People have begun associating the European Union more with the migration crisis, terrorist attacks and the lackluster economic recovery than as an economic union. Now with the second-largest EU economy, the United Kingdom, voting to leave the union, two years of intricate and intense negotiations lie ahead, posing an existential challenge to the European integration project.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea reportedly launched a submarine-based ballistic missile on Saturday. The launch came a day after Seoul and Washington jointly announced their decision to deploy the US-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in the Republic of Korea to "better tackle the DPRK's nuclear and missile threats".
Curiously enough, there seems to be a shared belief that the upcoming ruling from a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, due Tuesday, will be a win for Manila, a loss for Beijing.
Five white police officers were killed and seven other people were wounded in an attack by a gunman during a protest rally in Dallas, the United States, against police brutality toward African-Americans.
A 60-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN CHANGSHA, Central China's Hunan province, was reportedly buried alive when the local authorities forcibly demolished her home. Local officials repeatedly turn a blind eye to the law when it comes to forced demolitions, says Beijing News:
AT A NEWS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY, Xin Changxing, vice-minister of human resources and social security, said that pay rises should be slowed to keep the nation competitive. Beijing Youth Daily comments:
A REPORT by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences advises the government to collect real estate tax. Is it the right time to collect such tax? No, says Beijing Times:
After the Philippines filed a case in The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration against China in the South China Sea dispute, Beijing has made it clear that it would neither participate in nor accept the ruling of the arbitral tribunal. But despite the extensive international support it has received, Beijing's "non-participation and non-acceptance" stance has been criticized by some Western countries.
Climate variability is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as droughts and floods. Linked to El Ni?o, the recent floods in Central and Southern China are a reminder to the negative impacts of climate change - it is feared the floods are the worst in decades.
Has it ever occurred to you that sending or receiving hongbao (red envelopes) through WeChat could be a crime?
The UK government released the report on the results of the inquiry into the Iraq War last week, which was scathing of the military intervention into Iraq by the United States and the United Kingdom in 2003.
Chinese internet firm LeEco Holdings Co Ltd is ready to sell smartphones and TV sets in the United States after the rapidly rising company purchased a 20.23-hectare development site in Santa Clara, California.
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