China safely soft-lands rover on the moon, state media reports – Fox News
BEIJING – China on Saturday successfully carried out the world’s first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, state media said, the next stage in an ambitious space program...
View ArticleChina Investigates Vaccine Maker After Deaths of Infants – New York Times
The government said this week that it had suspended the use of millions of doses of a hepatitis B vaccine produced by the manufacturer, Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products. Government inspectors have...
View ArticleChina marks Mao’s birthday with controlled tribute – USA TODAY
Last SlideNext Slide A fan of Mao poses for a photograph at an art exhibition marking the 120th birthday of the late Chinese leader at National Museum in Beijing. Mao led the country for 27 years until...
View ArticleXi Reply to Abe Shrine Visit Looms as Test for China-Japan Ties – Businessweek
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s reaction to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to a shrine that honors wartime leaders will determine whether Asia’s top two economies come closer to a hostile...
View ArticleRPT-UPDATE 2-China $3 trillion local government debt stirs alarm – Reuters
* New figure is 67 pct bigger than 2010 number * Local-government debt seen as a big threat * Some foreign banks estimate smaller debt-total By Aileen Wang and Koh Gui Qing BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) –...
View ArticleRevelers start ringing in 2014 with fireworks – Wall Street Journal
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — With fireworks, dancing and late-night revelry, millions around the world welcomed 2014 on Tuesday, gathering for huge displays of jubilation and unity as...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s Kim Jong Un lauds purge of executed uncle Jang Song Thaek – CNN
(CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday praised the recent purge of his uncle and former protector, saying it brought greater unity within the secretive, nuclear-armed state. “In the...
View ArticleAlberta resident dies in hospital from avian flu – CTV News
The January 3, 2014, death of an individual in an Alberta hospital has been confirmed to be the result of the H5N1 bird flu, the first human case of H5N1 in North America. According to Alberta Health...
View ArticleSmog-hit Beijing shows sunsets on a giant TV to remind people what the sun …–...
The Road to Enterprise PaaS Pics Air pollution is so bad in Beijing that the authorities are offering their suffering citizens a view of the sunset on a massive LED display in Tiananmen Square –...
View ArticleTrial for Chinese anti-corruption activist Xu Zhiyong draws crowd of wary …–...
Outside the court, members of his New Citizens’ Movement milled about nervously trying to blend into a crowd of journalists and government petitioners. They had snuck into the area early in the...
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