China and the Solomon Islands on Monday signed a deal on police cooperation as part of an upgrade of their relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership,” four years after the Pacific nation switched ties from Taiwan to China. The police cooperation pact was among nine deals signed after Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare met … Read more
Hong Kong TheStarsHub — Last year, the world watched closely as China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi of India and other world leaders within a Moscow-friendly group gathered in the Uzbek city of Samarkand for a high-profile, two-day summit. The spotlight was on how each of the attending leaders interacted with Putin – … Read more
Hong Kong TheStarsHub — Beijing’s temperature soared above 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) Thursday, setting a new record for the capital’s hottest day in June, as millions across heavily populated northeast China endure heat wave conditions forecast to stretch into the weekend. Thursday’s high of 41.1 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) broke the previous … Read more
Story highlights March organizers say they expect around 100,000 people to attend Rally comes two weeks after a controversial electoral reform bill was voted down Pro-democracy lawmakers hope a large turnout will pressure the government to reopen dialogue on political reform Hong Kong TheStarsHub — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers are hoping heightened political tensions in … Read more
TheStarsHub — Giant panda Ya Ya has become an internet sensation again after Chinese state media showed images of her arriving at her new home in Beijing on Sunday, following an end to her quarantine since returning from the United States. On Weibo, China’s heavily restricted version of Twitter, a hashtag tracking Ya Ya’s return … Read more
China Power | Environment | East Asia The urban poor living away from the city center are the most likely to suffer under extreme heat – and also the ones most likely to face it. Advertisement The temperature in Beijing tipped into the 30s this week, hitting a high of 35 degrees Celsius today in a city that is … Read more