China

Man loses leg in China's third escalator accident in a week

03/08/2015

China

China looks skywards with construction of huge telescope

A radio telescope, with a receiving surface the size of 30 football pitches, is being constructed in China. After five years of work, costing 176

02/08/2015

China

Beijing to use artificial snow in 2022 winter Olympics

The Chinese capital Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Although the snow will be man-made, the country’s president Xi Jinpin promises an

31/07/2015

Sport

Beijing selected as 2022 Winter Olympics host

31/07/2015

China

Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympics

The host city of the 2022 winter Olympics has been announced. Beijing was awarded the games just seven years after hosting the summer Olympics in

31/07/2015

Germany

Chinese artist and activist denied six-month visa to Britain

Dissident Chinese artist and free speech activist Ai Weiwei has arrived in the German city of Munich. Ai told reporters that his application for a

31/07/2015

India

India to pass China to be world’s most populous country - study

30/07/2015

Sport

IOC set to vote between Beijing or Almaty to host 2022 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee on Friday will decide who will host the 2022 Winter Games at the 128th IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The

30/07/2015

No Comment

Happy birthday, panda!

30/07/2015

Business Line

Chinese stock meltdown and Windows 10 debut

China’s stock market crash has been largely overshadowed in the headlines here by the Greek crisis in Europe. But that doesn’t mean it’s less

29/07/2015

China

Archaeologists find the remains of 97 bodies in old Chinese house

28/07/2015

Business Series

Golden shot: China shocks the commodities market with reserves revelation

Gold appears to be losing its lustre after shedding 4% of its value in a turbulent week. Morgan Stanley indicated a worst-case scenario of a drop to

28/07/2015

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China: the fury of the Hukou Waterfalls

25/07/2015

China

Artist Ai Weiwei's confiscated passport returned after 4 years

A Chinese free speech advocate and who was held in secret detention for 81 days says that Beijing authorities have returned his passport. Ai Weiwei

22/07/2015

Spain

Spain's bargain ghost airport sold for 10,000 euros

A ‘ghost airport’ in Spain that cost 1 billion euros to build has attracted a meagre bid of just 10,000 euros at auction. Ciudad Real’s La Mancha

19/07/2015

China

China: British nationals deported but three remain

Three British nationals are being held for a sixth night by police in China on suspicion of having links to a terrorist group. The tourists were

15/07/2015

Business Series

China's markets bounce back after dip

In this edition of Business Middle East we look at the impact of turbulence in the Chinese markets and moves to strengthen dollar resources in Egypt

13/07/2015

China

Mighty Typhoon Chan-Hom slams into eastern China

One of the most powerful typhoons to strike eastern China in decades has made landfall. Packing winds of more than 170 kilometres per hour, Typhoon

11/07/2015

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Hundreds of piglets escape from truck on Chinese highway

06/07/2015

Turkey

Turkish fury as minority Muslims 'banned from fasting' in China

Protesters in Istanbul have burned Chinese flags and demonstrated against what they claim is the religious suppression of minority Uighur Muslims by

06/07/2015