Beijing (AFP) – A tearful reunion between parents and their missing daughter after an agonising 24-year search has put a spotlight on the vexed issue of child trafficking and disappearances in China. Wang Mingqing and his wife Liu Dengying, from southwest Sichuan province, lost their three-year-old daughter in 1994 when she vanished after being momentarily left alone at the family’s… Read more »
The United States and China aren’t in an all out trade war, yet. That’s why soybean farmers are panicking and the stock market went through a whirl on Wednesday morning. China has threatened 50 billion tariffs on United States goods. These tariffs haven’t taken effect, but even if they do, they would be small in relation to the “United States’ $18 trillion economy… Read more »
Indonesian authorities have declared a state of emergency over an oil spill off the Southeast Asian country’s coast as it continues to spread, causing environmental and economic damage. Campaigners are being accused the government of doing too little.The incident has already caused the deaths of four fishermen — one person remains missing — and authorities have warned residents against naked flames… Read more »
Authorities say it may take more than a century to clear the country of the deadly legacy of war. The Vietnam War ended more than 40 years ago, but around 800,000 tons of unexploded ordnance remains scattered across the country, official government data shows.
North Korea will almost certainly be able to reach UK shores with an intercontinental ballistic missile within six to 18 months, MPs have said.
Japanese banks, long content to foster the nation’s love for cash, are now diving into digital payments thanks to a regulatory change that threatens to usher in new rivals.
The United States and China are not in an all-out trade war, but they’re getting closer to it. That’s why soybean farmers are panicking and the stock market tumbled Wednesday morning (before rebounding sharply).
Retaliatory tariffs make it more expensive for China to buy US products, including pork, a big part of China’s diet. Beijing has imposed tariffs of up to 25 percent on more than 120 American products, including pork, fruits, nuts and wine, in retaliation to US PresidentDonald Trump‘s decision to raise duties on Chinese imports. China said the decision, which affects… Read more »
The 55-km long bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, will cut travel time in half. China is set to unveil this year the world’s longest cross-sea bridge, connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China. The crossing, which took seven years to complete, is 55km-long and six lanes wide, comprising of of four tunnels and four artificial islands. The multi-billion dollar… Read more »
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Trump in April to align strategy aimed at Pyongyang giving up its nuclear programme. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that he will travel to the United States in mid-April to discuss with President Donald Trump how to put “maximum pressure” on North Korea to give up itsnuclear weapons programme. In a statement… Read more »