Politics

Linda Chung Plans to Release Music Album This Year

Cybelle Go   | Mar 04, 2015 09:31 AM EST

Hong Kong star Linda Chung, who was spotted makeup free in a supermarket, shopping for organic produce, reveals to media that she will be planning to release a music album a few months from now, Jaynestars News reports. read more

Huawei and Baidu Sign MOU for Developing 'Indoor Mobile Internet'

Sami Ghanmi   | Mar 04, 2015 09:03 AM EST

Huawei and Baidu plan to advance the development of mobile internet applications based on indoor scenarios. read more

Philippines Suspends All Exploration Work At South China Sea's Reed Bank

Dino Lirios   | Mar 04, 2015 07:48 AM EST

The Philippine government declared the suspension of all exploration work 'until further notice' at the Reed Bank in the South China Sea, as it tracked international arbitration over ongoing territorial disputes, says Forum Energy Plc. read more

Tap Water, Not Bottled Water, Served At China's Biggest Political Meeting

Arlene Lim   | Mar 04, 2015 08:04 AM EST

Participants of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's biggest political gathering, have not been given free bottled water or any single-use personal items, as the government holds true to its drive against luxurious spending. read more

Tap Water, Not Bottled Water, Served At China's Biggest Political Meeting

Arlene Lim   | Mar 04, 2015 08:04 AM EST

Participants of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's biggest political gathering, have not been given free bottled water or any single-use personal items, as the government holds true to its drive against luxurious spending. read more

MIssion: Impossible for China's New Environment Minister

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Mar 04, 2015 04:37 AM EST

Chen's colleagues in the academe describe him as determined and well-organized. read more

Nobel Peace Prize Names Replacement of Demoted Chairman

Geann Pineda   | Mar 04, 2015 04:54 AM EST

The Nobel Peace Prize committee has demoted its chairman, former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjoern Jagland, a first in the history of the century-old award giving body. read more

China Plans to Build its First Stealth Bomber

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Mar 04, 2015 04:09 AM EST

China's stealth bomber is expected to be a subsonic low-observable "flying wing". read more

Disease Microbes Also Infest China's Deadly Smog

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Mar 04, 2015 03:36 AM EST

Research has shown China's smog problem is directly linked to water and soil pollution. read more

New Chinese Character Spreads Like Wildfire Online

Desiree Sison   | Mar 04, 2015 05:00 AM EST

A new word launched by the Chinese has spread like wildfire online with the character being shared millions of times in the Internet with nobody knowing what it means read more

EXO-L Does Charity Work in Support for Korea's History Museum of Japanese Military Comfort Women

Cleo Fagela   | Mar 04, 2015 04:13 AM EST

EXO-L, the fan club of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO, is starting a donation campaign to support the History Museum of Japanese Military Comfort Women as a celebration for the ten-member band’s third anniversary in the industry. read more

Portugal Tightens Real Estate Controls To Protect Foreign Investors

Genalyn R.Corocoto   | Mar 04, 2015 05:05 AM EST

The Portugal government has announced that it is closely monitoring the prices of real estate and tightening its control over the issuance of residential permits to ensure that foreign investors continue to buy property through its golden visa program. read more

China HSBC Service PMI Up on Growing New Orders

Dino Lirios   | Mar 04, 2015 05:10 AM EST

The HSBC/Market Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) in China rose to 52.0 in February, up from January's service PMI of 51.8 and slightly above the 50-pt. mark that demarcates a monthly activity contraction from growth. read more

Alibaba Opens Cloud Computing Center in Silicon Valley

Staff Reporter   | Mar 03, 2015 11:54 PM EST

Microsoft, Google and Amazon recently cut prices on their cloud services. read more

Feds Raid Alleged ‘Maternity Tourism’ Businesses Catering To Chinese

LJ Ross   | Mar 04, 2015 02:30 AM EST

Federal agents raided on Tuesday several hotels in California which are suspected to be involved with “maternity tourism” that enables pregnant Chinese women to travel in the U.S. and have their infants born as U.S. citizens before returning back to China. read more

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