China May Try To Land A Probe On A 'Doomsday' Asteroid That's Coming Close To...
China is reportedly considering trying to land a probe on asteroid Apophis when it makes a crucial swing past the Earth in 2029.Apophis is a controversial topic for astronomers and skywatchers in...
View ArticleChina May Be Secretly Sending Oil To North Korea
China is secretly providing North Korea with oil, with shipments over the border either intentionally omitted from its export statistics or broadly identified as aid, according to South Korean...
View ArticleWelcome To The NEW Era Of Cheap Oil
The world runs on oil. That goes without saying.And for much of the 20th century, the world ran on cheap oil. In the early 21st century, however, that briefly changed. When I moved to Los Angeles from...
View ArticleUS-China Climate Deal Is A Game-Changer
The new US-China climate deal is a game-changer.The United States, the world's biggest historical emitter of greenhouse gases, has pledged to cut emissions by 26-28% by 2025 relative to 2005 levels,...
View ArticleThe Landmark Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Link Has Opened ... And Now Both...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A trading link that will let Hong Kong and Shanghai investors buy and sell shares on each other's bourse debuted on Monday, in a major step towards opening China's tightly...
View ArticleAustralia, China Sign Multibillion-Dollar Free-Trade Deal
China and Australia on Monday signed a declaration of intent on a landmark free trade deal more than a decade in the making, opening up markets worth billions to Australia and loosening restrictions on...
View ArticleXiaomi's Hugo Barra Is Building A Huge New Company In India's 'Silicon Valley'
Xiaomi's Hugo Barra always seems to have a plan. His latest is building an entirely new brand in India — a country he believes is having a "tech renaissance". In an interview with Quartz, Barra says...
View ArticleApple Just Made A Deal That Should Put App Store Sales On Steroids (AAPL)
In the middle of the night, Apple announced a deal that should make it a much stronger company in China. Apple added China UnionPay as a payment option for the App Store in China.UnionPay has "a...
View ArticleRussia And China Outmaneuvered Obama In Asia
President Obama brought a climate agreement back from his trip to Beijing last week, and Democrats and the media advertise it as a triumphant step in the U.S.-China relationship. At the weekend, he was...
View ArticleAustralia's Massive Trade Deal With China Isn't All It's Hyped Up to Be
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A trade deal signed with great fanfare between China and Australia has been touted as a major step towards Australia shifting its economy from a "mining boom" to a "dining boom," but...
View ArticleHousing Prices In China Are Falling Faster
The fall in home prices is China is accelerating with 67 of 70 cities showing weaker prices compared to a year ago, raising further fears of a weakening economy.Nationally, new home prices are down...
View ArticleChina Built A Bridge To Nowhere In North Korea
The bridge was supposed to be a key link for trade and travel between China's underdeveloped northeast provinces and a much-touted special economic zone in North Korea — so key that Beijing sank more...
View ArticleThe NYSE Makes Stock Exchanges Around The World Look Tiny
Hong Kong and Shanghai launched a trading link this week, allowing traders in each city's stock market to buy and sell shares listed on the other city's market, possibly foreshadowing a greater opening...
View Article16 Photos Of China's Brutal Paramilitary Training
In addition to an active-duty military numbering more than 2 million China has a paramilitary force with almost 4 million members. By comparison, the US military has 1.4 million active-duty members.The...
View ArticleJapan's Military Is Revving Up To Meet China's Growing Regional Ambitions
For a long time, Japan's military force was an exercise in contradiction. The country has ranked among the world's top military spenders, at almost $50 billion in 2013 — despite a constitution that...
View ArticleChina: We Need To Censor The Internet To Maintain Stability
Chinese officials called on Wednesday for controls on the Internet to preserve stability, saying its model for cyberspace regulation can be the framework for spawning commercial successes like Alibaba...
View ArticleChina And Russia Are Holding Joint Military Exercises In The Mediterranean
China and Russia are to hold joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean and work towards a stronger military alliance, the Russian Defence Minister has said.On a visit to Beijing, Sergei Shoigu spoke...
View ArticleChina Just Built A Massive $350 Million Bridge That Ends In A Dirt Field In...
A bridge that was supposed to be a key link for trade and travel between China and North Korea is useless, as it currently leads to a dirt field in North Korea. Produced by Devan Joseph. Video courtesy...
View ArticleJapan’s War Hawks And Imperial Apologists Are Antagonizing Everyone
Japan's war hawks and imperial apologists are alienating the country’s allies and making a confrontation with its rivals more likely.For four brutal years in the mid-20th century, the United States and...
View ArticleChina's President Xi Visited New Zealand And Got A Very Warm Greeting
Wellington (AFP) - China and New Zealand agreed to expand their burgeoning trade relationship during a state visit by President Xi Jinping Thursday, including a deal to allow television co-productions...
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