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China’s ‘Ivory Queen’ accused of being a smuggling kingpin
A 66-year-old bespectacled Chinese woman may not be most people's idea of an ivory smuggling kingpin, but that's exactly what Tanzanian investigators say Yang Fenglan is. She is accused of leading one of Africa's biggest ivory smuggling rings, responsible for more than 700 elephant tusks worth $2.5m (£1.7m)...
China’s Crackdown on Christian Churches
China says one of its most popular preachers was embezzling millions—but was his arrest really just political revenge for speaking out against the destruction of crosses and churches across the country? HONG KONG — When the Congyi Church in Hangzhou was finally complete in 2005, it was called the largest Chinese...
China investigates search engine Baidu after student’s death
China has launched an investigation into search giant Baidu after the death of a student who tried an experimental cancer therapy he found online. Wei Zexi, who died last month from a rare form of cancer, had sought the treatment from a hospital that came top of the list on his Baidu web search. Baidu has come under fire for...
Why China’s airports are a nightmare
You've never truly been late until you've travelled China's unfriendly skies. And that's a problem for those doing business in the Middle Kingdom. Danny Armstrong is used to dealing with flight delays and cancellations. As general manager of China Banking at National Australia Bank, he travels for business...
Apple’s Book, Film Services Go Dark In China
Apple Inc’s <AAPL.O> online book and film services have gone dark in China, after Beijing introduced regulations in March imposing strict curbs on online publishing, particularly for foreign firms. Attempts by Reuters to access Apple’s iBooks Store and iTunes Movies services were met with a message in Chinese...
US Announces Joint Patrols With Philippines in South China Sea
The U.S. military has been conducting joint patrols in the South China Sea with the Philippines and is increasing its presence on the archipelago with rotational forces and equipment, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter revealed Thursday. Speaking at a news conference in Manila with his Filipino counterpart, Carter said the...
Horror as China tears down THOUSANDS of crucifixes in crude bid to eradicate Christianity
CHRISTIAN communities in China have been left horrified after the government started tearing down THOUSANDS of crucifixes in a crude bid to eradicate the faith in the country. More than two thousand crosses have now been forcefully removed from churches as part of a government campaign to regulate “excessive religious...
Panama Papers Hit Great Firewall of China
China has moved quickly to silence any discussion about the Panama Papers and information about the use of tax havens by the families of at least eight current and former top leaders, including the brother-in-law of President Xi Jinping. Massive wealth accumulated by the families of China’s ruling party members has long...
South China Sea: Australian troops join Philippines, US for annual Balikiatan military training drills
South China Sea: Australian troops join Philippines, US for annual Balikiatan military training drills THOUSANDS of US and Philippine troops, along with Australian defence forces, began annual drills to prepare to quickly respond to a range of potential crises, including in the disputed South China Sea. The exercises have been...
North Korea nuclear tests: US and China to co-operate
China and the United States will work together to try to prevent further missile tests by North Korea, US President Barack Obama says. In recent weeks, North Korea has carried out a hydrogen bomb test and repeatedly test-fired missiles. Mr Obama met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a nuclear summit in Washington...
Guangzhou Evergrande: Inside China’s $185m football factory
Guangzhou, China. Rising from the early morning mist like a Disney castle sits the imposing face of what President Xi Jinping hopes is the future of Chinese football. Evergrande Football School is front and center in the push to bring footballing glory to a nation currently languishing in the lower echelons of the sport....
China sets lower growth targets; tries to manage slowdown
China's National People's Congress has set the country's growth target for 2016 in a range of 6.5%-7%. Premier Li Keqiang made the announcement in his opening speech, warning of a "difficult battle" ahead. The annual meeting in Beijing sets out to determine both the economic and political agenda for the...
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