NASA vows to review ban on Chinese astronomersThe US space agency Thursday vowed to reconsider the applications of Chinese scientists who were denied access to a NASA conference on security grounds.
11 October 2013
Traditional computer sales eroded by love of tabletsIndustry trackers on Wednesday reported that sales of traditional personal computers continued to wither in the recently ended quarter as tastes shifted to tablets.
11 October 2013
Kashagan oil may be partially supplied to ChinaEvery participant of the consortium has a right to sell oil individually and, thus, the route, destination and prices depend on the participants of the consortium working at Kashagan: Minister.
10 October 2013
'Pitiful' US infighting threatens world: Chinese mediaChinese state media hit out at US lawmakers Thursday, a week ahead of a potential US default, urging them to "stop manufacturing crises" that threaten the global economy.
10 October 2013
NASA ban on Chinese scientists 'inaccurate': lawmakerA controversial decision by NASA to bar Chinese scientists from a conference on exoplanets next month was deemed "inaccurate" Tuesday by the US congressman who wrote the law.
Obama's 'missed opportunity' as China flexes musclesMost Asia-Pacific leaders, themselves blooded in political trench warfare, sympathise with US President Barack Obama's unwillingness to desert his Washington fox-hole.
09 October 2013
China police fire on Tibetan protesters: rights groupsChinese police opened fire on a group of protesters in Tibet, injuring 60, overseas rights organisations said Wednesday, in the latest flare-up over the authorities' tight control of the region.
09 October 2013
China official sacked for extravagant wedding: mediaA low-ranking official in Beijing was sacked for hosting a lavish wedding banquet, Chinese state media said, becoming the latest target of a high-profile official crackdown on corruption and waste.
09 October 2013
Third string of Kazakhstan-China pipeline to be launched in 2016We currently transport over 63 billion cubic meters of gas to China via two strings of this pipeline. Construction of the third string has started and it is scheduled to be launched in 2016: Sauat Mynbayev.
Typhoon Fitow slams into ChinaTyphoon Fitow barrelled into China's east coast early Monday, packing winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour after hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated.
07 October 2013
Young artists shine at Hong Kong contemporary art showWith artwork sprawled on queen-sized beds, hung in front of television sets and even placed on toilet counters, Hong Kong's Asia Contemporary Art Show has an unusual take on what constitutes an art gallery.
Flights cancelled as typhoon nears Japan's OkinawaPowerful Typhoon Fitow is expected to hit Japan's southern island chain of Okinawa on Saturday, with domestic and international flights to and from the islands cancelled.
05 October 2013
China's e-cigarette inventor fights for financial rewardsThe Chinese inventor who dreamed up the electronic cigarette in a nicotine-induced vision says that despite its global popularity, copycat versions and legal disputes mean he has battled to cash in on his creation.
Nearly 9 in 10 kids in China know cigarette logos: studyNearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.