China denies Lunar New Year broadcast with actress in blackface and fake buttocks was racist
By Ben Blanchard, Reuters From Business Insider China said its Lunar New Year broadcast, watched by hundreds of millions, that featured blackface was not racist. China accused the West of trying to divide Africa and China, which it called futile….
Gambling: From ancient Egypt to the 21st Century
Excitement is an inherent attribute of a person and civilization is a whole. Mankind has been playing games where the profit depends on the chance for thousands of years. Some games replace others, but their essence doesn’t change. Games at…
Chinese police are using smart glasses to identify potential suspects
By Jon Russell From TechCrunch China already operates the world’s largest surveillance state with some 170 million CCTV cameras at work, but its line of sight is about to get a new angle thanks to new smart eyewear that is…
China offers better model for LatAm
From Ecns.cn Attack on nation’s policy by U.S. official ‘baseless’ China is taking a mutually beneficial approach to economic cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, while the U.S. is seeking to preserve its dominant position in the region under…
Sure looks like China has a ship-mounted railgun
By Devin Coldewey From TechCrunch Ever since Eraser, everyone wants a railgun. Turns out China is no exception. Some photos posted by Dafeng Cao, a Twitter user who keeps close tabs on Chinese military developments, show a ship-mounted gun that…
Wake up call!
By Marie-Claire Williams From Barbados Today Ex-Governor urges region to go solar A leading regional economist says the Caribbean has been too slow in taking advantage of the renewable energy sector. Delivering the inaugural Confucius lecture at the Errol Barrow…
Monkeys have been successfully cloned in China, but you might not like the reason why
By Mike Wehner From BGR It’s now been over two decades since scientists in Scotland successfully cloned a sheep and named the newborn Dolly. In the years since, the technology that powers cloning has advanced slowly but steadily, and while…
China forum with Latin America, Caribbean to bolster ties
From Xinhua BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — The upcoming second ministerial meeting under the framework of China and the Forum of Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will deepen cooperation and strengthen the complementary relationship between the…
Bitcoin slumps to $10,000, half its peak price, as regulatory fears grow
From Newsmax Bitcoin skidded below $10,000 on Wednesday, halving in value from its peak price, with investors gripped by fears regulators could clamp down on the volatile cryptocurrency that sky-rocketed last year. The price of bitcoin, the world’s biggest and…
F1 Oncology announces development milestone and $10M equity investment
From F1 Oncology Precision medicine-directed trial of AXL and ROR2 targeted conditionally active CAR-T cellular products to enroll patients with refractory, metastatic kidney cancer IMAGE: (PRNewsfoto/F1 Oncology) SHANGHAI and WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — F1 Oncology, Inc.,…





