By Alice Zhong On April 8, 2018, at least 70 people have died in a suspected chemical attack in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in basements. …
Read More »“Assassination List” Doctor Jailed for 12 Years
By Ashley He In March 2017, former British emergency room doctor Martin Watt was found guilty and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Martin Watt was working in Monklands Hospital since 1994 until he was fired in 2012. Police found three …
Read More »The Largest Cash Acquisition in China’s Internet History
By Runjie (Sahany) Xiao On April 2, 2018, Alibaba Group, Ant Financial, and Ele.me jointly announced that Alibaba Group has signed a purchase agreement with Ele.me which is a local life platform founded in 2008 and includes online takeaway, new retail, instant …
Read More »Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Dissident and Nobel Laureate, Dies
By Cheryl Liu Confirmed by the Chinese Shenyang City Bureau of Justice in its news website, the Chinese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo died on July 13, 2017, at the age of 61 years. Liu Xiaobo was a well-known Chinese writer …
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