For more analysis, we are joined in the studio by Liu Baocheng, Dean of the Center for International Business Ethics at the University of International Business and Economics. Q1. Why has China put so much effort and emphasis on the exploitation of s...
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has raised its MERS response level to serious and advised the public to avoid travelling to South Korea due to the climbing number of cases there. On average, about 5,000 people travel between Ho...
Funerals for the victims of the Eastern Star ship tragedy are being held at the Rongcheng funeral home in Jianli County, Hubei province. Dozens of morticians are helping with the funeral arrangements. Encoffiners move a body of the victims of the cap...
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The capsized Yangtze River cruise ship has been moved to calmer waters, following concerns it may be further damaged. The overturned cruise ship 'Eastern Star' is towed to safer waters in Central China's Hunan Province 10 kilometers away from the acc...
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission has said that compensation procedures have begun for Eastern Star victims, with the overall amount expected to exceed 92 million yuan. Preliminary investigation shows 340 insurance contracts live up to requir...
Some family members are still waiting to identify the bodies of their loved ones. The hotels in Jianli county in Hubei province are full of family members rushing in from all over the country. Some have been waiting here for days, waiting for the DNA...
A Chinese woman living in South Korea has tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS virus. The 64 year-old woman is the first Chinese national to be diagnosed with the infection. According to China's National Health and Family...
The Vice-Chairman of China's Central Military Commission, General Fan Changlong, is continuing his five-day visit to the United States. The general is in the process of making a number of important stops around the country. So far, General Fan has vi...
Hong Kong has quarantined four more people on suspicion of being infected by the MERS virus. The four are women who returned to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Wednesday after travelling to South Korea. They are now under quarantine in pub...
It took more than five years to compile the Basic Law before it was approved in 1990. According to Tam Yiu-chung, a member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council and one of the Basic Law's original drafters, the document was carefully crafted to stand th...
Jewelry is going hi-tech at the Computex show in Taiwan. From glasses, to rings and watches, smart accessories are all the rage. Wearable technology took center stage at Computex, the largest computer and technology show in Asia. Wearable technology...
Outbound tourists to the US from China surged over 20 percent in 2014 to 2.19 million, thanks to extensions of visa validity. The visa policy was hailed by the US tourism industry as a major income boost. Yellowstone national park, the General Sherma...
The benchmark Shanghai Composite rose above 5,000 today for the first time in more than seven years. After breaking through the 5,000 ceiling in the morning session, the benchmark index fell back but then firmed up in the afternoon. It closed the day...
The fifth round of dialogue between financial ministers from China and Japan begins in Beijing. The Fifth China-Japan Finance Dialogue is held in Beijing, capital of China, June 6, 2015, after about two years of delay due to sour relations. (Xinhua/L...
