BEIJING — U.S. assertions that China is the top source of the synthetic opioids that have killed thousands of drug users in the U.S. and Canada are unsubstantiated, Chinese officials told the Associated Press. Both the U.S. Drug Enforcement ... ( read original story ...)
China returns seized US sea drone
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Pentagon says talks continue with China to gain return of Navy drone
He provided no other specifics. A Defense Department official tells CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz the plan is to return the drone in the South China Sea, near the contested Scarborough Shoal. The hand-off should happen by 6 a.m. ET. The drone should ... ( read original story ...)
China returns underwater drone to U.S., Pentagon says
WASHINGTON - China has returned to the U.S. an unmanned underwater drone the Chinese Navy seized unlawfully last week in international waters, the Pentagon said. China's defence ministry said it handed the drone back after "friendly consultations." ( read original story ...)
North China on ‘red alert’ over choking smog
China’s air pollution is blamed on its reliance on coal and ... The smog had earlier grounded flights in some cities and closed highways due to low visibility. On Sunday, news websites said the number of children being taken to Beijing hospitals with ... ( read original story ...)
More than 700 factories temporarily shut as Beijing grapples with smog
Engulfed in choking smog, some northern Chinese cities limited the number of cars on roads and temporarily shut down factories on Monday to cut down pollution during a national "red alert." More than 700 companies stopped production in Beijing and traffic ... ( read original story ...)
More than 700 companies halt production as Beijing grapples with pollution
Engulfed in choking smog, some northern Chinese cities limited the number of cars on roads and temporarily shut down factories on Monday to cut down pollution during a national "red alert." More than 700 companies stopped production in Beijing and traffic ... ( read original story ...)
China set for slower growth as government targets asset bubbles
China’s economic growth is expected to cool in 2017 as its top leaders flag tighter monetary policy and further curbs to clamp down on asset price bubbles, especially in the property market, even as a sharp drop in the yuan has fed fears of markets ... ( read original story ...)
China restricts cars, factories amid 5-day smog red alert
China's capital and other northern cities have banned half of all vehicles from city streets and ordered factories, schools and construction sites closed in response to a five-day smog red alert. The emergency steps enacted Friday night significantly ... ( read original story ...)
China says it's 'appropriately handling' seized U.S. underwater drone
BEIJING -- China said Saturday its military seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea to ensure the "safe navigation of passing ships," but would give back the drone after determining it was an American device. The United States ... ( read original story ...)