Thailand confirms first MERS case

Thai authorities took nearly four days to confirm the country's first case of Middle East respiratory syndrome, the Health Ministry said on Friday, a time lag likely to raise fears of a further spread of the deadly virus in Asia.

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China, US should shun extreme views

People in the United States see China differently, in three different ways perhaps.

'Left-behind kids' need immediate help

We have heard many tragic stories about China's "left-behind" children, and the tragedy that struck a poor village in Bijie, Southwest China's Guizhou province, earlier this week is particularly overwhelming.

Time for EU to relax control on dual-use exports

Brussels recently entrusted a think tank to seek concrete recommendations on how to develop dual-use technologies to retain Europe's influence and promote its competitiveness.

Stock market bonanza is a worrying sign

Have Chinese shares been flying too high? Or, is the ongoing surge in stock prices just the beginning of a super rally toward a new record?

Merkel calls for emissions goals

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Group of Seven leaders to commit to tough goals to cut greenhouse gases at the final day of their summit in the Bavarian Alps on Monday.

Artificial leg simulates feeling of limb

The world's first artificial leg capable of simulating the feelings of a real limb and fighting phantom pain was unveiled by researchers in Vienna on Monday.

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China helps partners upgrade economies

Premier Li Keqiang signed 67 cooperation agreements worth more than $100 billion during his nine-day visit to Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Chile.

Waste-not-want-not path to green economy

As we sat down for lunch or dinner on World Environment Day on Friday, it was an important time to consider this: one-third of all food produced across the world every year - 300 million tons - is wasted. This waste costs the global economy a staggering $1 trillion a year.

Aquino's ignorance of history rather pathetic

Even if we pardon Philippine President Benigno Aquino III for being "an amateur student of history", we cannot ignore his ignorance. What kind of national leader would liken defensive-by-nature China to Nazi Germany?