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Man U test loyalty of ‘numbed’ Chinese fans
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» HONG KONG - Yan Gang speaks for many Manchester United fans when he says: “We’ve been numbed by performances over the past few seasons.”
Pandas, like Trump, are back in Washington
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Move over President Trump -- the newest stars in Washington are two giant pandas who made their public debut on Friday in front of hundreds of adoring fans.
Singapore bids farewell to China-bound panda cub
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» SINGAPORE - Singaporeans bid farewell to a two-year-old panda cub on Wednesday as authorities prepared to send him to China where he will join the country's breeding program.
Hard to bear: UK's only pandas return to China
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» LONDON: The UK's only giant pandas left Edinburgh for China on Monday after spending 12 cubless years in the Scottish capital.
Chinese company gives leftover hotpot oil second life as jet fuel
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» CHENGDU (CHINA) - At an upmarket restaurant in the hotpot-loving Chinese city of Chengdu, diners plunge sliced meat and vegetables into cauldrons of spicy, oily broth, largely unaware that their leftovers are set to take on a second life as jet fuel.
Washington's pandas return to China amid diplomatic strains
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - All three giant pandas in the Washington zoo were set to begin a one-way trip back to China on Wednesday, leaving only a few of the cuddly creatures in the United States amid tense diplomatic relations with Beijing.
Super typhoon sweeps towards southern China
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» HONG KONG - Super Typhoon Saola threatened southern China Friday with some of the strongest winds the region has endured, forcing the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen to effectively shut down.
China rains death toll rises to 78 as new storm approaches
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» BEIJING - The death toll from record-breaking rains across northern China rose to at least 78 on Friday, as authorities warned of more flooding and another storm approached the country.
Fond farewell as first France-born panda heads to China
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» SAINT-AIGNAN (FRANCE) - The first giant panda to have been born in France received an emotional send-off on Tuesday as he left his French zoo ahead of the long haul flight back to his ancestral China.
Women dance to their own beat in China's nightclubs
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» SHANGHAI - Tired of Shanghai club nights dominated by men, where a woman's appearance often matters as much as her musical skills, Eloise Fan has created an underground space where women DJs are free to shine.