HARBIN, China — The city of Harbin in China’s frigid northeast is hosting one of the world’s largest festivals featuring ice sculptures of animals, cartoon characters and famous landmarks. The festival, which officially opens late…
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China's Great Wall filmed by drone
British geographer, conservationist and author William Lindesay has had a lifelong obsession with the Great Wall of China. Three decades ago, he left his home on Merseyside to live near the wall so he might…
China state tabloid scolds New York Times for investigative reports
The newspaper is one of many foreign publications that is blocked within the country by China’s cyber authority. But the apps from other blocked news sites, including the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times,…
One man's mission to walk the Great Wall of China with a drone
William Lindesay has been obsessed with the Great Wall of China since seeing it in a school atlas as a child in England, and last year embarked on an epic journey to fulfil a lifelong…
Beijing Engulfed By Major Fog For Second Day In A Row
The Chinese capital issued its highest red fog alert for a second day on Wednesday, keeping highways closed in and around the city which is already under a smog alert after weeks of choking winter…
A day in the life of Beijing’s apocalyptic smog
The smog is rolling in over Beijing. We are about to experience what the foreign media have nicknamed the “airpocalypse” — another days-long episode of choking air pollution. In fact, this is the second one…
China tells Donald Trump to lay off Twitter
(CNN)China has slammed US President-elect Donald Trump over his use of Twitter to conduct international diplomacy in a commentary published by the country’s official news agency Xinhua. Trump has earned a reputation for making unpredictable…
Attacker sneaks into school, stabs 11 children in China
BEIJING — Local authorities in southern China say an attacker has stabbed 11 children at a kindergarten, and five of them are seriously injured. A statement from the Pingxiang city government’s information office Wednesday said…
China data to show economy gained momentum heading into 2017 but risks abound
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A raft of data from China in coming weeks is expected to show the world’s second-largest economy carried solid momentum into 2017, thanks to heavy government stimulus and a construction boom that…
Apple yanks New York Times apps in China
All the news that’s fit to ban — that’s essentially China’s position on The New York Times. After blocking the U.S. publication’s English and Chinese websites for nearly five years, Chinese authorities have now had…
China to spend $493 billion on green power by 2020
China will plough 2.5 trillion yuan ($493 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country’s energy agency says, as the world’s largest energy market continues to shift away from dirty coal power towards cleaner…
China's miners gamble on spot coal despite Beijing pressure
while China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd reported its best quarterly profit since the final quarter of 2014. If the miners have misjudged, however, it could be welcome news to the utilities, many of which are…
Apple removes NY Times apps in China
Apple has complied with a request from Chinese authorities to remove two New York Times apps from its app store in China, the newspaper. The US technology giant removed both the English-language and Chinese-language news…
