China ready to work with Cambodia for more fruitful cooperation

China stands ready to work with Cambodia toward more fruitful outcomes of bilateral cooperation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Anning, Yunnan province, on Thursday. During his meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister...

'Decoding the Book of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China' 10th installment: Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets

Photo: Global Times Editor's Note: August 15 marks the National Ecology Day. During an inspection tour to Yucun village, Anji county in East China's Zhejiang Province on August 15, 2005, Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial...

Hong Kongers increasingly head to mainland China for healthcare

More Hong Kong residents than ever are travelling to the mainland for medical treatments, but unfamiliarity with Chinese hospitals and limited insurance options remain barriers, China Daily reports, citing new research by the University of Hong...

Egypt: SCZone inks $85mln Chinese flooring, wall panels project in Sokhna

Egypt - The General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) has signed a contract with the Chinese company Jiangsu Zhengyong to establish a PVC flooring and wall panels factory in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, with investments of $85...

Thai hotels brace for Q3 dip in foreign tourists as nearly one-third expect Chinese guests to drop over 30%

Thai Hotels Association President Thienprasit Chaiyapatranun said the index reflected a projected decline in Q3 foreign tourist arrivals compared with the same period last year, especially for hotels in the Central and Southern regions, where...

Singer Ciara's London guide: dates at Annabel’s, shops at Dover Street Market and loves China Tang dumplings

Whenever I’m in London, I have to make a stop at Harrods. It’s iconic, its pieces are iconic, and the service is always top-tier. Selfridges is fun because it’s like a fashion playground for me — its bold designer collections are always so...

China's factory output, retail sales growth slump in blow to economy

By Kevin Yao, Joe Cash and Yukun Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -China's factory output growth slumped to an eight-month low in July, while retail sales slowed sharply, raising pressure on policymakers to roll out more stimulus to revive domestic demand...

China's property investment falls 12% y/y in January-July

BEIJING (Reuters) -Property investment in China declined 12.0% in the first seven months of the year from the same period last year, after dropping 11.2% in the first half, official data showed on Friday. Property sales by floor area fell 4.0%...

New evidence of Japanese germ-warfare unit from WWII released

Footage shows archival documents from official Japanese institutions exposing Japanese germ-warfare crimes. These new pieces of evidence were released by the Exhibition Hall of Evidence of Crimes Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army...

Korea lands K9 howitzer deal with Vietnam

The K9 self-propelled howitzer, a flagship of Korea’s defense industry, will be exported to Vietnam, marking the first sale of the weapon in Southeast Asia. Vietnam will become the 10th country in the world to adopt the K9, excluding South Korea....

Lotteria, South Korea's No. 1 burger chain, opens 1st US location in Orange County

Lotteria, a major Japanese-Korean fast-food chain with locations across South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and more, just opened its first U.S. location in Fullerton in Orange County. FULLERTON, Calif. - Lotteria, the renowned burger chain from South...

Japan must face up to its wartime past

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Editor's note: This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War. Japan should learn from its past and desist...

UAE extradites one of China's most wanted over gambling network

The UAE's Ministry of Interior has extradited to China an alleged crime boss suspected of running an illegal gambling network worth millions of dollars. The man – who was not named by the UAE – was arrested by Dubai Police after a red notice was...

July saw China’s first lending contraction in decades

New loans granted by mainland banks contracted by 50 billion yuan (US$6.97 billion) in July, marking their first fall since July 2005 and the sharpest monthly drop since December 1999, Reuters reports. The figure was calculated using data from the...

South Korea President to restore pact halting military activity on North Korea border

SEOUL – South Korea intends to restore a pact to suspend military activity along its border with North Korea, President Lee Jae Myung said on Aug 15, as his government seeks to improve ties between the countries still technically at war. In a...

Aggression only leads to defeat, Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te says on world war anniversary

TAIPEI - Aggression only leads to defeat and as authoritarianism once again gathers strength, it is important that freedom and democracy prevail, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Aug 15 marking the end of World War II, in a pointed message to...

UAE Arrests Suspect 'Most Wanted' In China For Running Gambling Sites

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Authorities in the UAE arrested and extradited a high-profile suspect to China who was wanted for running an organised criminal network, the country's Ministry of Interior said on Thursday. The suspect, considered to be...

China’s economy shows signs of strain as retail sales, output lose momentum

China’s economy showed signs of strain in July, with several headline indicators losing momentum amid a weakening of domestic consumption, headwinds from the US trade war and a prolonged property downturn. Retail sales, a major gauge of...

Police identify suspect in Chinatown acid attack

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Department has identified the suspect in last Friday’s acid attack in Chinatown. Police say Marquis Johnson, 34, was the man who allegedly attacked a 30-year-old on Friday, Aug. 8, at around 11:40...

UAE arrests suspect 'most wanted' in China for running gambling sites