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Beijing Archbishop Li Shan gets a coadjutor, Zhen Xuebin Set for Friday, 25 October, the ordination in the Chinese capital becomes the first appointment (in agreement with Rome) after the renewal of the Agreement on episcopal appointments, expected i... [1]

TOKYO -- More Chinese are migrating to Japan than ever before, with many driven by a "search for freedom." The easing of requirements for obtaining visas has made it possible for wealthy and middle-income Chinese to more easily move to Japan, and the... [2]

Chinese-Cambodian ‍businessman Chen Zhi's arrest ‍and extradition to ‍China this week marked a stunning fall for a young tycoon accused of running a brutal online scam and money laundering operation. [3]

Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng convicted on subversion charges Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) – A People’s Court in Beijing has found Gao Zhisheng, a well-known human rights lawyer, guilty of “inciting subversion of state power,” said two lawyers hire... [4]

Burmese President Thein Sein arrived in Japan on Friday to further enhance the military-dominated nation’s renaissance on the world stage and negotiate the waiving of US $3.7 billion of outstanding debt. [5]

LifeSister Gao is YouTube's breakout Chinese cookery star Her motherly tone and familiar dishes have comforted expats during coronavirus lockdown YouTube star Xiaogao Jie, or Sister Gao, invites viewers to make cold noodles. [6]

BOTEN, Laos -- If you want to eat in the northern Lao town of Boten on the border with China, you better have some yuan on you. [7]

Ted Tanaka is general manager of the renewable fuels business unit of Japanese trading house Itochu. Peter Zonneveld is vice president for renewable road transport in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region for Finnish renewable fuel refiner Neste. [8]

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[1] MM asianews.it · 85% match

Beijing Archbishop Li Shan gets a coadjutor, Zhen Xuebin

Beijing Archbishop Li Shan gets a coadjutor, Zhen Xuebin Set for Friday, 25 October, the ordination in the Chinese capital becomes the first appointment (in agreement with Rome) after the renewal of the Agreement on episcopal appointments, expected i

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-08 · 30% match

NIKKEI Film: Chinese migrate to Japan for education - Nikkei Asia

TOKYO -- More Chinese are migrating to Japan than ever before, with many driven by a "search for freedom." The easing of requirements for obtaining visas has made it possible for wealthy and middle-income Chinese to more easily move to Japan, and the

[3] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 38% match

Who is Chen Zhi, the young tycoon accused of running global cyber scams?

Chinese-Cambodian ‍businessman Chen Zhi's arrest ‍and extradition to ‍China this week marked a stunning fall for a young tycoon accused of running a brutal online scam and money laundering operation.

[4] MM asianews.it · 43% match

Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng convicted on subversion charges

Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng convicted on subversion charges Beijing (AsiaNews/Agencies) – A People’s Court in Beijing has found Gao Zhisheng, a well-known human rights lawyer, guilty of “inciting subversion of state power,” said two lawyers hire

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-04-20 · 34% match

Thein Sein Seeks $3.7bn Debt Waiver in Japan

Burmese President Thein Sein arrived in Japan on Friday to further enhance the military-dominated nation’s renaissance on the world stage and negotiate the waiving of US $3.7 billion of outstanding debt.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-07-10 · 32% match

Sister Gao is YouTube's breakout Chinese cookery star

LifeSister Gao is YouTube's breakout Chinese cookery star Her motherly tone and familiar dishes have comforted expats during coronavirus lockdown YouTube star Xiaogao Jie, or Sister Gao, invites viewers to make cold noodles.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-11-27 · 31% match

Thriving on China's Belt and Road, Laos border town ditches kip for yuan - Nikkei Asia

BOTEN, Laos -- If you want to eat in the northern Lao town of Boten on the border with China, you better have some yuan on you.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-08-03 · 31% match

Japan cannot count just on EVs to clean up its transport emissions

Ted Tanaka is general manager of the renewable fuels business unit of Japanese trading house Itochu. Peter Zonneveld is vice president for renewable road transport in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region for Finnish renewable fuel refiner Neste.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-04-14 · 30% match

China video app Douyin aims to prevent net addiction among youth

CaixinChina video app Douyin aims to prevent net addiction among youth Company fined in January for 'obscene, pornographic and vulgar' content The app, with 600 million daily active users, has long been criticized for vulgar content inappropriate for

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-12-27 · 30% match

Why China's social relief efforts have fallen short

In 2007, Guan Xinping, a professor at Nankai University, visited Beijing to participate for the first time in discussions for legislation on China's social assistance system, a comprehensive welfare plan to ensure all citizens' basic living standards

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