These are external links and will open in a new window China has for the first time extracted gas from an ice-like substance under the South China Sea considered key to future global energy supply.…
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China warns Philippines to prepare for WAR if Manila drills for oil in South China Sea
In remarks that could infuriate China, Duterte hit back at domestic critics who said he has gone soft on Beijing by refusing to push it to comply with an award last year by the Permanent…
US: Chinese jets intercepted radiation-detecting plane over East China Sea
“They came much too close,” a Pentagon source told Fox News Friday. Two Chinese Su-30 aircraft on Wednesday intercepted a U.S. WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft conducting a routine mission in international airspace over the East…
The promising new energy source Beijing is tapping from the South China Sea and why it matters
This week, Chinese engineers collected methane gas from methane hydrate, or “combustible ice”, in the South China Sea and converted it to natural gas in a single, continuous operation. With that achievement, China joined the…
Canadian winery owners face closed trial in China
Charges of smuggling against a Canadian winery owner who has been locked up in a Chinese jail for more than a year are trumped up, his lawyers say, accusing China of criminalizing a customs dispute,…
Progress made on draft of South China Sea code of conduct
China and the 10 countries in the Association of Southeast Asia … Liu was quoted as telling Xinhua News Agency following Thursday’s meeting in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang. The Philippines welcomed the finalization…
China, Japan extract 'combustible ice' from seafloor
The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the fuel was successfully mined by a drilling rig operating in the South China Sea on Thursday. Chinese Minister of Land and Resources Jiang Daming declared the…
Is China unstoppable in the South China Sea?
Hong Kong (CNN)Manila and Beijing are to hold direct talks on the South China Sea for the first time Friday, a move that may strengthen Beijing’s hand in the festering dispute. By agreeing to bilateral…
Biometric Tech Used to Secure Women’s Dorm at Beijing University
Beijing Normal University is using biometrics to regulate access to a women’s dormitory, reports The Telegraph. The system has made entry to the facility fully automated, granting access to registered students based on facial and…
Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei act on realty speculation
The Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei governments are teaming up to intervene and stop speculation in the real estate market, senior officials said. Tongzhou district, Beijing’s subsidiary administration center, is forming a realty regulation enforcement alliance…
Trade groups appeal to Beijing to postpone cybersecurity law
BEIJING (AP) — A coalition of 54 global business groups appealed to Chinese authorities Monday to postpone enforcing a cybersecurity law they warned violates Beijing’s free-trade pledges and might harm information security. The appeal by…
Beijing's plan to invest billions abroad helps Chinese companies, says firm's chairman
Beijing’s giant plan to invest billions abroad is creating a favorable business environment for Chinese companies expanding internationally, said Zeng Guang’an, the chairman of construction machinery firm LiuGong. The initiative, dubbed “One Belt, One Road…
Beijing plans to turn Pakistan into its economic colony
NEW DELHI: China’s longterm plans for Pakistan would do the East India Company proud. Proposals for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor+ revealed in Pakistani newspaper Dawn envisage thousands of acres of agricultural land being leased…
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