China’s Xi to meet ex-Taiwan leader in Beijing in landmark event
BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou in Beijing for a landmark sitdown spotlighting the…
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Air compressor con fails in largest-ever gold smuggling bust
The city’s customs said it has made the biggest gold smuggling bust in its history, seizing 146kg of the precious…
Eight dead after cargo ship collides with boat near China’s Hainan
BEIJING: Eight people were confirmed dead Wednesday(April 10) after a cargo ship and a fishing boat collided near the southern…
China’s Xi tells ex-Taiwan leader ‘external interference’ cannot block unification
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday (April 10) that "external interference" would not stop Beijing from unifying with Taiwan,…
Man in China who called disabled wife ‘trash’ to pay US$4,200 in compensation
BEIJING: A divorce court in China has ordered a man who called his disabled wife “trash” to pay her 30,000…
Hit by strongest quake in 25 years
THE biggest earthquake in Taiwan in at least 25 years killed nine people, injuring more than 800, while 50 went…
Seven dead as storms blow victims out of apartments
Rare storms with typhoon-like winds have killed at least seven people in southern Jiangxi province since the weekend, three of…
Xi, Biden agree to advance cooperation
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping and United States President Joe Biden affirmed in a phone conversation on Tuesday (April 2) the…
Storms with typhoon-like winds ravage South China, killing 7
BEIJING: Rare storms with typhoon-like winds have killed at least seven people in China's southern Jiangxi province since the weekend,…