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Shanghai leads battle against China’s rising mountain of trash
On July 1, Shanghai launched China’s most ambitious garbage separation and recycling programme ever
Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban
Huawei filed suit against the US bill in March, calling it "unconstitutional"
Huawei charm offensive runs into buzzsaw of US charges
The US Justice Department unveiled a raft of charges against Huawei which could see its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou extradited to the US
IMF chief defends rate hikes after Trump slams ‘crazy’ Fed
Donald Trump has blamed US Federal Reserve policies for contributing to financial market turmoil
As eSports grow, Chinese teams make themselves at home
Specially designed eSports arenas are appearing in the United States and China. But the LPL’s "home stadiums" put China ahead of the curve
Bad rap: Chinese fans fear crackdown on hip hop
China’s emerging hip hop subculture seemed destined to run afoul of the Communist Party, which has dramatically tightened its grip on free expression
Malaysia PM Razak faces $700m question
Najib Razak has refused to answer questions about vast sums of money paid into his personal bank accounts, in the country’s biggest political scandal.
Seismic changes? Blame the Three Gorges Dam
The Chinese government has long held up the world’s largest hydroelectric project as a symbol of its engineering prowess.
China slams Nobel committee ‘clowns’ ahead of ceremony
China unleashed a fresh diatribe on Tuesday ahead of the ceremony honouring Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo.
Golfers see ‘exciting’ time with Woods dethroned
Lee Westwood’s ousting of American superstar Tiger Woods as world number one has injected new excitement into a suddenly wide-open golf landscape.
With Twitter blocked, Chinese micro-blogging thrives
When a huge mudslide swamped a Chinese town in August, word first reached the world thanks to a digital camera-wielding micro-blogger.
China rejects fence-mending meeting with Japan
China on Tuesday ruled out prospects for fence-mending talks between its premier and Japan’s leader this week.
SA, China work towards strengthening ties
President Jacob Zuma met his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday for talks aimed at broadening the relationship between Beijing and SA.
China flood toll tops 700 with conditions set to worsen
Flooding in China that has killed more than 700 people this year and inundated countless communities looks set to worsen.
Quake in remote China region kills 400
A strong earthquake hit a remote mountainous area of China on Wednesday, killing about 400 people and injuring thousands.