| China-S. Korea FTA to be signed in 2015 Posted: 25 Feb 2015 11:18 PM PST | China & South Korea are aiming to sign a landmark free trade agreement within the first half of this year. The deal will reduce tariffs drastically, except for sensitive goods like rice and... | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 01:17 | More in News & Politics |
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| Russia threatens to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine Posted: 25 Feb 2015 11:08 PM PST | Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow will cut gas supplies to Ukraine if it fails to pay in advance for future deliveries. The E.U., meanwhile, is seeking to convene talks... | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:18 | More in News & Politics |
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| 3 New York men charged with supporting ISIL Posted: 25 Feb 2015 09:51 PM PST | Two men from Brooklyn, New York, were charged on Wednesday with conspiring to travel to Syria to fight under the banner of the Islamic State. A third man was charged with helping organize and... | Views: 3 0 ratings | | Time: 01:04 | More in News & Politics |
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| HK’s happiness index falls after Occupy protests Posted: 25 Feb 2015 09:10 PM PST | According to the latest survey conducted by City University, Hong Kong ranks below Singapore and Osaka in terms of happiness. More than 1000 respondents were interviewed in each city, with... | Views: 3 0 ratings | | Time: 02:40 | More in News & Politics |
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| South Africa to probe spy cables leak Posted: 25 Feb 2015 08:52 PM PST | South Africa has launched an investigation into the leak of secret cables to the Doha-headquartered global news network Al Jazeera and British newspaper The Guardian, the state security minister... | Views: 3 0 ratings | | Time: 01:06 | More in News & Politics |
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| China’s top legislators to amend counter-terrorism law Posted: 25 Feb 2015 08:43 PM PST | The NPC Standing Committee, China's top legislative body, kicked off its bimonthly session on Wednesday. Lawmakers will deliberate a draft counter-terrorism law. The aim is to improve how... | Views: 6 0 ratings | | Time: 01:54 | More in News & Politics |
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| Thousands protest in Manila against President Benigno Aquino Posted: 25 Feb 2015 07:08 PM PST | Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Manila on Wednesday as President Benigno Aquino continues to face criticism over a deadly raid in the southern Philippines last month. At least... | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:26 | More in News & Politics |
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| Are Siberian tigers making a comeback in Jilin? Posted: 25 Feb 2015 09:07 AM PST | Infrared video showing a Siberian tiger dragging a cow in Jilin Province on Nov. 18, 2014, seems to indicate that the endangered tigers are thriving in the province. This is the second time... | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 00:56 | More in News & Politics |
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| 10-km traffic jam entering Beijing Posted: 25 Feb 2015 07:21 PM PST | Tuesday is the last day of the 7-day Spring Festival holiday in China and the most crowded day for travel. Beijing saw a 10-km traffic jam entering the city on the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao highway.... | Views: 187 7 ratings | | Time: 00:58 | More in News & Politics |
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| Raining money? Visitors threw coins onto temple roof for good luck Posted: 25 Feb 2015 07:23 PM PST | It's raining money at a temple in Wuhan, in Central China's Hubei Province! In a bid for good luck in the New Year, visitors to the temple threw coins onto the roof of the building. As... | Views: 40 1 ratings | | Time: 00:14 | More in News & Politics |
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| U.K. PM refers to Chinese spending over New Year Posted: 25 Feb 2015 07:23 PM PST | China's new year spending caught the attention of the British Prime Minister David Cameron, who made a speech at a 10 Downing Street event to over 200 local Chinese people on Monday evening,... | Views: 76 1 ratings | | Time: 00:42 | More in News & Politics |
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| ISIL militants abduct over 100 near Tikrit, Iraq Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:42 AM PST | The ISIL militant group has abducted more than 100 men and boys near the Iraqi city, Tikrit. According to a local sheikh, 118 men and nine boys were originally captured three days ago from... | Views: 9 0 ratings | | Time: 00:29 | More in News & Politics |
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| Charlie Hebdo’s latest edition hits shelves across France Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:28 AM PST | Under the headline “Here we go again!”, the latest edition of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo has hit the shelves in France with a print run of 2.5 million copies. Subscribe us on Youtube:... | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 00:32 | More in News & Politics |
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| Chinese holiday money goes digital Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:26 AM PST | 'Hongbao', red envelopes filled with money have long been a Spring Festival tradition in China. Now the digital revolution has taken that tradition online. It's been a big hit with young people,... | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 15:24 | More in News & Politics |
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| Spring Festival dilemma: Travel abroad or spend time with the family? Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:22 AM PST | More Chinese than ever are opting to spend the Spring Festival holidays travelling overseas. It's big business for international tourism, but many say this trend goes against a festival that... | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 15:53 | More in News & Politics |
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| Britain's Chinese community juggles dual identities Posted: 25 Feb 2015 05:44 AM PST | London boasted the world's second largest Chinese New Year celebrations, mainly down to the city's thriving Chinese community. But what's it like with one living in two very different cultures?... | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 04:02 | More in News & Politics |
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| Chinese President Xi Jinping issues new political theory Posted: 25 Feb 2015 06:51 AM PST | Chinese President Xi Jinping has just issued his new political theory, the Four Comprehensives, in an effort to build stronger leadership and better govern the country. “Four Comprehensives”... | Views: 12 1 ratings | | Time: 00:58 | More in News & Politics |
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| Japanese PM ponders statement on 72nd anniversary of end of WWII Posted: 25 Feb 2015 03:27 AM PST | Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is seeking help in crafting his statement to mark the 72nd anniversary of the end of WWII. A 16-person panel will hold its 1st meeting on Wednesday to discuss the content... | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:01 | More in News & Politics |
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| ‘The end of the world’? Mysterious big hole emerged in northern Siberia Posted: 25 Feb 2015 01:59 AM PST | Extraordinary aerial images show a mysterious hole which experts say may be up to 300 feet wide, in the Yamal Peninsula of northern Russia. The cause of the hole's sudden appearance in Yamal,... | Views: 7 0 ratings | | Time: 00:56 | More in News & Politics |
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| Exclusive look at Special Forces training in Eastern Ukraine Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:41 AM PST | Despite the truce, both sides in Ukraine conflict are still gearing up, sometimes covertly, for prolonged battle. On the Ukraine military side, thousands are being trained in secret for guerilla-st... | Views: 15 2 ratings | | Time: 02:27 | More in News & Politics |
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| U.K. PM warns of radicalization of British Muslim youngsters Posted: 25 Feb 2015 12:59 AM PST | British Prime Minister David Cameron has weighed in on the case of three British schoolgirls who are believed to have joined ISIL in Syria. The teenage girls left their homes last week, arousing... | Views: 3 0 ratings | | Time: 01:18 | More in News & Politics |
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