Wu Shicun on why Beijing will not rule out Scarborough Shoal construction

China eyes new trade route linking Dandong and Dalian

China is building a new Dandong-Dalian logistics link to expand trade with North Korea. Liaoning province wants to connect the two border cities by land and sea. But some say the plan looks bigger than current trade volumes justify, a source in China told Daily NK. Officials in Liaoning province have recently been discussing the []

Hong Kong needs visionaries to run Kai Tak Cruise Terminal: Rosanna Law

As Hong Kong marks the 29th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule on July 1, the South China Morning Post talks to the city’s senior officials about the administration’s achievements so far and what may lie ahead. Hong Kong’s next Kai Tak Cruise Terminal operator must be “very visionary” and do far more than simply manage cruise berthing operations, the city’s tourism minister has said, revealing that prospective bidders sought extra time to work on their proposals before the government...

Philippine Fishermen Still Blocked From Scarborough Shoal Ten Years After Hague Ruling

Ten years after an international tribunal ruled for the Philippines on the South China Sea, the fishermen of Masinloc remain locked out of Scarborough Shoal by Chinese coast guard vessels. China rejected the 2016 ruling and has maintained near-continuous control over the shoal ever since.

Shenzhen built an architectural icon and then filled it with trash

Korea Herald correspondent SHENZHEN, China — A building featured in a Yale University Press survey stands in Shenzhen's Longgang District. Wrapped in a vast circular shell — a form its Scandinavian designers borrowed from the Hakka roundhouses native to the district — the structure is one of 55 that critic Hugh Pearman selected for About Architecture, his June 2023 survey of structures that help explain the world. The identity of this building is the Longgang Energy Ecological Park, and it is

China Merchants Energy lines up 10-ship order

Shanghai-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping has laid out plans for 10 newbuildings across three shipping segments. The diversified shipping arm of China Merchants Group said its board had approved the construction of five scrubber-fitted aframax tankers at CSSC Dalian Shipbuilding, with deliveries starting in 2029. CMES said the ships form part of a plan to

Developer looks to bring almost 300 units to Flushing

Flushing is poised to receive an influx of nearly 300 units — many affordable — should Gary Chen secure a zoning change. On Monday, Chen filed an application with the New York City Department of City Planning for a mixed-use project at 32-02 Linden Place in the Queens neighborhood, the Commercial Observer reported. The zoning change would be bound by 32nd Avenue, Linden Place and Farrington Street. Chen wants to build a 10-story, 296-unit complex at the site, which would also include 33,000 square feet of commercial space and nearly 200 parking spaces. Roughly 25 percent of the units would []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Kazakhstan, China discuss non-ferrous metals and cable plant in Turkestan region

Kazakhstan, China discuss non-ferrous metals and cable plant in Turkestan region

Ancient hidden passage in China showcases the pinnacle of Chinese rock art and a rare blend of three faiths

Ancient hidden passage in China showcases the pinnacle of Chinese rock art and a rare blend of three faiths

Qinghai-Xizang Railway marks 20 years of operation

As the Qinghai-Xizang Railway marks its 20th anniversary, it has become not only a major economic artery driving the development of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, but also a link connecting people of all ethnic groups across the region. #Trending

China courts Southeast Asia as confidence in US leadership wavers

China has delivered one of its clearest messages yet to Southeast Asia, insisting that it does not seek regional dominance and should instead be viewed as a force for stability and cooperation. The statement comes at a time when Beijing sees an opportunity to strengthen its position in the region amid growing doubts over Washington's long-term commitment to its Southeast Asian partners, AzerNEWS reports.

A rare Chinese missile test unnerves Asian neighbours

Its timing will heighten regional fears about China’s growing firepower

China’s Latest Tool to Control a Disputed Atoll: a Strange Floating Platform

The movable structure has renewed fears that Beijing is expanding its campaign to dominate the South China Sea

New York Developer Seeks to Build 296 Units in Flushing, Queens

Nearly 300 units of new housing might be coming to Flushing, Queens. New York City-based developer Gary Chen has submitted a zoning change application to build a 10-story, mixed-use project at 32-02 Linden Place, according to a Monday filing with the New York City Department of City Planning. If approved, the project would have a []

Scarborough Shoal, 4 forgotten maps and Antonio Carpio

Historical sleuthing by the former Supreme Court justice shows that the shoal, where China set up floating structures, is part of PH territory

[Column] The view of China-South Korea relations from Beijing

[Column] The view of China-South Korea relations from Beijing

China built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concrete

The Swiss company Energy Vault spent years pitching a novel idea: store surplus electricity by using it to stack heavy blocks, then recover the power by letting them fall. Boing Boing covered the skeptics in 2021. The company kept building, and there's now a 148-meter tower in Rudong, Jiangsu doing exactly that with a nearby wind farm. — Read the rest The post China built a 40-story tower that stores wind power by stacking concrete appeared first on Boing Boing.

China: Landslide Traps 16 in Gansu Province

China: Landslide Traps 16 in Gansu Province

Tencent in talks to become largest shareholder in China’s Manus- FT

Tencent in talks to become largest shareholder in China’s Manus- FT

Xi Jinping touts Chinese wisdom and solutions as a model for developing nations, proudly pointing to that old racist Calgon commercial [Unlikely]

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Pavilion that inspired ‘Chunhyang’ named Korean National Treasure

Pavilion that inspired ‘Chunhyang’ named Korean National Treasure

China’s ‘Dual-Peak Politics’: How Deng Xiaoping and Chen Yun Shaped the Tiananmen Crisis

Understanding the “dual-peak politics” that shaped China in the 1980s

Wellington councillor Ray Chung tells NZSIS Chinese Embassy questioned him after Shen Yun dance

Wellington councillor Ray Chung tells NZSIS Chinese Embassy questioned him after Shen Yun dance