44 nations sign up for AIIB founding membership

44 nations sign up for AIIB founding membership


44 nations sign up for AIIB founding membership

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 11:04 PM PDT

More applications are coming in from countries for joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank or AIIB with the deadline to join as a prospective founding member expiring today. Finland,...
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China Startup: When computers see through humans

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:56 PM PDT

It was once a subject of sci-fi thrillers, but now it seems that we are ever closer to a future where machines will be able to understand and behave like humans. Deepglint is a young Chinese...
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Chinese FM: Iran nuclear talks reach final & most difficult stage

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 10:43 PM PDT

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is representing China at the Iranian nuclear talks in Lausanne. He says the negotiations have reached the final stage and differences have “narrowed”. ...
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Classic Chinese cartoons on show in Beijing

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 09:55 PM PDT

Captain Black Cat, the Monkey King, the Calabash Brothers… These are some of the characters whose adventures captivated the imagination of children across China. Now they are all gathered...
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Family fitted: the entire family are on the Beijing Fashion Week catwalk

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 09:47 PM PDT

Who says fashion is an acquired taste? This season we're seeing an emergence of children's fashion on China's Fashion Week catwalk, with designers like Liu Jia who want to make fashion...
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Kids Choice’s Awards: Kids rule Hollywood for a day

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 07:53 PM PDT

It's the entertainment awards show where the kids decide who's the best and worst of Hollywood! CCTV reporter Sanyee Yuan went to the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards to check out what...
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China evacuates Chinese citizens from Yemen

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 08:53 PM PDT

449 Chinese nationals left the Yemeni coastal city of Al-Hodayda on Monday aboard a Chinese navy frigate. Six people of other nationalities were also on board the ship, which headed for Djibouti....
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China launches new-generation navigation satellite into space

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 07:49 PM PDT

On Monday, China launched a new-generation satellite into space for its homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The Xichang Launch Center in Sichuan Province said the satellite...
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World leaders look at Chinese culture during Boao Forum

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 07:51 PM PDT

Leaders gathering for China's 2015 Boao Forum for Asia were able to take some of the pressure off by getting a look at exhibitions of Chinese intangible cultural heritage. Let's see what...
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Singapore opens cat museum and shelter in one

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 07:50 PM PDT

With Singapore celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, it is only fitting that the multi-ethnic Lion City state has recently opened its first cat museum. The Lion City Kitty museum celebrates...
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One Belt, One Road: Who stands to benefit?

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:57 AM PDT

The One Belt, One Road initiative is all about cooperation and growth, with China driving the agenda. But what are the concrete plans for the initiative? How does the new Asian Infrastructure...
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U.K. PM David Cameron dissolves parliament

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 04:33 PM PDT

Campaigning in Britain's closest general election in decades is set to begin after Prime Minister David Cameron meets the Queen on Monday. In a ritual steeped in tradition, Cameron, who dissolved...
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Iran nuclear talks enter critical phase as deadline nears

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:38 AM PDT

With the March 31 deadline nearing, delegates from the P5+1 countries and Iran are engaged in intensive negotiations to reach an understanding that could pave way for the final resolution of...
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Awesome custom cars on display at Abu Dhabi festival

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:19 AM PDT

Around 250 of the coolest remodeled cars are on display at the Al Hilal Auto Festival in Abu Dhabi. All of them are vying to be crowned the King of the Show, the biggest award on offer. Watch...
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12 dead, 20 missing in Chile floods

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 09:12 AM PDT

Floods in northern Chile have killed 12, with 20 others reported missing by the end of Sunday. The floods have affected more than 10000 people in all. The Chinese embassy in Chile has confirmed...
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Two bodies found at site of New York gas blast

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:15 AM PDT

Two bodies have been found at the site of a gas explosion on Sunday, which destroyed three New York City apartment buildings last week. Police say the bodies were recovered in an area reduced...
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Air Canada plane crash lands at Halifax airport, 25 injured

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:16 AM PDT

An Air Canada jet has hit an antenna during a crash landing in heavy snow at Halifax airport early Sunday. The Transportation Safety Board told the press that the plane had struck an antenna...
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Pacific seabirds dying in record numbers

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:09 AM PDT

One of the worst marine animal mass mortality events in recorded history is taking place in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and Canada. Thousands of seabirds are dying, and scientists are trying...
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S. Korea’s new gifting trend: Cosmetic treatments for the elderly

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:07 AM PDT

Instead of flowers, clothing or even cash, a new trend in gifts for parents is emerging in South Korea. Many young people are willing to pay for their elderly folks to undergo cosmetic procedures...
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Arab states plan joint Middle East force

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 03:27 AM PDT

Leaders of Arab states announced a joint military force would be set up. This comes as Arab states get together to counter common threats, in particular those posed by the militant group ISIL....
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