75 missing as boats sink in South China Sea typhoon
Beijing (AFP) – More than 70 people were missing after three Chinese boats sank in a powerful typhoon in the South China Sea, state media said on Monday, as Vietnam…
World powers wrangle over Syria resolution at UN
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – US President Barack Obama demanded Tuesday the United Nations take tough action against Syria, as Russia wrangled with the West over how to strip Bashar al-Assad…
Chemical watchdog examines Syria weapons details
DAMASCUS (AFP) – The world’s chemical weapons watchdog has begun on Saturday to examine details of Syria’s chemical arsenal supplied by the regime, as rebels agreed a truce with jihadists…
Novartis probes corruption claims in Chinese press
ZURICH (AFP). Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis has opened an internal inquiry following Chinese press accusations of corruption at its Alcon eye care division. “Alcon does not tolerate activities that are…
China welcomes US-Russia deal on Syria
BEIJING (AFP)China’s foreign minister on Sunday welcomed the deal between the United States and Russia to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons. “The Chinese side welcomes the general agreement between the US…
Jailed China luxury watch official fell into ‘abyss of crime’
A Chinese official branded “Brother Watch” because of his expensive taste in timepieces was on Thursday sentenced to 14 years in jail for corruption, lamenting his fall into the “abyss…
Chinese Government provides 300 million for L400 Lusaka roads
The Chinese Government has provided US$300 million for the construction of 400 km to be constructed in Lusaka under the project dubbed L400. Under the project over 400 km of…