Coloured crockery is to be introduced at Solent’s community hospitals after trials showed it cut food waste by 20 per cent. The dramatic reduction – caused simply by switching from traditional ...

Since China began to open up and reform its economy in 1978, GDP growth has averaged over 9 percent a year, and more than 800 million people have lifted themselves out of poverty. There have also been ...

In a 2012 article published in The Diplomat, Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins claim “China seeks to develop a ‘blue water’ navy in the years to come—but one that is more ‘regional ...

In China from very early times, men have been seen as the core of the family. The ancestors to whom a Shang or Zhou dynasty king made sacrifices were his patrilineal ancestors, that is, his ancestors ...

After the election, especially if Mr Trump wins, attention in China will focus on a gathering of officials in Beijing three days later on November 8th. The standing committee of the country’s ...

The number of foreign visitors to China surged by 129.9 percent year-on-year to 17.25 million from January to July this year, thanks to a series of measures facilitating the entry of foreigners ...

Nigel Pickford has spent a lifetime searching for sunken treasure—without leaving dry land.

In stimulus signal, China’s top legislature mulls debt swap plan on first day China’s top legislative body is reviewing local debt swaps on the first day of its session, suggesting more fiscal ...

Unfortunately, the economic choices China is making look set to promote greater repression at home and increased tension with neighbors and trading partners around the world.

BEIJING, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Four of China's biggest state-owned banks announced cuts on Saturday to existing mortgage rates starting on Oct. 25, as the authorities ramp up efforts to stimulate the ...

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