Massive sinkhole kills 4 people in China
Four people died swallowed by a sinkhole in Dazhou, Sichuan province, despite attempts to rescue them. According to the national media, the hole opened up … Read more
US / China trade war and Brexit threaten global economic growth, according to the IMF
Global growth could plunge to 3.7% for 2019, due to the “possible failure of the Brexit negotiations”. This possibility generates a feeling of widespread uncertainty. … Read more
Chinese stocks plummeted on Monday, with the China A50 index losing over 4.8%
Losses on main Chinese main indices were 4.8%. China A50, which includes the leading companies of the Shenzhen and Shanghai indices, is the biggest loser. … Read more
China confirms the arrest of Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei
Beijing has confirmed that the missing chief of Interpol, mr Meng Hongwei is held in China. According to Chinese authorities, Meng Hongwei is under investigation … Read more
Chinese actress Fan Bingbing released, will escape criminal prosecution if she pays US$130 million for tax offenses
Fan Bingbing, one of the highest paid Chinese actresses, will have to pay 884 million yuan (about 129 million dollars) for tax evasion and other … Read more
The Severe Online and Offline Oppression of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang
NordVPN has spoken extensively about the various ways the Chinese government surveils and censors their population – from the blacklisting of sensitive keywords online to … Read more
China accuses Sweden of human rights violations …
The Chinese authorities, with a certain sense of humor, have used the case of a family visiting Sweden, to accuse the Scandinavian country of “violation … Read more
15 videos of the damage caused by the super typhoon Mangkhut in China and Hong Kong
Typhoon Mangkhut Videos Mangkhut reached the Philippines on September 15 as a super typhoon in category 5 and then hit Hong Kong and China. During … Read more
Google Search Prototype for China Links Searches to Phone Numbers
New disturbing details about the new Google search engine for China. According to online publications, including Gizmodo, the prototype search engine for China, codenamed Dragonfly, … Read more
Taiwan to make English a second official language by 2019
Lai Ching-te (賴清德, William Lai) spokesperson, elected Taiwanese premier in 2017, confirmed the project to make English a second official language in Taiwan by 2019. The … Read more
China freezes game approvals amid a government shake-up
According to a report from Bloomberg, the Chinese government has blocked the approval of new licenses for the distribution of video games on its market, … Read more
Trump Trade War Arrives in the Data as China Awaits Tariffs
According to economic experts, the current trade war between the U.S.A. and China has escalated to affect the whole world. Were it not for Donald … Read more
Taiwan will disappear from airline websites
United and Delta are the last airlines to change the way in which they refer to the island on their websites. American Airlines Group has … Read more
Hangzhou call: “Too many cicadas? Eat them to save a tree”
According to CCTV on July 10th, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the local Greening management station issued a call inviting citizens to eat the swarms of … Read more