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- China's economy grew by slightly more than expected in the second quarter of the year as the government increased infrastructure spending
- A record number of students who have studied overseas are coming home to start their own businesses, according to a report by the National…
- The record-beating temperature was recorded in Mitribah on Thursday
- Thousands of Brits are so worried about losing their access to the European Union that they’re lining up for passports from other countries in the bloc
- Verizon has agreed to pay $4.83 billion for Yahoo (YHOO, Tech30), the companies said before markets opened Monday
- The average Dutchman is now 183cm (6ft) tall, while the average Latvian woman reaches 170cm (5ft 7in)
- China’s first fully-automatic subway, Yanfang Line linking Hebei’s Yanjiao and Fangshan district in Beijing, will go on trial in December and is…
- Terminology reference — 865
- By Hong Soon-do, Beijing correspondent, AsiaToday - It seems that China is ready to launch its first indigenous aircraft carrier (CV), the Type 001A, by the end of the year
- The US Democratic Party chair says she will resign as a row over leaked emails threatens efforts for party unity ahead of the presidential nominating convention
- Japan’s Funai Electric, which claims to be the world’s last VCR manufacturer, says it will cease production of the machines this month
- Earlier on Tuesday, eight athletes across canoeing, modern pentathlon and sailing were banned, as seven swimmers and three rowers were on Monday
- Baidu Inc may have to keep pumping money into its video-streaming operation for the foreseeable future following the withdrawal of a proposed buyout…
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- Three people in Xingtai, North China’s Hebei Province received penalties for spreading rumors about the flood that struck the city last week,…
- Benedict Cumberbatch has attended the Comic-Con to promote his upcoming new installment of Sherlock with its executive producer Steven Moffat
- On July 25, the Democratic National Convention will begin in Philadelphia, Pa
- China's property sector continued to recover but at a slower pace in June, with fewer cities reporting month-on-month rises in new home prices, an…
- The chaos surrounding the cancellation of Monday’s Manchester derby in Beijing will not deter either club from touring the Far East in future,…
- Dressed in fashionable clothing and with immaculate make-up, Ling Ling is seen dining at fancy cafes and restaurants; attending parties and social…
- Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon.com, on Thursday became the world’s third-richest person as of the market close for the first…
- A recently released report from a noted US think tank said that while China will reduce the military gap with the US, a hypothetical war between the…
- China’s territorial claims, which overlap with Vietnam’s, were recently rejected by an international tribunal
- Language and culture — 881
- Microsoft Corp said it would cut about 2,850 more jobs over the next 12 months, taking its total planned job cuts to up to 4,700, or about 4 percent of its workforce
- The world’s largest economy grew at an annual rate of 1.2% in the three months to June, far below forecasts of 2.6%,
- A woman in South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was caught using her own infant daughter to carry drugs, said local police on Saturday
- Dropping your smartphone when taking a selfie could soon be less risky, says specialist glass maker Corning
- China's first fully-automatic subway, Yanfang Line linking Hebei's Yanjiao and Fangshan district in Beijing, will go on trial in December and is…
- Tibet came top of 25 Chinese provinces and municipalities that had released their half-year GDP growth figure as of last Monday, thanks to investment…
- More than half the subway trains running in Rio de Janeiro's metro system will be Chinese products after the city deploys 15 subway trains, with a…
- Jim O’Neill, the Treasury minister and former Goldman Sachs chief economist, could quit the government over Theresa May’s new approach to China…
- GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with Alphabet, Google’s holding company, to treat disease through miniature implants that affect electrical signalling…
- China’s Fosun has offered to buy almost 17 per cent of Millennium BCP, Portugal’s largest listed bank, and potentially lift its stake to 30 per cent,…
- Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors, brushed aside criticisms of corporate over-reach and conflicts of interest yesterday on Monday as he…
- BEIJING - China on Wednesday opened a website on the South China Sea, complete with historical maps, articles and research, according to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA)
- For computer scientists, creation of neuromorphic systems — those inspired by and modeled after the way neurons in the human brain are structured — has been a longstanding goal
- The Tiantong-01 satellite will establish a mobile network serving China, the Middle East, Africa and other areas, the state run Xinhua news agency reported
- Rio de Janeiro (CNN) The making of the 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympic medals is a mix of art and science
- Chinese team has contacted the organizing committee of the Rio Olympic Games regarding their dissatisfaction with the flawed Chinese national flags…
- The fleet included fishing boats and coastguard ships, Japan says, and three vessels appeared to be armed
- Facebook is taking another stab at reducing the amount of "clickbait" in your news feed
- Xiaomi has joined the virtual reality land-grab with a cheap smartphone-based headset, the Mi VR Play, which pits the Chinese mobile maker against…
- Beijing (AFP) - A pipeline explosion at a power station in China killed at least 21 people and injured five more on Thursday, the official Xinhua news service reported
- Japanese language resources — 902
- Its latest results show international sales increased by 123% to 1.1bn yuan ($165m, 127m pound) between April and June
- The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) said it was investigating "signs of price-setting coordination" among iPhone resellers following a complaint from a member of the public
- He put his head in his hands and then motioned at his neck as though he had nothing left to give
- Last week, a futuristic traffic-straddling bus, raised over the road so cars can drive underneath, was road-tested in China
- An insurance product that costs 599 yuan (S$121) and guarantees a payout of 10,000 yuan if the applicant marries his or her current sweetheart in…
