Global oil price and stock affected by spread of coronavirus
European stocks rallied Friday while Wall Street equities tumbled along with oil prices as markets weighed the potential impact of a spreading viral illness in China. Chinese [...]
China
First case of coronavirus reported in the US after 6 deaths in Asia
The US has reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China. The man in his 30s had returned last week from the outbreak’s epicentre [...]
Finding love in strange places
Alvona Loh Zi Hui, a junior doctor at a Chinese hospital, wrote this true life story to inspire other young women hoping to find love against the odds. Her letter reads: On [...]
China sets new goals for Taiwan
China’s top political advisor Wang Yang on Sunday stressed implementing the work arrangements on Taiwan affairs made by the Communist Party of China Central Committee [...]
Should Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s president-for-life ambitions worry the West?
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping have established themselves as the world’s most powerful authoritarian leaders in decades. Now it looks like they [...]
US Treasury moves to unseat China as a currency manipulator
U.S. Treasury has determined that China should no longer be designated as a currency manipulator. The United States Treasury Department dropped Monday its designation of [...]
Last Chinese village without road gets a relief
Qiesha Secong, a 30-year-old resident of Abuluoha village in Sichuan province, sold his family’s only horse early last month for good reasons. The pony, which he bought [...]
Dead man dragged out of coffin and beaten by children for ‘not being man enough’
Bad blood between one family in China turned an elderly man’s funeral into an ugly one-sided brawl between a group of resentful siblings and the hapless corpse of their [...]
Chinese scholars jailed for research on genetically modified babies
Three researchers involved in the births of genetically edited babies have been convicted and sentenced for practicing medicine illegally, Chinese state media said Monday. [...]
US-DPRK negotiator in China for global security talks
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrived in Beijing on Thursday on a previously unannounced two-day trip, reported Yonhap. This comes after the [...]
China keen on resolving trade war with the US
China’s Foreign Ministry, when asked about the trade deal with the United States, said it is committed to resolving the issues but the deal must be mutually beneficial. [...]
Why Apple is worried about ex-employees from China
Apple Inc on Monday told a federal court it has “deep concerns” that two Chinese-born former employees accused of stealing trade secrets from the company will try to flee [...]
Hong Kong using remote-controlled bombs
The Hong Kong police said on Monday night that they have successfully defused two homemade, remote-controlled bombs inside a school which were fully functional and could have [...]
China at war with the US for supporting Hong Kong protesters
China has banned U.S. warships and military aircraft from making stops in Hong Kong after Washington passed legislation supporting the territory’s pro-democracy [...]
What China can do to Hong Kong after 2047
In light of the recent violence, deaths and prolonged protests in Hong Kong, the legal aspect of “One Country, Two Systems” will eventually favor China — [...]