Tag: China
‘Mafia’ gang led by Chinese business tycoon charged
China has charged with a string of murders and other crimes 36 members of a “mafia-style” gang led by a…
China plans to build world’s longest underwater tunnel
After building the world’s fastest high speed rail system, China plans to build the world’s longest underwater tunnel. An expert…
China opens Taishan, its 4th Antarctic research station
China’s fourth Antarctic research station — the flying saucer-shaped Taishan — has officially opened, in another step for the country’s…
Li Na becomes tennis hottest property after Aussie Open win
Forget Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova — Li Na is regarded as the hottest property in tennis, not just because…
16 die in China shoe factory fire
Sixteen people died Tuesday in a fire at a shoe factory in eastern China, state media reported, a blaze which…
Good Samaritan Kills Self Over Accusations
A man who aided a senior citizen only to be accused of knocking him down has committed suicide in the…
Worm eating Chinese loses wife
Pan Yizhong reacting as he eats worms during an eating race in Liuyang in China’s central province of Hunan. Pan…
China to tinker with one-child policy
China’s top legislative committee is set to formalise landmark reforms to unpopular decades-old policies including abolishing “re-education through labour” camps…
China underscores superpower status by rover’s landing on moon
BEIJING (AFP) – China’s Jade Rabbit rover vehicle drove onto the moon’s surface on Sunday after the first lunar soft…
Jamaica, China, South Africa coming to Abuja Carnival
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says 15 countries and 35 states will participate in the Abuja National Carnival holding…
Taiwan cuts off ties with Gambia
Taiwan said Monday it had terminated diplomatic relations with Gambia, after the West African nation’s move to cut ties shocked…
China: Pastor of state-sanctioned church, 20 others ‘detained’
A pastor and 20 other members of a state-sanctioned Christian church in China have been detained and their whereabouts are…
China’s online shoppers spend $6b in ‘Singles Day’
Chinese shoppers spent a record 35.0 billion yuan ($5.7 billion) at the country’s biggest online marketplaces on Singles Day, their…
Corruption: China official sacked for extravagant wedding
A low-ranking official in Beijing was sacked for hosting a lavish wedding banquet, Chinese state media said, becoming the latest…
2 million web cops monitor internet in China
China is employing two million people to keep tabs on people’s Internet use, according to state media, in a rare…
Senegal Seeks Help Of China, France Solve Water Crisis
Senegal has appealed to France and China for help to repair damage to a water pipeline that has deprived much…
Corruption: China sentences Bo Xilai to life in prison
JINAN (AFP) – Fallen Chinese political star Bo Xilai was sentenced by a court to life in prison Sunday, following…
Igbos, other Africans making it big in China
HONG KONG (AFP) – From a windowless room in a dilapidated Hong Kong high-rise, Ali Diallo sells Chinese electronics to…
China opens world’s highest airport in Tibet
The world’s highest civilian airport has opened at an altitude of 4,411 metres on the Tibetan plateau in the south-western…
Woman kills husband and cooks body
A woman in eastern China murdered her husband and boiled the corpse to cover her tracks after he abused her…
China: Corruption trial of Bo Xilai ends
The trial of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai on bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power charges ended Monday after five…
One million cockroaches flee China farm
At least one million cockroaches have escaped a farm in China where they were being bred for use in traditional…
Fallen Chinese star, Bo Xilai denies corruption charge
JINAN (AFP) – Ousted Chinese political star Bo Xilai denied the first of the allegations against him Thursday as he…
China, Russia, Portugal For Lagos Tennis Classics
Attracted by the organisation coupled with the juicy total prize money, more players from countries such as China, Russia, Portugal,…
Sluggish China economy churns out fewer millionaires
China’s millionaires, a symbol of the country’s growing wealth, increased at their slowest rate in five years in 2012 as…
Analysis: China’s economic miracles, fake statistics
BEIJING (AFP) – China has soared almost to the top of the world’s economic league tables, but whether the official…
Chinese group drinks pesticide to commit suicide
A group of at least 10 people attempted suicide together in Beijing by drinking pesticide, local media reported Wednesday. Some…
World’s second tallest building tops out in China
SHANGHAI (AFP) – Work on the main structure of the world’s second tallest skyscraper was completed on Saturday, as the…
German wins China’s first skyscraper race
Hundreds of runners in China sprinted their way up 82 floors and more than 2000 stairs as the country’s first…
China shuts travel agency in GSK bribery case
SHANGHAI, July 19, 2013 (AFP) – China has shut down a travel agency which served as a conduit for bribes…