Tag: China
Unilever says 3Q sales dip, blames China slowdown
Dutch food and cosmetics giant Unilever on Thursday posted a third quarter drop in sales down 2.0 percent, blaming a…
China ‘gravely concerned’ by Japanese MPs’ shrine visit
Beijing on Friday strongly condemned a visit by more than 100 Japanese lawmakers to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo,…
Apple starts iPhone 6 sales in China market
Apple began selling its latest iPhone in China Friday, nearly a month after other major territories due to a licence…
China cyber-crime costing US billions – FBI
China is waging an aggressive cyber-war against the United States which costs American business billions of dollars every year, Federal…
Injured Serena withdraws in China, unsure about season
China Open champion Serena Williams spoke of her frustration at withdrawing early from a second consecutive tournament Friday, but said…
China clears way for Apple iPhone 6 sales
China has cleared the way for Apple to sell its latest iPhones in the key market by granting it a…
3-year old organ donor saves 5 people after death
Five people are in stable condition in a hospital after undergoing heart, liver, kidney and cornea transplants with organs donated…
Parents protest in China after school stampede kills 6
Chinese parents staged a protest on Sunday after six pupils were killed in a stampede at a primary school, as…
40 ‘rioters’ killed in China
Forty “rioters” were killed in China’s far-western Xinjiang region following a series of explosions last Sunday, the worst incident of…
EU condemns China’s life sentence for Uighur scholar
The European Union condemned Tuesday China’s “completely unjustified” life sentence against Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti and called for his immediate…
Dalai Lama hails Xi Jinping as ‘more open-minded’
The Dalai Lama hailed Xi Jinping as “more open-minded” on Thursday as the Chinese president held talks with Prime Minister…
China ups its medics in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone to 174
China will send more medics to Ebola-hit Sierra Leone to help boost laboratory testing for the virus, raising the total…
Three condemned to death for ‘China’s 9/11’ mass stabbing
Three people were condemned to death Friday and one given life in prison for a mass stabbing that killed 31…
Chukwumerije qualifies for taekwondo Grand Prix in Manchester
By Taiwo Adelu After missing out of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Grand Prix in China and managed to make…
Chinese president’s Pakistan visit postponed due to protests
Pakistan’s foreign ministry Saturday said Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit scheduled for this month had been postponed due to…
Japan PM travels to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka to offset China influence
Japan’s premier was due Saturday to arrive in Dhaka for a three-day visit to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka aimed at…
China man sues state firm over Google block
A Chinese man threw a rare official spotlight on the country’s Internet controls when he sued a state-owned telecom operator…
China to help build Argentina’s fourth nuclear plant
China will take part in the construction of Argentina’s fourth nuclear power plant, Buenos Aires announced Wednesday. The China National…
China celebrates victory over Japan
Chinese President Xi Jinping and all six other members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the country’s most powerful body, made…
Eleven dead, 27 missing in China rainstorms
Eleven people died and 27 others are missing after torrential rains battered southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, causing thousands of houses…
Youth Olympics: Team Nigeria misses opening ceremony, departs Sunday
Nigeria’s contingent to the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, shunned the opening ceremony on Saturday and are…
China gang force children to donate blood
Police arrested seven people in northwest China allegedly involved in a scheme that forced school children to donate blood, state…
Ebola: Nigeria, others barred from Youth Olympics
Athletes from Ebola-hit countries in west Africa have been barred from competing in some sports in the Youth Olympics that…
Lenovo posts 23% jump in profit
Lenovo on Thursday posted a 23 percent jump in quarterly net profit, beating market estimates as the Chinese technology giant…
China Tightens Controls On Internet Messaging Apps
China is banning users of Internet messaging services from posting political reports without permission, and demanding they promise to “uphold…
Rescuers find survivors after 400 die in China quake
An intense rescue operation was under way in China Monday after an earthquake killed at least 381 people and injured…
At least 150 people killed in China quake
At least 150 people were killed and dozens injured when a strong earthquake hit a mountainous region of southwest China’s…
37 civilians, 59 ‘terrorists’ killed in China
Chinese state media early Sunday said that 37 civilians and 59 “terrorists” had been killed in a terror attack in…
Explosion at factory in eastern China kills 65, injures 150
An explosion killed 65 people Saturday as it ripped through a factory in eastern China on Saturday, state media said,…
Dozens killed and injured in terror attack in China’s Xinjiang
Dozens of people were killed and injured in a “terrorist attack” in China’s far western Xinjiang region, home to the…