Chilean President Sebastian Pinera kicked off an investment forum in China on Thursday with an invitation for the Asian giant to use Chile as a jumping off point to do business in Latin America, even as Washington has warned Chile to proceed with caution.FILE PHOTO: Chile's President Sebastian Pinera and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China April 24, 2019. Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool via REUTERSPinera told the forum that Chile’s

Source:supchina.comLast week, a video showing a mother kicking and slapping her three-year-old daughter during a photo shoot ignited fury on Chinese social media. “Don’t make me kick you to death,” the mother, at one point during the appalling clip, yells at her child. Shortly after the video went viral, a baby care company revealed the toddler to be Niu Niu 妞妞, a well-known child model who has been featured in a number of ads for children’s apparel companies. Under immense pressure from t

Source:nextshark.comA woman in southeastern China allegedly sneezed out some cotton left over from a nose job that she had undergone half a year ago.The woman, surnamed Zhu, is now demanding compensation for what she believes is negligence on the part of her surgeons.Zhu underwent a rhinoplasty at a cosmetic clinic in Nanchang, Jiangxi province back in October,Sina Newsreported.Unfortunately, she has since experienced discomfort in her nose, and the sensation only ended last week when she finall

Source:supchina.com6 months ago, after admitting to committing tax evasion, paying $70 million to avoid criminal charges, and begging for forgiveness in an apology letter, it was nearly impossible to fathom how Fàn Bīngbīng 范冰冰, arguably the most famous and highest-paid actress in China, might plot her return. Since then, she quietly disappeared from the public eye.Now the lengthy absence appears to be officially over. On Monday, the 37-year-old actress made a surprise appearance at the ni

Source:nextshark.comThousands of visitors flock to China’s Shandong province each year to marvel at the colorful kites showcased at the Weifang International Kites Festival.Held every April in Weifang since 1984, the annual event hosts kite fliers from all over the world for a week of festivities.About 120,000 spectators witnessed the parade of over 10,000 multi-colored kites from 60 different countries during the opening for the 36th Weifang International Kite Festival on Saturday.via YouTube/

Source:scmp.comWhen Macau celebrates the 20th anniversary of its handover from Portuguese to Chinese rule on December 20, its new leader will also be sworn in.However, unlike a decade ago, when Fernando Chui Sai-on was elected chief executive after serving for 10 years as the city’s minister for social affairs and culture, this time a politician with no government experience could take over the casino hub.The president of Macau’s legislature, Ho Iat-seng, was expected to be the sole candidate

Source:nextshark.comA seven-year-old girl has died less than two days after she was sent to a kung fu school in central China.The girl's parents claimed she was beaten to death by bullies at the famous Shaoshan Shaolin Temple Martial Arts School, where had they sent her to lose some weight.They enrolled the youngster, named as Deng Qi, at the full boarding school in Dengfeng, Henan province and insisted that she was 'healthy and happy' when her father dropped her off on her first day

A swarm of obsessive fans caused chaos at Shanghai Airport as they tried to catch a glimpse of their idols on Saturday.A list that surfaced onWeiboshows a total of 16 pop stars who either departed or arrived that day, including Deng Chaoyuan, who emerged from the second season of Chinese reality show “Idol Producer.”The crowd, who had been staying at the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport since Friday, smashed the glass barrier of a moving walkway, but no injuries have been reported.As se

Source:reuters.comA former engineer and a Chinese businessman have been charged with economic espionage and conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric Co to benefit China, according to an indictment unsealed by the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday. The indictment against the former GE engineer, Xiaoqing Zheng, and Chinese businessman Zhaoxi Zhang, comes after Zheng was initially charged in August in connection with the alleged theft. It marks the first time the U.S. government has

Source:scmp.comBeijing’s global trade and infrastructure scheme reflects the new reality that China is no longer a developing country but a world power, according to Spain’s foreign minister.But Josep Borrell Fontelles said any projects under the“Belt and Road Initiative”should stick to key principles, including environmental sustainability and a level playing field for all parties.“[The belt and road] is proof that China is no longer considering itself a net receiver and starts considering