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  • History in eight splendid stories

    2016-07-08 09:10

    Like the bow of a great ship, it sits there at the corner of two Shanghai streets that form a 30-degree apex where they meet, rising eight stories high.

  • Young scholars counter court action

    2016-07-08 08:07

    After studying international law for 11 years, 29-year-old Chinese student Peng Qinxuan is due to obtain her doctorate soon in the Netherlands, which hosts the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the International Court of Justice.

  • Let cooler heads prevail on sea: observers

    2016-07-08 08:07

    Some US observers say they agreed with what former state councilor Dai Bingguo emphasized in a speech, that China and the United States should turn down the heat on the South China Sea issue.

  • Tribunal has no jurisdiction, academic says

    2016-07-08 09:11

    An arbitration tribunal would be wrong to decide in the Philippines' favor over claims it has brought unilaterally against China regarding territory in the South China Sea, according to a professor at Oxford University.

  • African leader backs Beijing

    2016-07-08 09:11

    The Republic of the Congo has joined the list of more than 60 nations that have publicly voiced their support for China in an arbitration case on South China Sea issues.

  • Arbitration ruling will harm world order

    2016-07-08 08:07

    China is defending not only its territorial sovereignty but also world peace and stability in its fight against the arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines on the South China Sea issue.

  • How will Duterte handle the hot potato?

    2016-07-08 08:07

    Benigno Aquino III has left a hot potato for his successor, Rodrigo Duterte, who took office as the 16th president of the Philippines on June 30.

  • A star is gone

    2016-07-02 06:56

    The British public shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union on June 23, leaving markets reeling, the pound plunging, and the UK's trading partners asking: "What does this mean for us?"

  • Agatha Christie's fans add compelling new twist

    2016-07-02 06:56

    Like many top criminals, she has a string of aliases. Call her Lady Mallowan, Mary Westmacott, Ajiasha Kelisidi or plain, old Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, and in so doing you will have figured it was "she who done it".

  • Brexit spawns investment opportunities

    2016-07-02 06:56

    Britain's decision to leave the European Union came as a major surprise to leading figures in China's business community and led to a major sell-off on the Chinese stock exchanges in the immediate aftermath.

  • London's RMB center role to be under close scrutiny

    2016-07-02 06:56

    Brexit's impact on London's status as a key European renminbi center is subject to further study and observation, analysts say, as financial institutions keep a close eye on Britain's upcoming negotiations with the European Union.

  • Brexit vote could boost UK tourism

    2016-07-02 06:56

    Tourism experts say more Chinese visitors are likely to travel to Britain now as a result of a weaker pound brought about by the vote to exit the European Union.

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  • Group a building block for Africa

    An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.
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