A man has been mauled to death by a tiger after he entered its enclosure at a zoo in eastern China. The tiger was then shot dead by a special forces unit from the local…
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Man mauled, killed by tiger in China
The attack occurred Saturday at a resort on Dongqian Lake in eastern China’s Zhejiang province. A local government statement says the victim, identified only by his surname of Zhang, climbed a fence with a friend…
China announces plans to send probes to Mars and Jupiter
China’s space agency has announced its deep-space exploration plans which includes two missions to Mars and a probe to Jupiter. Vice Director of China’s National Space Administration Wu Yanhua announced today that the first probe…
N. Korea viewed as China's 'No.2 threat' after US
TAIPEI – North Korea is positioned as China’s No.2 threat after the United States, according to a recent document written by strategists of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and seen by Kyodo News. It shows…
Tough China Sea talk just 'stray voltage'
The tough talk from some Trump administration officials over tensions in the South China Sea has been dismissed as “stray voltage”. The possibility of a US naval blockade emerged following ramped up rhetoric in recent…
How to drink baijiu: Beijing's pros share their tips
Beijing (CNN)It’s the most widely drunk hard liquor in the world but it’s rarely found on cocktail menus. Baijiu, distilled from sorghum and rice, rules every festive occasion in China, where it’s the tipple of…
Amid uncertain relationship with the U.S., Alberta eyes trade with China
Alberta’s Trade Minister is planning two trips to China this year to cement growing trade ties, as part of a pivot designed to reduce his province’s reliance on an increasingly unpredictable relationship with the United…
China’s dodgy $1 billion in property
Australian financial intelligence officials last year investigated more than $3.3 billion of suspect transfers by Chinese investors — including $1bn invested in property — raising concerns that Australia’s foreign ownership laws are being sidestepped ……
From Musqueam to China: documentary tells story of Chinese-Indigenous family reconnecting
In 2013, the elderly Grant siblings had an intercontinental family reunion. The four brothers and sisters, from Musqueam First Nation in Vancouver, travelled to China that year to meet their father’s side of the family…
China military official says war with US under Donald Trump 'becoming practical reality'
Mr Trump and members of his administration have consistently voiced a hard line against China. Mr Trump has branded the country a “currency manipulator” and accusing the country of underhand trading and economic tactics. But…
China: Delicately strong
Beauty isn’t brittle when it comes to bone china. Avril-Ann Braganza dishes up trivia about its history and hierarchy in the world of luxury Dainty and exquisite, bone china has graced the tables of royalty…
China's first Mars probe: Eight unusual names shortlisted for spacecraft!
New Delhi: China is all set to launch its first Mars spacecraft by the … were chosen from over 14,500 choices submitted by people worldwide, Xinhua news agency reported. Space Day, falling on April 24,…
With the TPP effectively dead, this could be China's chance to swoop in
But in an earlier interview with news.com.au, Weihuan Zhou, a law lecturer at UNSW, said this is unlikely to happen if the TPP is dead and buried. “But China is only so active in pushing…
