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Overseas scholars drawn to China's scientific clout, funding
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» SHANGHAI - China's government has long made efforts to tempt top scientists from abroad, but researchers say its institutions themselves are increasingly attracting talent thanks to their generous funding and growing prestige.
Travellers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2025
» TOKYO — Holiday bookings to Japan from key Asian markets have plunged ahead of the busy summer season. The cause: Rumours of an impending earthquake prophesied in a manga graphic novel.
Chinese ambassador Xie Feng says Beijing does not want to fight but will not be 'intimidated'
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/05/2025
» Beijing's top diplomat in the US took another hit at Washington's tariffs on Chinese goods on Saturday, while reiterating that China was open to dialogue -- but only on the basis of reciprocity and mutual respect.
China's US envoy urges end to trade war, but warns Beijing ready to fight
Published on 20/04/2025
» China's ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, has urged Washington to seek common ground with Beijing and pursue peaceful coexistence while warning that China stood ready to retaliate in the escalating trade war.
Feng shui tips for dogs in the Year of the Snake, for health, wealth, luck and love
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/02/2025
» If your Chinese zodiac predicts a rough year ahead, fret not - feng shui is here to help.
How Korea’s ‘hurry hurry’ culture helped topple a president
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/12/2024
» SEOUL - President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock declaration of martial law revved up South Koreans from 0 to 100 in record time.
Beijing court gives Australian writer Yang suspended death sentence
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2024
» SYDNEY - A Beijing court on Monday handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, a family friend said, five years after he was first detained in China and three years after a closed-door trial on espionage charges.
China steps up Taiwan isolation, peeling off tiny ally Nauru
Bloomberg, Published on 15/01/2024
» One of Taiwan’s last diplomatic allies severed relations with the island and switched its alliance to China, after the global chip hub elected a new leader Beijing views as “separatist.”
WHO says no novel pathogen behind respiratory illness surge in China
Reuters, Published on 24/11/2023
» SHANGHAI: China called for vigilance on Friday as a surge of respiratory illness hit schools and hospitals and the World Health Organization, which has asked the government for disease data, said no unusual or novel pathogens had been detected.
S. Korean migrant's tale to open Asia's biggest film festival
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» SEOUL - A South Korean film about a disillusioned young woman who relocates to New Zealand will open Asia's largest film festival Wednesday as it looks to rally from a year marked by scandal and budget cutbacks.