BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s trade machine kicked up a gear in January after stumbling the previous month, with exports and imports both growing much more than expected, pointing to a strong start to the year…
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At least 8 dead in construction site collapse in China
Authorities in southern China say eight people have died and three are missing in a cave-in at a subway line construction site. The municipal government in Foshan said the collapse occurred at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday…
Is the Vatican about to abandon Roman Catholics in China?
It should be a matter of concern to everyone—not just Roman Catholics– that Pope Francis I is considering an agreement with Beijing that would give the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) effective control over all Roman…
In China, these facial-recognition glasses are helping police to catch criminals
Officers stationed at the Zhengzhou East high-speed rail station in Henan province started using the smart glasses at the beginning of the “chunyun” period, the China News Service reported. Chunyun, directly translated as “spring transport”,…
Inside the hi-tech megafarms transforming China’s pork production
Surrounded by mountains in a remote part of southwestern China, Xinguangan’s first large-scale, modern pig farm is getting ready to produce its first offspring. By the end of the year, 10,000 sows will live inside…
Beijing meets national air pollutant standard for first time
Beijing has met a national standard for the first time that sets a safe level for one type of harmful air pollutant, according to the city’s environmental protection bureau. The levels of PM2.5 – small…
China pushes for a greener Beijing
In a bid to combat persistent smog and pollution in its capital city, the Chinese government will expand urban green areas in Beijing by 600 hectares. The Beijing Gardening and Greening Bureau said that would…
Retired cardinal hits back at Vatican over deal with China
Zen, a leading critic of the Vatican’s outreach to China, revealed in a statement last month that … Hong Kong’s outspoken cardinal Joseph Zen speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong. The retired archbishop…
China tries to charm tech-savvy Taiwanese youth as political ties fray
The main condition? Be from Taiwan. The center, formally called the Jinshan Cross Strait Youth Entrepreneurship Base, is part of the new face of China’s approach towards Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing considers a wayward…
Here’s why the South China Sea is highly contested
In 2016, an international tribunal ruled against China, saying it has no legal basis for the extensive claims. That decision was legally binding per international law, but there’s no enforcement mechanism. Many in the region…
Photos reveal China’s South China Sea island fortresses are complete
Possession is, after all, nine-tenths of the law … Philippines news serviceThe Daily Inquirer has obtained a set of military intelligence photographs of China’s fortresses taken between June and December last year. They were taken…
China’s ‘island fortresses’: Surveillance photos reveal how the communist country has built a belt of military installations across the South China Sea in ‘unrestrained’ show …
In what the news organisation described as an ‘unrestrained’ show of power China has apparently transformed seven reefs in the Spratly islands into military island fortresses featuring runways and observation towers. The military build-up has…
China Successfully Intercepts Missile Outside Earth’s Atmosphere: Report
The test is defensive and does not target any country, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported. A ground-based interceptor missile was used to knock out a ballistic missile during the “mid-course” of its flight outside…
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