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Chinese Ship Disaster Death Toll Rises to 434, 8 Still Missing; Rescue Mission a Lesson to Developing Countries
| L. P. Cabasag | | Jun 08, 2015 01:27 PM EDT |
The capsized Eastern Star in Yangtze River killed 434 people while eight are still missing. To date, this is the deadliest shipping tragedy in seven decades of China's history.
G7 Summit 2015: East, South China Sea Dispute, Global Security Threat and ‘Russian Aggression’
| L. P. Cabasag | | Jun 08, 2015 01:08 PM EDT |
The Group of Seven (G7) met in Germany on Sunday to express their concerns on pressing international issues including the jihadist insurgencies, the "Russian aggression," and the territorial dispute in the East and South China Sea.
Liu Hong: Meet the Woman Who Broke the World Walking Record
| L. P. Cabasag | | Jun 07, 2015 08:19 AM EDT |
China's Liu Hong, a three-time world championships medalist, set a world record as she broke the women's 20km race walk by nearly 25 seconds at the Spanish leg of the IAAF Race Walking Challenge in La Coruna on Saturday.
China Mourns Victims of Deadly Shipping Tragedy as Death Toll Rises to 431, 11 Still Missing
| L. P. Cabasag | | Jun 07, 2015 05:40 AM EDT |
The death toll from the cruise ship tragedy in Yangtze River has reportedly increased to more than 400. Nonethless, several people are still missing in what turned out to be one of the worst cruise ship catastrophes in China in nearly seven decades.
Torture In Morocco Still Used, Amnesty International Says
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 19, 2015 07:59 PM EDT |
The law enforcement authorities in Morocco still use torture practices according to human rights group Amnesty International. Torture practices are still widely used such as the abuse of protesters, the beatings of suspect confessions, simulated drowning and the rape of detainees with objects, the human rights group said in a report.
Millions Disappeared From A Bank Account In China: A Scam
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 19, 2015 07:49 PM EDT |
On cashing out, a Chinese businesswoman who deposited an amount of almost equal to US$2 million at a branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest state-owned bank in Shijazhuang in China, was scammed as an amount of only US$20 remained in her bank account.
'Made In China 2025': China Plans For A Bright, High-tech Future In The Century
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 19, 2015 07:28 PM EDT |
China published a new strategy called "Made in China 2025," a vision for the next level of China's economic rise. The plan is China's moving from its simple manufacturing to global prosperity of the country, a wide-ranging prosperity involving new and green energy, e-commerce, space, advancement in the sciences and others. China's all-embracing strategy on manufacturing envisions the country's world prosperity in the future.
Writers Festival: A Record-breaking With 'Life-changing' Haruki Murakami
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 19, 2015 12:02 AM EDT |
This year's Auckland Writers Festival has been a record-breaking with the event becoming full of more than 60,000 seats and estimated 20 percent raised in tickets. About 150 participants have celebrated the 5-day festival and also the 15th anniversary of the event, with literary giant Haruki Murakami, Japanese author known for his bestselling novels Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.
Bill And Hillary Clinton Earned Over $25 Million Since January 2014
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 18, 2015 11:28 PM EDT |
As the financial disclosure filing of the Clintons had been revealed, showing their earnings as paid speakers as well as their personal finances, the Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, were paid over $25 million for delivering speeches since January of the year 2014.
China’s CO2 Emissions Fall In 4 Months, Cutting Coal Consumption
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 18, 2015 08:10 PM EDT |
In four months, China has cut its carbon dioxide emissions. The CO2 emission reduction of China has become a progress, with the reduction of the amount which is equal to the total CO2 emission of UK this 2015.
A Thousand Survivors of Violence, Hunger at Sea, Land in Southeast Asia: A ‘Humanitarian Crisis’
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 17, 2015 10:07 PM EDT |
There are reportedly more than 1,000 migrants who are running away from persecution in Myanmar and hunger in Bangladesh. The weak and dehydrated migrants who landed in Southeast Asia's different places suffered from extortion, killings and starvation during the fleeing at sea.
Myanmar Faces Blame; Pressure Over Southeast Asia ‘Boat People’ Crisis
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 17, 2015 09:50 PM EDT |
Malaysia called the attention of Myanmar to stop the mass departure and exodus from its shores as numerous Rohingya migrants adrift in the unsafe boats in the Andaman Sea, on Sunday.
Egypt's Ousted President Mohamed Morsi Sentenced To Death, Including 100 Others
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 17, 2015 08:45 PM EDT |
An Egyptian court has sentenced the former president of Egypt Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 others to death for mass prison break in the 2011 uprising, on Saturday.
China Urges Extradition Treaty With U.S. To Proceed Anti-corruption Campaign
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 17, 2015 08:13 PM EDT |
While the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is on a two-day China trip, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the U.S. and China should begin talks regarding bilateral extradition treaty in the future, on Saturday.
China-U.S. Ties Remain Stable Despite Tensions Over South China Sea, President Xi Jinping Says
| L. P. Cabasag | | May 17, 2015 11:08 AM EDT |
Despite tensions and fear of clash between China and the U.S. over the disputed territory in South China Sea, President Xi Jinping said that the relationship between China and U.S. remains stable, on Sunday.
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