Social media posts about missing Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua were deleted
By Julie Zhu, Venus Wu, Reuters From Business Insider HONG KONG (Reuters) – Scores of China social media postings about a well-connected billionaire who went missing from a Hong Kong hotel have been deleted, pointing to what appears to be…
Polluted China’s air
Eerie photos that show just how polluted China’s air has become Heavy smog surrounds these two riders in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province.China Stringer Network/Reuters Although no one knows the exact amount of carbon that China emits each year, it’s a well-known fact…
China warns after Cruz, Abbott meet Taiwan’s president
From KLKN TV ABC BEIJING (AP) – China reiterated its opposition Monday to any contacts between U.S. officials and Taiwan’s government following a meeting between Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott and the self-governing island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen….
South China Sea weaponized as fortifications sprout on islands
From Newsmax China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported Wednesday, citing new satellite imagery. The Asia…
Guyana Is Proof of the Pitfalls of Chinese Aid and Investment in the Caribbean
By Jared Ward From World Politics Review The small developing nations dotting the Caribbean have recently become sites for massive amounts of foreign aid from China. Large Chinese-built infrastructure projects and millions in investments have taken their place next to…
Bahamas minister in tangle over $2-billion Chinese project
By Candia Dames Nassau Guardian Managing Editor From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Hours after minister of agriculture and marine resources Alfred Gray acknowledged to reporters that he gave the go-ahead for the Bahamas Embassy in China to have…
A Chinese startup created a camera that digitally enhances your face in real time South China Morning Post
By He Huifeng, South China Morning Post From Business Insider As the audience reach for China’s fast-growing live streaming video industry widens, one Shenzhen-based start-up has developed a device to that enhances people’s looks in real time when broadcasting their…
Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt wins 100m gold, Justin Gatlin second, Andre de Grasse bronze
From BBC Jamaica’s Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016. Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing…
China is falling into a nightmare of a US-Japan-South Korea military alliance
By Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post From Business Insider China is finding itself falling into a strategic nightmare with the first sign of a Washington-Tokyo-Seoul military alliance at its doorstep after South Korea hinted that it would share missile intelligence…
Chinese government has ordered online news sites to stop producing original reporting
By Elian Peltier, VICE News From Business Insider It’s the latest step in a gradual crackdown on the media that has been taking place since President Xi Jinping came into power. Reuters When floods killed at least 154 people in…
