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Hong Kong Protests Get Bigger Even As Police Fire Tear Gas
Hong Kong democracy protesters stayed in the streets on Sunday night despite multiple volleys of tear gas and use of pepper spray and batons by riot police."Atmosphere has completely changed on streets...
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Users In China Are Reporting That Instagram Has Been Blocked, Likely In...
We're seeing reports from users on Twitter that Instagram has been blocked in mainland China. It's likely due to the protests happening in Hong Kong.Citizens in Hong Kong are protesting the government...
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Hong Kong Protesters Are Furious About A 30-Year-Old Broken Promise
Seemingly out of nowhere, images of tens of thousands of protesters in the streets of Hong Kong confronting tear gas with umbrellas are dominating the media."Occupy Central" is what those in Hong Kong...
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Chinese State Media: If Hong Kong Police Can't Control Protesters, China's...
The mainland’s armed police force is ready to help if Hong Kong police cannot control protesters, according to a signed commentary in the Global Times.“The armed police force is part of the People’s...
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The Chilling Quote That Shows You Just How Bad The Hong Kong Protests Could Get
Hong Kongers have taken to the streets of the city, furious that Beijing will no longer allow citizens to democratically elect their political leaders.Beijing is just as furious. If attempts to block...
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Video Shows What Happens When Tear Gas Hits Hong Kong Streets
Protests in Hong Kong aimed at Beijing's stripping away of the country's democracy have entered a second day and the crowds are unbelievably large. By many accounts, the protests, known as "Occupy...
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Hong Kong Protesters Are Using This Off-The-Grid Chat App To Circumvent...
A mobile messaging application enabling users to communicate without internet access has seen large numbers of new sign-ups from Hong Kong as pro-democracy demonstrators in the territory scrambled for...
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Young Chinese Are Getting Fed Up With The Elderly
BEIJING, China — An ancient Confucian scholar once wrote approvingly of a magistrate who tasted his own father’s feces to check for illness, an exemplar of filial piety.Three decades of Maoism failed...
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A Quick Refresher On The Difference Between Macau, Hong Kong, And Mainland China
As the "Occupy Central" protests in Hong Kong continue to unfold, here's a quick refresher on the island's relationship to mainland China.If you’ve ever traveled from Macau to Hong Kong to mainland...
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China Has Been Tightening Its Grip On Hong Kong For A Long Time
Protesters in Hong Kong are demonstrating against the mainland's encroachment on the autonomous territory's politics. Yet Beijing has leaned on a blunt form of power and even coercion over the island...
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The iPhone 6 Is Clear To Go On Sale In China (AAPL)
Chinese regulators have approved the iPhone 6 for sale there, Reuters reports.The announcement came through China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's website.It's unclear when Apple...
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A Story Out Of China Has Casino Stocks Surging
Las Vegas Sands, MGM and Wynn all surged 4%-5% Tuesday on the news that China will wind down an anti-corruption drive within the ruling Communist Party.China Daily reports that the campaign was meant...
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Wednesday Will Be Massive For Hong Kong's Protests
On Wednesday and Thursday China will celebrate the China National Day — a commemoration of the founding of the People's Republic of China.That means no one goes to work.And that means everyone in Hong...
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Stunning Aerial Drone Footage Shows The Massive Scope Of The Hong Kong Protests
The protests in Hong Kong don't seem to be coming to an end anytime soon, and thousands of people have taken to the streets so far, some of whom are camping out all night.Drone footage taken at night...
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CHINESE MANUFACTURING KEEPS HUMMING
China's official manufacturing PMI was unchanged at 51.1 in September.This was a bit higher than the 51.0 expected by economists.Any reading above 50 signals growth.This comes as the world's second...
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Why The Protests In Hong Kong Didn't Need To Happen
The events in Hong Kong this past weekend were as unfortunate as they were unnecessary.They were unfortunate because some pro-democracy advocates initiated actions for which they had not sought a...
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There Is Little Room For Compromise Between Hong Kong Protesters And Beijing
HONG KONG — Nearly a week after Hong Kong students took to the streets to press the government for more democracy, their standoff with the authorities is hardening.Each day brings larger crowds of...
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China And The US Are In A Race To Develop The World's First Aircraft...
China and the US could be on the verge of a new arms race, as both countries appear to be developing fifth-generation stealth aircraft that can launch from aircraft carriers. David Axe, at War is...
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Mongolia Has To Change Its Railroads To Account For An 85 Millimeter...
The planned extension of a trans-border railway in Mongolia will make it faster and cheaper to ship coal to China. Currently, most coal from Mongolian mines is transported to the Chinese border by...
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Hong Kong Protesters Might Be The Most Polite, Clean, And Orderly Ever
Chinese state-owned media has described the thousands of pro-democracy protesters camped on the streets of Hong Kong as “extremists” and "radical." Well, they would say that.But after examining dozens...
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