Pakistan plans to build several new nuclear reactors: official
Reuters From The Asian Age Pakistan is looking at building at least three to four more big nuclear reactors before 2030. With about one quarter of Pakistan’s population having no access to electricity, the government said late last year that…
Top North Korean defector to testify in Congress
By Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner From Business Insider A top North Korean defector will testify on Capitol Hill as top US officials, including President Donald Trump, are scheduled to visit South Korea in coming days. Thae Yong-ho served as the…
Sir Ronald Sanders: The effect of a strong President Xi in the Caribbean
By Sir Ronald Sanders From WIC News On 24 October, at its 19th Party Congress in Beijing, China’s Communist Party formally elevated President Xi Jinping to the revered status of legendary leaders, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. The Congress wrote…
China says it has freed Swedish bookseller, his whereabouts still unknown
Reuters From Daily Mail UK STOCKHOLM/BEIJING, Oct 24 (Reuters) – A Swedish bookseller detained in China after publishing books on the personal lives of President Xi Jinping and other Communist Party leaders has been released, Chinese authorities said on Tuesday….
UN urges Caribbean to work with China in digital revolution
SANTIAGO, Chile, (CMC) — The executive secretary of the United Nation’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Bárcena has urged the region and China to “advance together” towards the digital revolution and the green economy. “We…
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Russia hopes to launch its own digital currency
By Jon Fingas From engadget Surprise: it wouldn’t be as open as existing cryptocurrencies. Russia has been talking openly about the prospect of creating its own cryptocurrency, and it looks like the country might turn those words into action. Local…
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Caribbean tourism officials urged to target Chinese market
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Officials in the region’s tourism industry have been urged to undertake initiatives that will directly target China’s outbound tourism market. Addressing a session on the “Who are the New Explorers” during the 2017 State of the…
Bitcoin breaches new milestone by smashing past $5,000 mark
From Newsmax Bitcoin surged to a fresh record Thursday as the enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies showed little sign of abating. The world’s largest cryptocurrency rose as much as 8.4 percent and was trading 7.9 percent higher at $5,209 as of 12:34…
China orders telecoms to block personal VPNs by February
By Jon Fingas From engadget It’s getting harder to climb over the Great Firewall. China declared that virtual private networks were illegal back at the start of the year, and now it’s giving telecoms no choice but to fall in…
Flaming meteor streaks
Watch a flaming meteor streak across the night sky in China By Mike Wehner From BGR Citizens in southwestern China who were out and about on Wednesday evening were treated to a spectacular celestial light show thanks to a massive…
