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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.
Singapore jails woman for swindling Pokemon card buyers
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/06/2023
» SINGAPORE: After being told by a woman in Singapore that he would receive a discount on each case of Pokemon cards from his bulk purchase on Carousell, one buyer paid her close to S$80,000 (US$60,000) in deposits.
Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders preserve ancient technique
AFP, Published on 08/05/2023
» HONG KONG - Mo Jia Yu wraps his legs around a pole to balance high above the ground and secure a joint, a skill he must master to become a bamboo scaffolder in Hong Kong.
Longest-living male giant panda in captivity An An dies at 35
AFP, Published on 21/07/2022
» HONG KONG: The world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, An An, has died at the age of 35, the Hong Kong zoo where he spent most of his life said Thursday.
China hounds Taiwan with 'greyzone' war plane incursions
AFP, Published on 22/10/2021
» TAIPEI: Chinese fighter jets crowding Taiwan's radar screens are Beijing's latest tool to ramp up pressure on the democratic island, sparking fears that one mistake could suddenly turn a festering cold conflict into an all-out war.
Why people join the Chinese Communist Party
AFP, Published on 25/06/2021
» BEIJING - The Chinese Communist Party boasts 92 million members from all walks of life, drawn by ideology, ambition, and the pragmatic knowledge of how to get ahead in the world's second-largest economy.
Winter Olympics prompts skiing construction boom in China
AFP, Published on 17/12/2020
» CHENGDU (CHINA) - Weaving down a steep slope, snowboarder Zhang Xu skid gracefully to a halt in a shower of white powder -- one of a new generation of Chinese people learning winter sports in brand new indoor facilities.
Craft brew memorialises Wuhan virus lockdown
AFP, Published on 03/12/2020
» WUHAN, China: When the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan and the Chinese city went into a strict 76-day lockdown, Wang Fan resolved to commemorate the turbulent period in the way he knew best -- through beer.
Taiwan's polarising pig festival draws smaller sacrifices
AFP, Published on 09/09/2020
» HSINCHU, Taiwan: A festival in Taiwan where enormous pigs are slaughtered and displayed is drawing smaller crowds as animal rights activists alter perceptions of the controversial tradition.
Sexual abuse, assault: Grim prospects for China's blind women
AFP, Published on 13/08/2020
» BEIJING - When Xiao Jia lost her sight as a teenager she was told the "respectable" career choice was to become a massage therapist.