Chinese Senior Official Gets 16 Years for Bribery, Insider Trading
DALIAN (Xinhua) — Bai Xiangqun, former vice chairman of the government of northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was sentenced to 16 years in prison by the Intermediate People's Court of Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning Province Thursday.
In Time for Halloween, US Museum Holds Creepiest Doll Contest
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota museum has turned its creepiest dolls loose just in time for Halloween.
KFC Launches Calligraphy-Themed Restaurant in China
CHANGSHA (Xinhua) — International fast-food chain KFC on Tuesday launched a "Nvshu" themed restaurant in China to preserve this rare Chinese syllabic script used exclusively amongst women in certain areas.
Fans at Rockets Opener Show Support for Hong Kong Protesters
HOUSTON (AP) — A group of 30 fans at the Houston Rockets’ season opener against Milwaukee held signs and wore shirts in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong on Thursday night.
Tesla’s Shanghai Factory Begins Production Ahead of Schedule
SHANGHAI (Xinhua) — Tesla's gigafactory in Shanghai, which took less than 10 months to build, has started trial production ahead of schedule, the automaker said in its third-quarter earnings report.
Probe Expands Into Deaths of 39 Chinese in Truck Near UK Port
LONDON (AP) — British police expanded an investigation into one of the country’s deadliest cases of human smuggling after 39 people were found dead in a refrigerated container truck near an English port. Essex police said the victims were believed to be from China, though its embassy said their nationalities were still being verified.
Hundreds Besiege Police Dept. to Seek Road Rage Man Who ‘Insults Thailand’
BANGKOK — A man whose incoherent rant prompted a massive outrage on social media that spilled into a real-life protest apologized Thursday for his inflammatory words.
Chinese Scientists’ Pursuit of Cosmic Rays Opens Windows on Universe
BEIJING (Xinhua) — In the wilderness of Daocheng, southwest China's Sichuan Province, 4,400 meters above sea level, Chinese scientists are constructing a cosmic ray observation station on an area equivalent to 200 soccer fields.
Will ‘Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo’ do Series Debut?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The “Baby Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo” earworm might just be coming to a World Series near you, if Washington Nationals backup outfielder Gerardo Parra heads to the plate during one of his team’s home games against the Houston Astros.
Grim Find: 39 Dead in One of UK’s Worst Trafficking Cases
GRAYS, England (AP) — Authorities found 39 people dead in a truck in an industrial park in England on Wednesday and arrested the driver on suspicion of murder in one of Britain’s worst human-smuggling tragedies.
