Politics

Dilma Rousseff Battles Bribery Raps As Anti-Gov't Protests Spread Across Brazil

Arlene Lim   | Mar 17, 2015 01:21 AM EDT

Hundreds of thousands of people joined in the protests held in cities across Brazil, to express their growing loss of confidence over the leadership of President Dilma Rousseff. read more

China State TV Targets Foreign Carmakers In Annual Consumer Rights Show

Geann Pineda   | Mar 17, 2015 01:16 AM EDT

Foreign automakers have come under fire in China, after a show on Sunday by state TV accused them of selling defective products and overcharging customers. read more

Retired General Xu Caihou Dies, China To Drop Corruption Charges Against Him

Geann Pineda   | Mar 16, 2015 09:39 PM EDT

Retired General Xu Caihou, China's most senior military leader to fall under President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, has died Sunday due to cancer of the bladder. He was 71. read more

Retired General Xu Caihou Dies, China To Drop Corruption Charges Against Him

Geann Pineda   | Mar 16, 2015 09:39 PM EDT

Retired General Xu Caihou, China's most senior military leader to fall under President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, has died Sunday due to cancer of the bladder. He was 71. read more

Anti-Graft Drive Targets Auto Executive And Yunnan Senior Official In China

Kat De Guzman   | Mar 16, 2015 09:35 PM EDT

The Communist Party of China announced on Sunday that the chairman of one of the top automakers in the country known as the FAW Group Corp and a senior official in Yunnan are under investigation for graft as the Fox Hunt Project of President Xi Jinping continues. read more

Anti-Graft Drive Targets Auto Executive And Yunnan Senior Official In China

Kat De Guzman   | Mar 16, 2015 09:35 PM EDT

The Communist Party of China announced on Sunday that the chairman of one of the top automakers in the country known as the FAW Group Corp and a senior official in Yunnan are under investigation for graft as the Fox Hunt Project of President Xi Jinping continues. read more

Hillary Clinton Email Controversy: Camp Says All Deleted Emails Were Reviewed

Kat De Guzman   | Mar 16, 2015 08:22 PM EDT

The Hillary Clinton email controversy continues as her camp announced on Sunday that the personal and private emails they deleted were all reviewed before they were discarded. read more

Abortion Issue Delays Confirmation Of New U.S. Attorney General

Arlene Lim   | Mar 16, 2015 08:14 PM EDT

The confimation of the new Attorney General of the United States will have to wait, until U.S. lawmakers are able to come up with a decision that has nothing to do with the post, but in an abortion issue that is contained in a separate measure. read more

Alibaba To Move Into Social Media With Snapchat Investment

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 16, 2015 08:01 PM EDT

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's decision to invest US$200 million into photo and message sharing app Snapchat goes beyond financial gains. The foray into social media is part of the company's strategy to grow into a bigger player in the U.S. market for online shopping and content creation. read more

Americans Without Health Insurance Could Still Sign Up With No Fines

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 15, 2015 10:04 AM EDT

The Obama administration has offered Americans who have not signed up for health insurance a one-time offer to enlist with no fines. Not signing up when they could afford to carries an average fine of US$170 for low and center salary people as well as independently employed agents. read more

600+ Chinese Firms to Showcase their Technologies at CeBIT 2015 in Germany

Sami Ghanmi   | Mar 15, 2015 06:25 PM EDT

China’s massive presence makes the country the largest and strongest partner ever seen at the CeBIT. read more

China’s BYD To Compete With Tesla In Manufacturing Batteries

Dino Lirios   | Mar 15, 2015 06:33 AM EDT

BYD Co. Ltd., an automaker based in Shenzen, China , that began as a mobile phone battery manufacturer, seeks to increase its battery production by triple, competing against Tesla Motors to produce and sell electric vehicles and grow energy storage. read more

Terminator Robots Soon? Scientists Develop New Shape Shifting Liquid Metal

Ana Verayo   | Mar 15, 2015 07:10 AM EDT

Chinese scientists have developed a unique liquid metal alloy that can change shapes with an electric current. read more

Australia To Make Decision Within Weeks If It Would Join China-Backed AIIB

Vittorio Hernandez   | Mar 15, 2015 03:34 AM EDT

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Saturday that Canberra would announce within weeks if the country would join the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). read more

Elaine Ng, Jackie Chan's Ex-Lover, Arrested For Allegedly Hitting Daughter

Cybelle Go   | Mar 15, 2015 12:07 AM EDT

Elaine Ng Yi-Lei, former beauty queen and ex-lover of Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, was arrested for allegedly hitting her daughter, on 'suspicion of cruelty' last Wednesday, according to Stomp Strait Times. read more

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