Condemning some of the oversized, outlandish and bizarre constructions across the country, the Chinese government on Sunday issued a new directive that bans all such "weird" architecture.
China's National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Feb. 22, Monday, that the country will shut down over 1,000 coal mines, having a combined capacity of 60 million tons, with a view to slash about 500 million tons of superfluous coal production out of the market within the next five years.
Chinese health authorities are now on heightened alert after the country registered its third case of the Zika virus in Zhejiang Province.
Almost 50 boxing matches have been held in a pub in China's Sichuan Province since it opened in November, China Daily reported. Its 10-square-meter cage is a weekend sanctuary for lawyers, students and cab drivers, who are itching to blow off some steam and fight each other.
The Chinese government is introducing new policies to address foreigners’ concerns regarding the permanent residents’ permit, a piece of documentation that has been notoriously difficult to obtain, according to an article by China Daily.
Eradicating illegal activities and transforming the equity market into a more market-oriented place are two daunting tasks that the newly appointed security chief, Liu Shiyu, faces, China Daily reported.
More than 15,000 people came to Cadman Plaza, just outside the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, on Saturday, Feb. 20, to protest the conviction of police officer Peter Liang on manslaughter charges, in relation to Akai Gurley’s death in the 2014 accidental shooting incident.
Pope Francis has urged everyone concerned to abolish death penalty from the face of the world. Addressing devotees gathered in St. Peter's Square Sunday, the head of the Catholic Church said, "The commandment, 'Thou shalt not kill,' has absolute value, and concerns both the innocent and the guilty."
The girlfriend of Akai Gurley has filed a $200,000 lawsuit on Wednesday, Feb. 17, against convicted former NYPD officer Peter Liang and the city itself, according to a report by the New York Post.
Top economists warned during a meeting of the 2016 National Governors Association Winter Meeting Saturday that the United State is likely to face a recession in the near future. Gail Fosler, president of Fosler Group, told the meeting attended by over 30 Governors from across the country that there was 100 percent chance of the country being hit by an economic slump in between now and 2018.
Beijing may soon have a network of “ventilation corridors” to facilitate air flow and ease the city’s worsening air pollution, municipal authorities told Xinhua on Saturday.
Approximately 5,000 people staged a demonstration in San Francisco Saturday to protest against the conviction of a New York policeman of Chinese descent for accidental shooting to death of a 28-year-old black man more than one year ago.
President Xi Jinping visited three Beijing-based state news organizations on Friday morning.
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology plans to introduce a new rule which will ban all foreign companies, including Chinese companies with foreign investment, from publishing anything online in China, effective from March.
The People's Republic of China expressed anger over plans to change the name of a Washington, D.C., street (where the Chinese Embassy is) to Liu Xiaobo. Liu is currently imprisoned in China for challenging communism.
