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As China's Coal Mines Close, Miners Are Becoming Bolder In Voicing Demands

9:37am March 14, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

State-run coal mines are shutting down in China's rust belt. Facing layoffs, miners are worried about their future — and in the absence of labor unions, are organizing to demand better treatment.

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Trucks carry parts to set up the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system at the Osan Air Base on March 6 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.

U.S. Fast-Tracks Missile Defense System To South Korea, Drawing China's Ire

8:16am March 09, 2017

The THAAD missile defense system will go up in South Korea to help defend against North Korea's missile program. But it's causing a geopolitical tussle.

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Computer screens show some of the Trump trademarks approved by China.

China OKs 38 Trump Trademarks; Critics Say It Violates Emoluments Clause

5:28pm March 08, 2017

by Marilyn Geewax

The Chinese Trademark Office had denied Trump those naming rights for a decade even as Chinese-owned businesses used his name without paying licensing fees.

The Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing in 2016. The Chinese government has released its first paper on cyber policy, which defends state control of Internet access in the country.

China Describes Its Vision Of Government-Controlled Internet

4:42pm March 02, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

In its first cyber policy paper, the Chinese government emphasize the idea that each country should govern the Internet as it sees fit, and insisted that the Internet in China is "fully open."

Vietnam's textile industry — and local markets like this one near the border with China — could benefit from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

Minus The U.S., Asian Economic Powers Meet To Form Trade Deal

8:52am February 27, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, seen as China's response to the rival TPP, has benefited from a shift in American politics.

In this 2014 photo, two Siberian tigers rest beside a gamekeeper's vehicle at the Harbin Siberian Tiger Park in China's Heilongjiang province.

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The Problem With That Video Of Tigers Squaring Off With A Drone

4:44pm February 24, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The enclosure in China's Heilongjiang province, where the drone video was filmed, has been accused of keeping animals in "deplorable conditions."

Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seen here in a May 2001 file photo, was alleged assassinated at the Kuala Lumpur airport last week.

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China Monitors Assassination Probe Of North Korean Kim Jong Nam

12:16pm February 20, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

China is debating how to react to the death of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother of North Korea's leader. Some think that the dead man could potentially have headed a more China-friendly North Korean regime.

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Inside Beijing's Gao'antun incinerator plant, garbage piles past the 25-meter (82-ft.) mark inside an arena-sized garbage container where engineers operate giant claws to sift through it.

The Burning Problem Of China's Garbage

11:48am February 20, 2017

by Rob Schmitz

China produces 520,000 tons of garbage a day. To get rid of it, the government favors burning it, which harms the environment. One answer: sorting garbage and recycling. But that's proved challenging.

Workers load coal onto rail cars during snowfall at a railway station in Jiujiang, China, last year.

China Suspends Coal Imports From North Korea, Dealing A Blow To Pyongyang

2:51pm February 18, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

China's commerce ministry announced Saturday it will be freezing imports through the end of the year. North Korea, which does 90 percent of its business with China, relies on coal as its No. 1 export.

China Grants Trump A Valuable Trademark Registration

2:17pm February 16, 2017

by Jackie Northam

For years, President Trump has been seeking to expand his trademark registrations in China. This week, he won a case. But ethics experts say that raises questions about conflict of interest.