A former B.C. teacher has resigned from his job at Beijing’s Huijia Private School after Postmedia News revealed his past sexual contact with students. Robert John Robertson was stripped of his teaching credentials last year…
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A brief explainer on the BRICS summit in China’s Xiamen
As China prepares to host next week’s summit of leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, some are questioning whether the club of fast-developing nations is viable anymore given economic woes and sharp…
Efforts to mend China-Vatican rift seem stalled over bishops
“Recently, the news we hear is not so good,” said Jeroom Heyndrickx, of Belgium’s Catholic University of Leuven, who has sought to foster informal cultural exchanges between the church and China. Chinese officials who manage…
China questions German minister’s ‘one Europe’ comments
at a regular news briefing. “We hope that he can clarify that what he means by ‘one Europe,’ and whether there is a consensus on ‘one Europe’ among EU members,” said Hua. “We hope and…
China seeks arrest of billionaire dissident in U.S. on sex assault charges
The Associated Press reviewed documents related to the rape investigation and confirmed their contents with Chinese official sources in Beijing, who requested anonymity to discuss an ongoing case. The Chinese officials’ disclosures to the AP…
Officials: Chinese police investigating one of Beijing’s most wanted exiles, billionaire Guo Wengui, for alleged rape
BEIJING — Officials: Chinese police investigating one of Beijing’s most wanted exiles, billionaire Guo Wengui, for alleged rape. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or…
Stephon Marbury has emotional moment with Beijing fan at Q&A
NEW YORK — Stephon Marbury had to wipe tears from his eyes. He had just shared a surprising, emotional hug with NYU freshman Zhou Sheng Kang. The 19-year-old student, who grew up in Beijing, was…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar, commodities cheered by China, US economic news
* Dollar off deep lows, euro bulls turn wary on ECB * European stocks open higher, await inflation data * Nikkei at two-week top as yen retreats, still down for Aug * Gasoline futures surge…
Dollar, commodities cheered by China, US economic news
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Investors discovered a taste for the dollar and commodities on Thursday as upbeat Chinese and U.S. economic news whetted appetite for riskier assets globally, even as tensions over North Korea simmered in…
China says it hopes India learns lesson from border standoff
BEIJING – China’s foreign minister said Wednesday he hopes India can “learn lessons” from a recently resolved border standoff and avoid such occurrences in the future, as the leaders of the two Asian giants prepare…
China, India rivalry looms over BRICS summit
China and India may have ended a tense border standoff for now, but their longstanding rivalry raises questions about the possibility of meaningful cooperation at an upcoming summit of major emerging economies. The annual summit…
Hyundai resumes production in China after supply disruption
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday that it resumed production at its plants in China where the automaker has been working to resolve a dispute with a parts supplier that led…
What’s yours is mine in China but is sharing at a peak?
Mr Wang is chief executive of One Tiyu, which translates as One Sports, and he has plans to quite literally roll out 20 million soccer and basketballs across China. “The sharing economy is indeed very…
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