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Benjie Batanes | Sep 25, 2015 07:47 AM EDT
Charges of disseminating child pornography were filed against a decorated Florida policeman on Wednesday after undercover federal agents collected evidence in his home and on his smartphone. read more
Benjie Batanes | Sep 24, 2015 11:26 AM EDT
At least six people were stung repeatedly after bees converged in an Arizona neighborhood on Tuesday. Four of the victims needed to stay in the hospital for further treatment after the ordeal. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Sep 24, 2015 07:40 AM EDT
United States authorities on Thursday repatriated a Chinese fugitive accused in 2004 of conspiring in a scheme to defraud China's central bank of $485 million. The deportation of Kuang Wanchang shows that both countries are steadily progressing towards establishing a formal prisoner extradition treaty. read more
Eana Maniebo | Sep 23, 2015 08:02 AM EDT
Brent Brisben, CEO of a Florida-based shipwreck salvage company, seems to have extremely missed the limelight as he was seen facing the American press again just weeks after his firm's "enormous" Atlantic Ocean discovery in July. read more
Benjie Batanes | Sep 23, 2015 06:00 AM EDT
Representatives of Boeing union workers on Wednesday threatened the airline manufacturer with mass protests if their jobs are given to Chinese workers. The threat was triggered by an announcement that Boeing is considering building a factory in China. read more
Staff Reporter | Sep 23, 2015 06:18 AM EDT
William Chan, a 29-year-old Hongkong singer and actor, released a statement on his official Weibo account on Sunday to announce the end of his 5-year relationship with Charlene Choi, a 32-year-old Hongkong actress and singer (a member of Cantopop group Twins). After five minutes, Choi also published a similar statement on her Weibo account. read more
Benjie Batanes | Sep 22, 2015 11:35 AM EDT
A Peanut CEO received a 28 years jail sentence on Monday for knowingly permitting the release of salmonella-tainted peanut butter products to American consumers. The trial and sentencing took place in the state of Georgia. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Sep 22, 2015 06:26 AM EDT
A 55-year-old Texas businesswoman of Chinese heritage, who was detained while attempting to enter Macau in March during a visit to China, is being investigated for "endangering China's national security," China's Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. read more
Benjie Batanes | Sep 22, 2015 05:32 AM EDT
Enraged investors staged a protest on Monday in front of the government regulatory body tasked with safeguarding their interest. The protesters claim the authorities ignored their complaints against a local metal exchange company, which reportedly cheated them of several billion yuan. read more
Benjie Batanes | Sep 21, 2015 11:53 AM EDT
British Chancellor George Osborne is in China to promote greater financial ties for both countries. Despite the Chinese economic slowdown, he believes that interconnecting the British and Chinese stock markets would prove beneficial to the former. read more
Kwao Peppeh | Sep 21, 2015 06:51 AM EDT
Thailand's deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn has revealed that the construction of a high speed railway connecting China and Thailand would begin by the end of this year. He made this announcement to Chinese media during the recent 12th China-ASEAN Expo, where Thailand was the 'Country of Honor.' read more
Benjie Batanes | Sep 21, 2015 07:16 AM EDT
An anti-virus software company announced on Friday that a malware program called XcodeGhost has infected several Chinese apps in Apple Stores. The malware is being used to collect information from Apple mobile devices such as iPhones or iPads. read more
Darlene Tverdohleb | Sep 20, 2015 09:08 AM EDT
The two California wildfires last week destroyed over a thousand homes after the authorities assessed the damage. read more
Darlene Tverdohleb | Sep 19, 2015 09:54 AM EDT
Water can be diverted to watersheds from Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins as California state regulators have eased up the water restriction mandate. read more
Cara Yang | Sep 18, 2015 03:56 PM EDT
A Chinese college student attempted to call on her WeChat friends to save her as she was about to be raped, but they took the message as a joke and simply cliked the "like" button. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
