QR code made out of 130,000 carefully trimmed trees needs to be scanned from the sky
BY YVETTE TAN From Mashable People in China are really, really into QR codes. A village in northern China has created a giant QR code made of intricately trimmed trees, in an effort to boost local tourism. The Xilinshui village…
China has the tools to cripple North Korea’s economy — here’s why it won’t
By Joe Mcdonald, Associated Press From Business Insider BEIJING (AP) — China has the economic tools to pressure North Korea but fears pushing Kim Jong Un’s government so hard it collapses. Though China has long been the North’s main trading…
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The 10 most important things in the world right now
From Business Insider Australia 1. Texas and Louisiana begin long recovery from catastrophic flooding as the remnants of Hurricane Harvey move northeast. The worst of the storm was over by Thursday, but recovery efforts are expected to take months, if…
China makes inroads in Caribbean nations through aid, trade
A commentary by Dan Southerland From RFA In the United States, when we think of the Caribbean Sea, many of us think of beaches and wonderful music. The music and the beaches still thrive. But a new Caribbean is emerging,…
ZTO expands fresh produce delivery services
SHANGHAI, Aug. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ZTO) (“ZTO” or the “Company”), a leading express delivery company in China”), today announced that it has expanded its fresh produce delivery services with the addition of two high-speed…
China Biologic Products Redomicile from Delaware to the Cayman Islands
From Davis Polk Davis Polk advised China Biologic Products, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company, in connection with its change of domicile from Delaware to the Cayman Islands by its merging with and into China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned…
The Plug-in house
This $10,000 tiny home can be built with a single tool in less than a day By Leanna Garfield From Business Insider Mrs. Fan and her Plug-in House in Changchun Jie, China.People’s Architecture Office Homes can be expensive in Beijing,…
Trump moving toward hard line with China on North Korea crisis
From Newsmax Donald Trump is grappling with the limits of his strategy to rely on China to get North Korea to limit its nuclear and ICBM programs following Kim Jong Un’s July 4 test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The…
China: defense budget to rise by about 7% in 2017
By The Associated Press From Caribbean Business BEIJING — China will raise its defense budget by about 7 percent this year, a government spokeswoman said Saturday, continuing a trend of lowered growth amid a slowing economy despite regional tensions over…
‘S. China Sea is not Caribbean’: Chinese media slams ‘reckless’ US behavior in disputed waters
From RT Washington’s attempts to militarize the South China Sea and “tame the Chinese dragon” would see Beijing deploying weapons systems in the contested area, a state-run newspaper wrote in an op-ed addressed to the US military brass. The article…
