the official Xinhua News Agency said. The nine-day cleanup that began Saturday targets climbing trails and campsites between 5,200 and 6,500 meters (17,000 and 21,300 feet). Parts of Everest are in China and Nepal. Each…
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China says has 'positive' talks with Vietnam on South China Sea
“I think that talking about the South China Sea this time is really a positive piece of news. Neither side raised any criticisms of each other. There were no voices of that were out of…
8 dead, 20 injured after moderate quake in far western China
The official Xinhua News Agency said there had been frequent aftershocks and search and rescue work was under way. Earthquakes are common in China’s west. ( read original story …)
China, Africa trade, investment 'off to a flying start' in 2017
China’s total trade with Africa rose 16.8 percent to $38.8 billion in the first quarter, its first quarterly increase on a yearly basis since 2015, Sun said during a regular news briefing in Beijing. That’s…
Earthquake in far western China kills 8, injures more than 20
The county has a population of around 33,000, and is notable for being a stop on the Karakoram Highway, built along the ancient Silk Road connecting China’s far western city of Kashgar to the Pakistani…
China's 'Silk Road' stirs unease over its strategic goals
The initiative is in many ways natural for China, the world’s biggest trader. But governments from Washington to Moscow to New Delhi worry Beijing also is trying to build its own political influence and erode…
Beijing's battle against pollution takes toll on truck drivers at coal port
TIANJIN, China/BEIJING On a recent visit to the area around Tianjin Port Co Ltd, there were more than one hundred empty trucks parked at the coal storage center run by Ningdong Logistic Co. Once one…
China says it successfully tests new type of missile
BEIJING — China’s defence ministry said Wednesday that the military successfully test-fired a new type of missile into waters near the Korean Peninsula, an announcement that comes amid Chinese anger over the deployment in South…
Canadian softwood lumber could find a home in China, says Canadian ambassador
So news of the approval of TransMountain (pipeline) was very, very welcome. Asia is hungry for secure sources of energy,” he said. But in speaking about energy, both Bilous and McCallum mentioned the interest they…
China's Xi says willing to work with SKorea to improve ties
The official Xinhua News Agency says Xi said that China and South Korea’s cooperation and exchanges over the past 25 years have brought tangible benefits to the two peoples and positive contributions to regional peace…
China's big road is going to be awfully bumpy
By Michael Schuman As they’ve guided China’s remarkable economic ascent over the last four decades, the country’s leaders have largely been content to focus on raising incomes and building factories. They’ve steered clear of messy…
School bus crash in China kills 12
Twelve people, including several South Korean schoolchildren, were killed Tuesday when their bus was involved in an accident and caught fire inside a tunnel in eastern China, the local government and a South Korean diplomat…
China's Alipay takes on Apple in US expansion
But there are also signs of US firms in the same industry looking for opportunities in China. In February, Apple teamed up with China’s state-owned bankcard association, China Union Pay, allowing the lender’s cardholders to…
