Alipay Now Available for Foreign Tourists Visiting China
HANGZHOU (Xinhua) — Short-term overseas visitors can now use mobile payments on the Chinese mainland, China's leading mobile payment company Alipay backed by Alibaba announced on Tuesday.
US: Saudis Recruited Twitter Workers to Spy on Critics
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Saudi Arabia, frustrated by growing criticism of its leaders and policies on social media, recruited two Twitter employees to spy on thousands of accounts that included prominent opponents, prosecutors alleged Wednesday.
DNA Study Reveals How Tibetans Adapt to High Altitude
BEIJING (Xinhua) — Chinese researchers have released the first high-quality genome of Tibetan people, revealing the genetic mechanism that may play an important role in human adaption to extreme environments such as high altitude.
Europeans Look to China as Global Partner, Shun Trump’s US
PARIS (AP) — When France’s president wants to carry European concerns to the world stage to find solutions for climate change, trade tensions or Iran’s nuclear ambitions, he no longer calls Washington. He flies to Beijing.
AP Reporter Recounts Covering Fall of Berlin Wall in 1989
BERLIN (AP) — After months of overtime writing about upheaval and protests in East Germany, AP’s Frieder Reimold settled in on Nov. 9, 1989, to watch a televised evening briefing by Guenter Schabowski, a member of the Communist country’s Politburo.
Pro-Beijing Lawmaker Stabbed While Campaigning in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — An anti-government supporter stabbed and wounded a pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker who was campaigning for local elections Wednesday, police said, marking another escalation in five months of protests demanding political reforms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
China Proposes Plan to Explore Asteroid, Comet
XIAMEN (Xinhua) — Chinese space engineers are tackling the key technologies needed to explore a near-Earth asteroid and a main-belt comet with one space probe.
Mexican Drug Cartel Gunmen Kill 9 US Citizens in an Ambush
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering six children and three women — all U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico — in a grisly attack that left one vehicle a burned-out, bullet-riddled hulk, authorities said Tuesday.
Xi Says He Has ‘High Degree of Trust’ in Hong Kong’s Lam
SHANGHAI (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping on Monday met with Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam, who is in Shanghai for the second China International Import Expo.
Chile Protests Resume, Demonstrations Crimp Economic Growth
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Thousands of Chileans took to the streets again Monday to demand better social services, some clashing with police, as protesters demanded an end to economic inequality even as the government announced that weeks of demonstrations are hurting the country’s economic growth.
