China plans to spend 3.5 trillion yuan ($503 billion) to expand its railway system by 2020 as it turns to investments in infrastructure to bolster growth and improve connectivity across the country. The high-speed rail…
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Beijing Guoan bid for ex-Arsenal star Podolski
Beijing Guoan have made a bid for Galatasaray forward Lukas Podolski, the Turkish club has confirmed. Reports in Turkey suggest the Chinese Super League (CSL) club’s offer for the ex-Germany international is worth around £5.5…
How Beijing Is Penalizing Two U.S Strategic Partners in Asia
Taiwan and Singapore get squeezed. In 1992, in anticipation of the 1997 reversion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong to communist Chinese rule, the United States Congress enacted the U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act.…
Beijing open to Vatican talks but Catholics must be patriots, China’s religious head says
BEIJING—China’s head of religious affairs said that Beijing is willing to have constructive dialogue with the Vatican but stressed that Catholics should “hold up high the flag of patriotism” and adapt Catholicism to Chinese society.…
China plans to land probes on moon and Mars by 2020
China vowed Tuesday to speed up the development of its space industry as it set out its plans to become the first country to soft land a probe on the far side of the moon,…
China says they will launch first Mars probe by 2020
A Chinese Long March 2F rocket climbs away from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Gobi Desert, boosting two astronauts toward orbit. They plan to spend a month aboard the recently launched Tiangong-2 space…
China's 1st aircraft carrier sails into South China Sea
BEIJING — China’s first aircraft carrier and five other warships passed by Taiwan and sailed into the contested South China Sea on Monday, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said. The ships, led by the Liaoning, sailed past…
China remembers large influence of George Michael, Wham! concerts
The pop duo Wham! performs in Peking, China, before a capacity audience of Chinese and foreign fans, April 7, 1985. Singers George Michael, left, and Andrew Ridgeley, had youthful fans on their feet despite police…
China's first aircraft carrier in Western Pacific drill
Reuters news agency reported. Japan’s defence ministry said it spotted the Liaoning as part of a fleet of eight Chinese warships that included destroyers and frigates, in the central part of the East China Sea.…
China's 1st Aircraft Carrier Heads for Western Pacific
China’s first aircraft carrier has set off for the Western Pacific for an open-sea training exercise, the Defense Ministry said. State media said it is the first time that the Liaoning, which was commissioned by…
Beijing to take more steps to cool residential property market: Xinhua
BEIJING Beijing, one of China’s hottest residential real estate markets, will step up property controls to keep home prices stable next year, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. Stoked by speculators, home prices…
China to Set Communication Standard for Post-2018 Driverless Cars, Industry Official Says
China’s aim to establish a national standard could speed the implementation of driverless cars in the world’s biggest auto market. According to News 18, this is in contrast to the patchwork of state laws and…
Dogs saved from slaughter at meat festival in China make new home in Ottawa
After travelling halfway around the world, 10 dogs rescued from a meat festival in China are getting settled at foster homes in Ottawa. The dogs are part of a larger group of 110 dogs that…
