Nikolai Kimadded this to The Great PacificTaiwan Strait A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be a bloody, logistical nightmareCNN - By Ben Westcott, CNNTaiwan(CNN) — Roaring out of the sky, an F-16V fighter jet lands smoothly to rearm and refuel on an unremarkable freeway in rural Taiwan, surrounded by rice paddies. In different circumstances, this could
The Epoch Timesadded this to LifePlay buttonShanghai Man Has Trouble Going ‘Number 2’ for 22 Years–Until Doctors Remove 30 Pounds of Poo From His Guttheepochtimes.com - Michael Wing Have you ever eaten so much that you felt like you’re about to explode? How about that feeling like you just have to go number 2 but can’t no matter …
"BROOKLYN FINEST"added this to MY ENEMIES ENVY.Fourth Industrial Revolution China by numbers: 10 facts to help you understand the superpower todayweforum.org - Douglas Broom China, home to almost a fifth of the world’s population, is a country of superlatives. Forty years of economic growth, at an average of nearly 10% a …
JOHN JOSEPHadded this to John Joseph's "US & GLOBAL POLITICS"Hong Kong Hong Kong profile - TimelineBBC News1842 - China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War. Over the decades, thousands of Chinese migrants fleeing domestic upheavals settle in the colony. 1898 - China leases the New Territories
GGregadded this to WorldPlay buttonAyesha Curry Ayesha Curry Says It 'Kind Of Hurt' When She Wasn't Embraced By Black Community When She Moved To U.S.Essence - Sydney Scott The Toronto native told the hosts of ''The View'' last week that she refused to choose just one part of her heritage and nationality. Ayesha Curry is …
Mark Gu Chenadded this to China Through Untainted LenseU.S. Department of Agriculture Opinion: Trump Has Gotten China to Lower Its Tariffs — Toward Everyone Elsecaixinglobal.com China increased its retaliatory tariffs hitting U.S. exports on June 1 in response to President Donald Trump’s latest escalation of his trade war. …
Bloombergadded this to MarketsInvesting Record Land Sale in Shenzhen Underscores China's Housing DemandBloomberg - Bloomberg News Chinese developers are betting property curbs will eventually be loosened after splashing out for land in Shenzhen. A sale of five plots of …
Reuters UKadded this to Top NewsFedEx FedEx sues U.S. government over 'impossible' task of policing exports to ChinaReuters - Kanishka Singh(Reuters) - U.S. parcel delivery firm FedEx Corp on Monday sued the U.S. government, saying it should not be held liable if it inadvertently shipped products that violated a Trump administration ban on
Nickadded this to Weed and StuffNews (Hong Kong) The ritual slaughter of 100,000 animals at China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival is abhorrent, cruel, and must be...scmp.com - Luisa Tam Unimaginable that practice is allowed and even celebrated at China’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival, a ‘tradition’ that is only in its 10th year.
Reuters Indiaadded this to WorldBeijing Hackers hit global telecoms in espionage campaign: cyber research firmReuters India - By Ari Rabinovitch and Tova CohenTEL AVIV (Reuters) - Hackers have broken into the systems of more than a dozen global telecoms companies and taken large amounts of personal and corporate data, researchers from a cyber security company
Bloombergadded this to BloombergInfectious Diseases China's Increasing Wealth Is Changing the Way People DieBloomberg - Kanoko Matsuyama Chronic illnesses like stroke, heart problems and lung cancer became the top causes of premature death in China over the last three decades, …
Forbesadded this to TechnologyMetadata Chinese Government Suspected Of Major Hack On 10 Global Phone Companies, ReportsForbes - Zak DoffmanAn Israeli-U.S. cybersecurity firm released a new report on Monday evening, claiming that “nation-state” hackers had compromised the systems of at least ten cellular carriers around the world to steal
Reuters Canadaadded this to TechnologyNokia Nokia not immune to impact of trade war uncertainty, says its China presidentReuters Canada - by Josh HorwitzSHANGHAI (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia Oyj is not immune from the trade war between the United States and China which has caused economic uncertainty, the company's Greater China president said on Tuesday.
VICEProtest China Warns World Leaders: Don't Talk About the Hong Kong ProtestsVICE - David GilbertBeijing issued a severe warning to any world leaders who planned to talk about Hong Kong’s massive protests during this week’s G20 summit: Don’t do it. “Hong Kong is China’s special administrative region.
The Daily TelegraphFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTaiwan Solomon Islands plans Taiwan ties reviewdailytelegraph.com.au The Solomon Islands, one of Taiwan's remaining allies in the Pacific, will send a delegation to study Chinese aid in neighbouring countries as it …
Todayvilleadded this to TodayvilleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMeng Wanzhou Lawyers urge Canada to stop Chinese exec’s extradition to U.S. on fraud chargestodayville.com - The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Defence lawyers for a senior Huawei executive have asked Canada’s foreign affairs minister to stop the extradition process against their …
The Wall Street Journal.Beijing After Struggling to Deliver in China, Carrefour Packs Its BagsThe Wall Street Journal. - Julie WernauFrench company is pulling back as local upstarts seize on the trend toward delivering items directly to customers’ homes BEIJING—Carrefour SA, one of Europe’s largest grocery retailers, is unloading most
MMark Sadded this to MILITARY & WARFAREFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLockheed Martin Lockheed Quietly Developing AIM-260 To Counter Chinese PL-15realcleardefense.com - Steve Trimble DAYTON, Ohio—Lockheed Martin is developing a new air-dominance missile for the U.S. Air Force and Navy with significantly greater range than the …
The Epoch Timesadded this to World NewsSouth China Sea China Deploys Fighter Jets at Island in South China Sea, as US Allies Conduct Naval Exercisestheepochtimes.com - Nicole Hao Satellite images recently revealed that China has deployed at least four of its J-10 mainstay fighter jets on the contested territory of Woody Island …
Reuters UKadded this to World NewsIllinois Jury convicts Illinois man of Chinese graduate student's kidnap-murderReuters - Bob ChiaritoPEORIA, Ill. (Reuters) - An Illinois man who prosecutors described as obsessed with serial killers was found guilty on Monday of the kidnapping and decapitation murder of a Chinese graduate student two
Jasper Ongadded this to InvestmentDji Chinese drones made in America: DJI's plan to win over Trump, Unitedstraitstimes.com WASHINGTON - DJI, the large Chinese drone-maker, is facing mounting security concerns within the Trump administration that its flying machines could …
CCSCadded this to 157AOCT: This WeekDallas, TX China Wins the War: Why I Got Crushed In a Simulated South China Seanationalinterest.org The worst part — the Chinese didn’t even have to use missiles to defeat the Americans. The year is 2016, and two of the U.S. Navy’s latest ships are …
Business (Malaysia) China’s Biggest Startups Ditch Oracle and IBM for Home-Made Techtheedgemarkets.com - www.theedgemarkets.com (June 25): For years, companies like Oracle and International Business Machines invested heavily to build new markets in China for their …
Mark Gu Chenadded this to China Through Untainted LenseMuseums Chinese bowl turned down by museums sells for millionsnine.com.au A bronze bowl that was being used by a family to store tennis balls has sold for $4.8 million Swiss francs ($7m). Experts from Koller Auctions were …
Forbesadded this to TechnologyHome Depot Carrefour Is The Latest Victim Of The China Retail SyndromeForbes - Warren ShoulbergEven as Western importers and wholesalers are dealing with the bizarre world of tariffs and duties, their counterparts on the retail side are continuing to find China an inhospitable world in which to
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Chinese wedding photos - a picture essayThe Guardian - Roman Pilipey/EPAA couple pose for their pre-wedding photos on a street in Beijing Chinese couples used to be satisfied with a single black and white photograph taken on their wedding as a memento of their special day.
Hello Gigglesadded this to hello giggles Chinese massage as a beauty treatment: here's what you need to knowHello Giggles - Bronwyn Isaac Long before before hyper-curated Instagram posts and cost-prohibitive Goop treatments, people around the world have taken a holistic approach to …
inkstoneadded this to InkstoneSkating Chinese grandpa’s a roller-skating kinginkstonenews.com - Yoyo Chow When we’re 88, we want to be as cool as this Chinese grandfather, who was filmed gliding effortlessly on roller skates in Beijing.Watch the video …
Newsmaxadded this to Newsmax FinanceFedEx FedEx Confirms Huawei Mail Ban as 'Mistake,' Reigniting Chinese Irenewsmax.com - Kanishka Singh and Caroline Stauffer and Sijia Jiang FedEx Corp. has apologized for another Huawei delivery "mistake," reigniting Chinese ire and drawing the fire of state media which suggested the U.S. …
Bloombergadded this to Bloomberg TelevisionHuawei Trump Pressured by Congress to Stay Tough on HuaweiBloomberg As U.S. and Chinese officials discuss arrangements for the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 in Osaka, Trump’s apparent plan to …
