Taiwan marched out thousands of troops and displayed its most modern military hardware Saturday to spotlight an old but often forgotten claim that its forces, not the Chinese Communists, led
A prominent Chinese lesbian couple held a simple ceremony yesterday to announce their informal marriage, in their latest effort to push for the legalization of same-sex unions in China. The union
Matt Damon, one of China’s favorite Hollywood stars, said yesterday he was overwhelmed at the fans turning up at his hotel in China — not for him but for an ex-boy band singer who
A pilot described by colleagues as nervous and hasty mistakenly throttled down a still-running engine following a glitch with the other engine in an airline crash that killed 43 people
A bus carrying a group of South Koreans fell off a highway bridge in northeastern China, killing 10 passengers and the Chinese driver, officials said yesterday. The accident took place Wednesday
China’s new pledge to curb greenhouse gas emissions means the world’s biggest carbon polluter must make a more aggressive push to install solar and wind power, according to an industry
China needs fundamental reform of its state-dominated financial system to keep economic growth on track, the World Bank said yesterday. The communist government needs to address wasteful investment, over-indebtedness and weak regulation
Hong Kong’s annual march against Chinese rule attracted a fraction of last year’s turnout as democracy activists struggle to muster supporters after a year of protests failed to wrest political
China yesterday passed sweeping new legislation reinforcing government controls over cyberspace in the wake of what it describes as growing threats to Chinese networks and national security. The vaguely worded National
Four days of heavy rain have caused severe flooding in central China, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs said yesterday. The
Transition, a British rock band, this month launched their tour of 21 cities across the Chinese mainland. The three-man band, known as Qianjin Band in Chinese, have already rocked stages
The prime minister of China, the European Union’s No. 2 trading partner, called Monday on Greece and its creditors to reach a last-minute deal that will allow Greece to remain
Accounting for deaths and other losses, membership expanded by 1.1 million members, or 1.3 percent, in 2014 to a total of 87.79 million, the party’s Organization Department said. At the same
A group of 12 large bronze animal heads by China’s dissident artist Ai Weiwei led Phillips’ 18.2 million pound (USD28.6 million) contemporary art evening auction in London. “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,”
James Li was unhappy with his pay as a security guard in Shanghai, so he started driving on weekends for Uber Technologies Inc. He’s almost tripled his pay - in
Investigators in Taiwan were focusing yesterday on the possibility that a cigarette butt or spark caused the blaze that burned more than 500 people at a weekend water park party
Envoys of governments that plan to join a Chinese-led Asian bank endorsed a structure yesterday that gives Beijing the biggest voting stake at the start but no veto power. Each member
China’s central bank announced Saturday the fourth round of interest cuts in seven months and lower deposit-reserve ratios for some banks to lend to small and rural businesses, as Beijing
Rising up from the center of Beijing, not far from the Temple of Heaven, is the loudest voice in the wild east of the Chinese stock market. It’s neither a bank
A fire on a music stage spread into a crowd of spectators at a Saturday night party at a Taiwan water park, injuring more than 500 people, including eight in
Copyright © Macau Daily Times 2008-2022. All Rights Reserved