The nine states that possess nuclear weapons are the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, India, China, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea. Over 1,800 of these nuclear weapons are under high operational alert.
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Gillian Wong Returns Back To AP As News Director, Assigns For Greater China
Ted Anthony, AP’s Director of Asia- Pacific news has named Gillian Wong as the News Director for Greater China. Wong, a career journalist is famed for her vast knowledge over China following his coverage over this territory since 2008. The charismatic journalist is going to serve AP from Beijing in its 2nd phase after fist one ended in 2008.
Treasuries fell as markets discount China concerns
US Treasuries dropped for the first time in seven days as China concerns eased. The unexpected depreciation of Yuan by China's central bank sent shock waves across the global markets. This triggered selloff in equities and forced investors towards safe havens such as treasuries and gold.
Following Turbulence in China, Asian Stocks Stumble and Rand Sinks
Asian market hit a worst week starting the 2016 trading. Global market also slipped following the turbulence in China.
South Korea and China to Cooperate in Disarming North Korean Nuclear Weapon
China seeks to disarm North Korea nuclear weapon. Beijing has initiated dialogue with South Korea after North Korean conducted its fourth nuclear test on Wednesday.
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The H5 Avian Flu virus has been appearing in poultry farms and markets around the world in the last month. In China, there has even been a fatality, with 5 other cases of transmission to humans.
The Chinese government just passed a new controversial anti-terrorism law as part of the country's effort to curb any threat either from the inside or outside of the country. According to the new law, the Chinese authority has the right to request for sensitive information from any technology firms in the country.
Samsung has announced the new high-end smartphone in the Galaxy A lineup, called the Galaxy A9. The new smartphone was announced this week in the Galaxy A Party event in China after its specifications and design were leaked for several times in the past few weeks.
If you haven't heard of it, Alibaba is a Chinese e-commerce company that started as a e-marketplace and now has grown to offer other services like electronic payment and cloud computing. They've become one of the biggest companies in China and now, they have even more money to expand with possibly $38 billion available for deals next year.
The capital outflows from the world's second-largest economy registered record level in November. The capital outflow grew almost three times in November from October.
China shows support to its long-time ally, Africa, by providing the continent funding support worth $60 billion.
World's biggest drone maker, the China SZ DJI Technology Company announced that they are planning to open its first flagship store in China. According to the announcement, the company will open a store in the heart of Shenzhen shopping center as soon as December before the shopping district get busier as customers preparing for a festive season.
China will double the deposit needed for investors to obtain funds to trade stocks, known as margin trading - The Shanghai stock trade explained on Friday, as authorities look to constrain a practice that made an enormous market bubble.
Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba Group is planning to make yet another investment plan for the media segment. The Chinese media reports reveal that Alibaba may acquire SCMP Group, which runs China Daily.
