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How Can Tensions in the Asia Pacific Region Be Addressed?

For: BlufftonToday.com The thriving economies of countries in the Asia Pacific region remain threatened by political tensions that surface every…

7 years ago

Donald Trump Questions Whether US Should Continue One China Policy

Donald Trump has questioned whether the United States should continue its "One China" policy. The 1979 policy has respected China's…

8 years ago

Beijing Becomes Billionaire Capital of the World

Beijing has become the new capital of billionaires after overtaking New York’s long-time position. The Chinese capital has been named…

9 years ago

Gu Kailai Death Sentence Commuted to Life in Prison

A Beijing court has commuted the suspended death sentence of Bo Xilai’s wife, Gu Kailai, to life in prison. The…

9 years ago

Jaycee Chan: Jackie Chan’s son arrested in Beijing on drug-related charges

Jaycee Chan, the 31-year-old son of martial arts star Jackie Chan, has been arrested on drug-related charges, Chinese state media…

10 years ago

John Kerry plays guitar during Beijing visit

US Secretary of State John Kerry played a musician's guitar following a lunch at the Great Hall of the People…

10 years ago

Tiananmen anniversary: Chinese security personnel swamp Beijing’s square

China’s Tiananmen Square has been swamped by security personnel on the 25th anniversary of the Beijing massacre. Foreign journalists were…

10 years ago

Beijing security tightened following Kunming, Urumqi and Guangzhou attacks

Armed police patrol vehicles have been deployed in Beijing following three attacks at transport hubs around the country. The 150…

10 years ago

Missing jet: Stolen passports deepen mystery

One of the most alarming pieces of information to come out of Malaysia Airlines plane mystery is how easy it…

11 years ago

Missing flight MH370: Malaysia Airlines plane may have turned back

Malaysia Airlines plane that has been missing for more than 24 hours may have turned back, radar signals showed. Rescue…

11 years ago

Missing jet: Terrorism concerns as two passengers boarded with stolen passports

According to new reports, US officials are investigating terrorism concerns after revelations that two people apparently boarded the missing Malaysia…

11 years ago

Malaysia Airlines: Asian states search South China Sea for missing jet

South-East Asian states have joined forces to search the South China Sea for the Malaysia Airlines jet missing with 239…

11 years ago

Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 people on board vanishes over South China Sea

A Malaysia Airlines plane vanished on a flight to Beijing, with 239 people on board. The search is under way…

11 years ago

Beijing air pollution at dangerously high levels

Beijing residents have been warned to don air masks and offices and homes to put electric air purifiers on overdrive…

11 years ago

Joe Biden arrives in China amid Air Defense Identification Zone tensions

US Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. His…

11 years ago

Tiananmen car crash suspects detained in China

Chinese police have detained five suspects in connection with Monday's deadly car crash at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, state media report.…

11 years ago

Tiananmen car crash suspects named

Two suspects have been named by Beijing police after a deadly car crash in Tiananmen Square, state media report. The…

11 years ago

Tiananmen car crash kills five people and injures 38 others

At least five people died and 38 others were injured after a vehicle crashed in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Chinese…

11 years ago

Patti Austin cancels Beijing concert following severe asthma attack

Jazz singer Patti Austin has cancelled a concert in Beijing after suffering "a severe asthma attack". A statement on the…

11 years ago

Zhang Lin’s roof-top villa may be demolished

Professor Zhang Lin, who built a rock-covered roof-top villa on top of a Beijing high-rise, may have to demolish his…

11 years ago

China’s economy slows in first quarter of 2013

The Chinese economy, world's second-largest, has slowed and performed worse than many analysts expected in the first quarter of 2013.…

12 years ago

China bird flu outbreak: First case of H7N9 detected in Beijing

Chinese authorities have reported the first case of H7N9 "bird flu" in Beijing after a 7-year-old girl has been hospitalized…

12 years ago

World’s longest high-speed rail route opened in China

China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of…

12 years ago

Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning released from jail after ten years

Chinese dissident Wang Xiaoning, who was convicted of subversion charges with the help of evidence provided by Yahoo, has been…

12 years ago

Apple stops iPhone models sales in China after iPhone 4S launch was disrupted by large crowds

Apple has decided to halt the sale of all iPhone models from its stores in China, after large crowds disrupted…

13 years ago