Rescuers worked through the night at the privately owned Jinshangou mine in the Chongqing region where the explosion occurred before noon Monday, Xinhua News Agency reported … injures 53 in south China (Jan. 2016) The…
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Zhuhai air show: China J-20 fighter jet in public debut
China has showcased its long-awaited J-20 stealth fighter in public for the first time. Two of the radar-evading jets did a 60-second flypast at the Zhuhai air show in Guangdong province – the country’s biggest…
China Accounts for Nearly 25 Percent of Global Business Travel Spending
Despite a moderating economy, China remains one of the fastest growing business travel markets in the world, according to the GBTA Foundation’s latest business travel forecast, GBTA BTI™ Outlook – China 2016 H2. Total business…
China's J-20 stealth fighter makes public air show debut
China’s J-20 stealth fighter made its public debut at an air show on Tuesday, in the latest sign of the growing sophistication of the country’s military technology. The fifth-generation warplane, which outwardly resembles the Lockheed…
China debuts J-20 stealth jet in show of strength at country's biggest air expo
ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) – China showed its Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter in public for the first time on Tuesday, opening the country’s biggest meeting of aircraft makers and buyers with a show of its military…
China state media: 33 coal miners trapped following blast
BEIJING, China – Chinese state media say 33 miners are trapped after a gas explosion ripped through the shaft in which they were working. The Xinhua News Agency says the condition of those underground isn’t…
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BEIJING – A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and…
China Confirms Allowing Philippine Fishermen Access to Shoal
China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed a decision to allow Philippine fishermen access to a disputed shoal following a visit to Beijing by the Philippine president. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Beijing made “proper…
The Peninsula Beijing reinvents itself with white-glove luxury
In Beijing, you can marvel at the flaking paint and faded glory of the Forbidden City. You can gnaw on street-side lamb skewers and, in the few places not yet shut down by the government,…
The ultimate Chinese souvenir… SMOG in a can! Entrepreneur starts selling tins of polluted air from Beijing
A British entrepreneur living in China has the jackpot by selling a highly unusual souvenir – canned pollution. Dominic Johnson-Hill, who runs a clothing store in Beijing, has seen thousands of cans of Beijing Air…
9 Olympians, including 6 medallists, caught for Beijing doping
Nine more athletes, including six medal winners, were retroactively disqualified from the 2008 Beijing Olympics on Wednesday after failing retests of their doping samples. The International Olympic Committee announced the decisions in the latest sanctions…
