The huge interest in acquiring durian farms by Chinese businessmen are worrying local farmers. As the Musang King durian gets popular in China in recent years, many businessmen have expressed interest to acquire durian orchards…
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China in ‘direct disregard’ for international order, Bishop says
The Prime Minister spoke realistically and pragmatically about the way things are,” she told Sky News. “The fact is in the South China Sea China has unilaterally reclaimed features, built military features on islands and…
Thousands attend candlelight vigil to commemorate victims of Tiananmen crackdown
A woman reacts during a candlelight vigil to mark the 28th anniversary of the crackdown of the pro-democracy movement at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, at Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China June 4, 2017.…
WestJet seeks Transport Canada approval to offer China flights
WestJet Airlines Ltd. is asking Transport Canada for regulatory approval to launch flights to China. CEO Gregg Saretsky made the comments at the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade on Friday, saying offering flights to Asia…
Hong Kong marks 28 years since bloody Tiananmen crackdown
HONG KONG — Thousands of Hong Kongers are expected at a candlelight vigil Sunday for victims of the Chinese government’s 1989 brutal military crackdown on protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, while Taiwan’s president called on…
Learn from us on democracy, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
TAIPEI Taiwan’s president offered on Sunday to help China transition to democracy, on the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Tsai Ing-wen said that the biggest…
China sets up world’s largest solar farm, boosts bid to lead renewable energy charge
READ MORE: As U.S. withdraws from Paris accord, China could emerge as leader in stemming climate change It occupies more than 800,000 square meters in an area hit by flooding and subsidence due to coal…
US warns Beijing on South China Sea islands
The US will not accept China’s militarisation of man-made islands in the South China Sea, Defence Secretary James Mattis has warned. Speaking at a security conference in Singapore, he said such moves undermined regional stability.…
Roca Beijing Gallery / MAD Architects
“I hope that the Roca Beijing Gallery can become a positive, vivid corner of the urban community, connecting people and city in the simplest way,” says Ma Yansong, MAD Architect’s founding principal. The multimedia surface…
Beijing policies pushed young Hongkongers towards localism, Tiananmen sympathiser Bao Tong says
It is “understandable” for Hong Kong youngsters to shun the annual candlelight vigil to mark the Tiananmen crackdown given their overall frustration with Beijing after the Occupy protests, says Bao Tong, the most senior Communist…
China’s ambassador: Detention of B.C. winery owners ‘should not be politicized’
China’s Ambassador to Canada says the jailing of two Canadian winery owners being held over an alleged customs crime “should not be politicized.” Shaye Lu told CTV’s Power Play on Friday that John Chang and…
China likely to gain as US withdraws from Paris agreement
President Donald Trump’s pullback from a global climate pact could accelerate China’s unlikely ascent toward leadership in stemming global warming and promoting green technology, and on global matters far removed from the environment. Trump’s announcement…
China’s media calls Trump’s withdrawal from Paris accord ‘global setback’
SHANGHAI China’s state news agency Xinhua described U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord as a “global setback” and rejected Trump’s claim that it would lead to many more jobs…
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