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Terror attack at Manchester concert kills 22, injures 59 [VIDEO]

An explosion on Monday night in the northern city of Manchester left an unknown number of people dead and injured, Greater Manchester Police said. The blast occurred at the foyer part of Manchester Arena, the biggest indoor arena in Europe, during U.S. singer Ariana Grande’s concert. Police reportedly confirmed at least 19 people are dead and 50 people are hurt.

Europe | 2017-05-23 08:53

Operation Fight Club: Medical staff in punch-up as patient undergoes surgery

A fight broke out in an operating theatre in central China while surgery was underway, due to suspected relationship problems between two medical staff, mainland media reported. Leaked surveillance footage shows a man and woman - dressed in medical scrubs and surgical caps - coming to blows at Lankao Central Hospital in Henan province last Friday, according to the Legal Eveni...

SCMP | 2017-05-22 11:12

Xi Jinping primes China to be leader of the free-trade pack

China looks poised to take on a leadership role in the global economy, with President Xi Jinping making a vigorous defence of free trade and globalisation in Beijing on Sunday. The new Silk Road extravaganza promoting Xi’s ambitious global trade and infrastructure programme, promoted by state media as China’s coming-of-age on the world stage, offered Xi a chance to outline ...

SCMP | 2017-05-15 12:24

China's missile tests in Bohai 'aimed at THAAD'

Chinese rocket forces tested a new type of missile aimed at the country’s waters west of the Korean peninsula, the defence ministry announced in a rare public statement. The statement did not say what missile was tested or when the launch took place but the announcement was likely aimed at South Korea and the United States, observers said.

SCMP | 2017-05-11 10:46

N. Korea expected to ask China for a break at summit

North Korea is expected to press China to tone down its economic sanctions when its delegation attends an infrastructure and trade summit in Beijing on Sunday, observers said. Talks between North Korean and Chinese officials on the sidelines of the “Belt and Road Initiative” forum would mainly focus on economic matters, but Beijing was likely to call on Pyongyang to stop ...

SCMP | 2017-05-11 10:33

Trump willing to meet N. Korean leader 'under the right circumstances'

US President Donald Trump said he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “under the right circumstances” and defended his decision to invite Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte as part of a military strategy. Trump made the comments in an interview with Bloomberg News, which didn’t define conditions Pyongyang would need to meet in order to pave the way for a meetin...

North Korea | 2017-05-02 10:20

N. Korea vows to bolster nuke program 'at maximum pace'

Will N. Korea crisis finally bring China and US together?

The rising crisis over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions has forced China and the United States to work together - at least for now - but tensions remain high in the Korean Peninsula. Regional observers say the two powers have come together in an effort to deal with North Korea. “Both nations have been continuing to coordinate on the North Korea issues after the Trump-Xi summit...

North Korea | 2017-05-02 10:28

China urges citizens in N. Korea to return home

China 'might agree' to UN oil embargo of N. Korea

Beijing would consider an oil embargo against Pyongyang in the case of further nuclear tests by its reclusive neighbour, according to diplomatic analysts. A suspension of oil supplies from Beijing could deal a much harder blow to Pyongyang than any of the existing sanctions, possibly paralysing the government of Kim Jong-un. But analysts said China was unlikely to impose furt...

North Korea | 2017-05-02 10:09

'Don't test our patience': North Korea implies 'damaged' alliance with Beijing

Made-in-China aircraft carrier ready for launch

China was making final preparations to launch its first domestically built aircraft carrier as itmarked the 68th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy on Sunday.The scaffolding around the ship, temporarily named the Type 001A, was removed and the deck was cleared, Shanghai-based news portal thepaper.cn reported, suggesting that the launch date was getting close. However...

SCMP | 2017-04-24 13:47

Park's impeachment