Taiwan braces for arrival of Typhoon Soudelor
Taiwanese businesses and schools were closing early Friday as Typhoon Soudelor moved slowly westward toward the island, bringing heavy rain and winds. As of 1:15 p.m. local time, the storm...
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Hong Kong court issues order to remove protesters from streets
Setting up what looked to be a final showdown between Hong Kong government authorities and the pro-democracy protesters who have occupied streets for nearly 10 weeks, a court has issued...
In Hong Kong, the revolution will be catered
Protesters showing up for Hong Kong's "umbrella revolution" without the eponymous accessory to shield themselves from rain, sun and tear gas need not fear — they can grab one of...
North Korea says jailed California man sought to be ‘second Snowden’
The California man who was sentenced to prison in North Korea last week deliberately sought to get arrested so he could meet another American imprisoned in the country, negotiate for...
China’s battle plans in war on air pollution under scrutiny
Last fall, 29-year-old Fang Da, an entrepreneur and cycling enthusiast, suddenly found himself in the midst of a coughing fit after biking near his home in Hangzhou, in eastern China....
China dismisses U.S. protest over airborne encounter
China's Defense Ministry on Saturday acknowledged an encounter between a Chinese fighter jet and a U.S. Navy aircraft in recent days but rejected as "totally groundless" Pentagon assertions that the...
‘Extremely rare’ panda triplets born in China
Among panda-lovers, it doesn't take much to set off pandemonium. Tuesday was a banner day for admirers of the rare black-and-white mammals as a zoo in southern China announced that...
China silent on deadly knife attack in Kunming railway station
BEIJING— On the first Sunday of March, China awoke to sickening news: Black-clad attackers with knives had hacked through crowds at the train station in the southern city of Kunming,...
Attackers in China had sought to leave country, says party chief
BEIJING – The eight knife-wielding attackers who went on a deadly rampage in a southwestern China train station had tried to leave the country several times but were unable to...