Video Of Chinese Bank Employees Being Spanked Prompts Suspensions
Outrage greeted video that showed a trainer going up and down a row of employees, drawing clearly pained reactions from participants he was spanking.
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Beijing Says Apple's iPhone 6 Violates Chinese Design Patent
Beijing's intellectual property authorities have ruled that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus too closely resemble a smartphone by the Chinese company Shenzhen Baili.
In U.S.-China Talks, The Metaphors Flow Freely
Ancient Chinese poetry and quick metaphors are the go-to rhetorical aids in the latest meet-up between American and Chinese counterparts.
A Rocky Time In U.S.-China Relations As Leaders Meet In Beijing
They are the two largest economies in the world, and increasingly interdependent. But as leaders gather for high-level talks in Beijing, tensions have flared on several fronts.
Korea's Air Is Dirty, But It's Not All Close-Neighbor China's Fault
South Korea likes to point the finger at China for its pollution woes, but that's not the whole story. New research is examining how much Korean smog is caused by neighbors and how much is home-grown.
Chinese Consumers Embrace New Balance's 'Made In USA' Label
Most New Balance sneakers are made in Asia, but many in China want the ones made in American factories. They say the quality is better. And the company's U.S. factories are happy to fill the demand.
China's Dog Meat Festival Will Go On Despite Growing Protests
Thousands of dogs are slaughtered and served. It's unclear where they come from. Pressure is mounting, from abroad and from within China, to stop the event.
Study: China's Government Fabricates About 488 Million Social Media Posts Every Year
"The methods by which they guide public opinion are very sophisticated — they're way more sophisticated than anybody realized," Harvard professor Gary King says.
Taiwan Inaugurates First Female President
Tsai Ing-wen's party has previously pushed for formal independence from mainland China. But in her inauguration speech, she didn't mention the dispute over the "one-China" policy at all.
Taipei Zoo Releases Proof-Of-Life Photo Of Panda Rumored To Be Dead
Chinese newspapers have reported that 11-year-old Tuan Tuan died of distemper. Not so, the Taipei Zoo says — releasing photos of the panda, complete with recent newspapers, as evidence.