanding and acceptance into the society for all those affected. China isn’t left out in the sudden social change. Homosexuality has fast become a complex social phenomenon in…
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