NANCHANG – Police in East China’s Jiangxi province formally arrested self-proclaimed qigong master Wang Lin Thursday for his alleged role in an “illegal detention” case.… Read More »Self-proclaimed Chinese qigong master arrested for illegal detention
Scenic spots around Tian’anmen Square and Chang’an Avenue, including a tourist favorite, the Forbidden City, will be closed during preparations for the Sept 3 military… Read More »Preparations shutter Forbidden City, other major tourist spots
High levels of cyanide chemicals detected in core zone, but water outside of area safe President Xi Jinping has called on rescue crews at the… Read More »President Xi calls for crews not to ease up
WASHINGTON — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently approved the extension of the current special drawing rights (SDR) valuation basket by… Read More »IMF to extend current SDR basket until September 2016
Editor’s Note: Graham T. Allison, political scientist and professor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, has written two articles – in Financial Times… Read More »Thucydides Trap not etched in stone
SEOUL – South Korean President Park Geun-hye will visit China next month to participate in the celebratory event to mark the 70th anniversary of the… Read More »S Korean president to participate in China’s war anniversary
Property tycoon Wang Jianlin from the Chinese mainland overtook Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing as the richest man in China, with a personal fortune of about… Read More »Wang Jianlin takes ‘rich’ crown from Li Ka-shing
More than 12,200 coal-fired boilers and factories in polluting industries will suspend production starting Aug 28 in a bid to get good air quality for… Read More »To improve air quality, 12,000 plants to halt work for parade
Mayor claims ‘inescapable responsibility’ The top official in Tianjin pledged to relocate the chemical plants in Tianjin Binhai New Area following last week’s fatal blasts.… Read More »Chemical plants to be relocated in Tianjin blast zone
Depreciation of China’s currency offers opportunities for economies in Europe Last week’s depreciation of the yuan stoked fears that European exports to China could be… Read More »Yuan move is likely to deliver positive results in long term