Xi Jinping may remain President of China until his death. The Communist Party wants to delete the provision in the constitution that states that a leader can only serve two five-year terms, as was announced yesterday.
The European Union expects China to release the Swedish-Chinese bookseller Gui Minhai so that he can be reunited with his wife and daughter. Beijing must allow consular and medical assistance from Sweden, according to the EU foreign service.
Something different than cow Hermien: in Hong Kong a huge wild boar was spotted that was burrowing between the trash in search of food for his offspring.
In a bus accident in Hong Kong, at least nineteen people were killed and forty wounded. Because of the unknown cause the double-decker ended up on his side.
The Japanese stock market rose somewhat on Wednesday after the heavy exchange losses in the past two trading days.
Hong Kong forbids the sale of ivory by 2021. The semi-autonomous state is seen together with China as the largest market in elephant ivory.
A former agent of the American intelligence service CIA was arrested at JFK airfield in New York. He is accused of illegally possessing very secret information, according to the US Department of Justice.
The Iranian tanker, which sank on Sunday after a collision in the East China Sea last week, is leaking oil. Around the ship, the Sanchi, an oil slick of ten square kilometers has already emerged, according to Chinese state television.
An Iranian tanker that caught fire on January 6 in the East China Sea after a collision with another ship, finally sunk Sunday. The ship, the Sanchi, went down quite suddenly around noon, reported the Chinese state television.
An Asian supplier of shared bicycles is forced to leave Brussels, Lille and Reims after a few months. Gobee.bike announced that 80 to 90 percent of the bikes were stolen or damaged there.
An explosion has occurred on the tanker Sanchi. The oil tanker was on fire since Saturday after being bombarded with a grain ship from Hong Kong. The blast occurred when rescue workers tried to fight the fire with foam.
The search for the disappeared passengers of the oil tanker Sanchi is hampered by the bad weather in the East China Sea. 31 sailors are still missing.
A United Airlines plane had to make a stopover in Anchorage in the US on Thursday night because of a passenger who behaved rather peculiarly. The man smeared poop everywhere. He had also pulled off his t-shirt and tried to put it in a toilet bowl.
The Chinese government denies accusations from the United States that it has illegally supplied fuel to North Korea. President Donald Trump accused China of this Thursday. 'Very disappointed that China allows oil to be delivered to North Korea,' the US president tweeted.
The South Korean authorities have inspected a ship that would have supplied fuel to a North Korean vessel in international waters. The crew therefore violated a resolution of the UN Security Council that forbids such transfers.
A Chinese climber, who is extremely popular in China, appears to have died during one of his life-threatening stunts. Wu Yongning (26) became known in China with films on social media showing how he climbs skyscrapers without a security cord.
A large oval diamond known as the 'Pink Promise' was auctioned in Hong Kong for 26.9 million euros. The 14,93 carat diamond was sold to an anonymous private collector, which is 1.80 million per carat.
Four outlawed parliamentarians from Hong Kong have to pay a substantial additional tax. The advocates for more democracy had to leave the legislative assembly in the city at the behest of the court after nine months.
Auction house Christie \u0026 # x27; s the estate of David and Peggy Rockefeller next spring in New York under the hammer. For sale come a Picasso, a Matisse and a Monet, according to a spokeswoman against the ANP. The proceeds are for ten good causes.
The 19-year-old Giselle has sold her virginity for 2.5 million euros to a businessman. He defeated a Hollywood star and a Russian politician who, according to the American woman, were also in the running. 'This is a dream that is fulfilled.'
The missing British TV maker and adventurer Benedict Allen is 'alive and well' seen in the vicinity of a runway in Papua New Guinea.
The political role of the Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace Marufu, seems to be playing when soldiers set aside the 93-year-old president. The 52-year-old Grace seemed to be the leader in the country of disobedience as future deputy of her ruling spouse since 1980.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has a house arrest. Possibly, the African dictator is currently in his peperdure palace in Borrowdale district of Harare.
An experienced television maker and adventurer who made six documentaries for the BBC is missing in Papua New Guinea. There he searched, without phone or GPS, to a mysterious tribe that has no contact with the outside world.
Thousands of Christians in a desolate area in southeast China have to replace their images of Jesus in the living room for a photo of President Xi Jinping. The exchange is a prerequisite for government to be eligible for poverty reduction.
A Chinese cook on the internet using office supplies is a hit in South-East Asia. The 23-year-old 'office chef' from Hong Kong has begun itself this year as Ms. Yeah presented and has become a big success.
Mocking their national anthem, Chinese can now come to the cell in fifteen days. The Chinese National People's Congress (NPC) has approved a law to protect the 'dignity' of the 'Volunteer Mars' song.
In the Macau Region, at least eight people died as a result of the tropical storm Hato, which hit the area on Wednesday. Several people are still missing, according to the Chinese government channel TDM. It's about the heaviest storm since 1968.
Flight pilots KL887 from Schiphol to Hong Kong can not catch one hole. During the tropical storm Hato, they were the only ones who pushed their plane (Boeing 747-400) this morning.
The Chinese region of Hong Kong was hit by typhoon Hato on Wednesday. The natural violence causes flared trees, underground streets and has shut down most of the businesses. Hundreds of flights to and from the airport have been removed. Skyscrapers in the financial district are dark and abandoned.
