A Canadian citizen being held against her will in a Beijing detention centre since February was from time to time locked in a small darkened room as punishment early in her incarceration, her lawyer says.…
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China's first home-made passenger plane takes to the skies for its maiden flight: Beijing begins its $1 trillion plan to take on western airlines
China’s first domestically built passenger plane completed its … Chinese media, including state broadcaster CCTV and news portal Sina, broadcast C919’s first flight live online. The aircraft had no passenger seats installed. Instead, it carried…
China's first big passenger plane takes off for maiden flight
China’s first large domestically made passenger aircraft has completed its maiden flight, mounting a major challenge to Boeing and Airbus. After about 90 minutes in the air the plane landed safely back at Pudong airport…
Sandstorm pushes Beijing smog off pollution charts
Beijing (CNN)Beijing’s air quality reached hazardous levels Thursday, as a large sandstorm swept through the Chinese capital, turning the sky a murky yellow and forcing many residents to keep indoors. Sandstorms are common across north…
North Korea threat: Pyongyang directly criticizes China in rare move
A commentary released by the state-run Korean Central News Agency said that “a string of absurd and reckless remarks are now heard from China everyday only to render the present bad situation tenser.” The article…
China's first big jetliner to make its maiden flight
China’s official news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday. With the C919, China is aiming to become one of the world’s top makers of large commercial aircraft. The 168-seat plane is roughly the same size as Airbus’s…
China clamps down on online news with new security rules
BEIJING — China is tightening rules for online news as its censors try to control a flood of information spread through instant-messaging apps, blogs and other media sources that are proliferating in the country. The…
Toddler in China survives being run over by 2 SUVs
Video of a toddler who survived being run over by two sport utility vehicles in southwest China on Monday has gone viral. The footage shows the little girl in Xichang, Sichuan province, running into traffic…
China: US, N. Korea should establish contact, defuse crisis
The call for negotiations from China’s Foreign Ministry came after President Donald Trump opened the door to a possible future meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Trump told Bloomberg News during an interview that…
China tightens rules on online news, network providers
BEIJING China on Tuesday issued tighter rules for online news portals and network providers, the latest step in President Xi Jinping’s push to secure the internet and maintain strict party control over content. Xi has…
China welcomes ASEAN summit declaration on South China Sea
I think this accords with the interests of countries in the region,” Geng told a daily news briefing. “The relevant situation at this ASEAN summit again fully shows the positive changes in the South China…
Trump blames China for campaign hacking, warns over North Korea
He said North Korea poses “a grave threat,” not just to the U.S. and its Asian allies, but also to China. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, McMaster said it is important “for all of us…
Melbourne woman catches swine flu in China
A MELBOURNE grandmother who contracted swine flu while visiting family in China is fighting for life in hospital. Kerri Cosma contracted the H1N1 influenza virus some time after arriving in China on April 13 and…