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Kinesiske kunstskatter på havets bunn

Kina har en rik sjøfartstradisjon. I mer enn to tusen år har kinesiske sjøfolk seilt langs Kina-kysten og til fjernere strøk. Nå er kinesiske eksperter opptatt av å heve gamle vrak og redde skattene de måtte skjule. Les mer

Jeg skal seile på Mekong. Blir du med?

Den 20. januar til neste år legger jeg ut på Mekong på ny. Elvecruiset går gjennom Kambodsja og Vietnam og ender i Ho Chi Minh-byen. Blant attraksjonene er fantastiske Angkor, den store tempelbyen i Kambodsjas indre, Phnom Penh og de fargerike småbyene i Mekong-deltaet. Selv holder jeg foredrag om bord hver kveld før gourmetmiddagen. Les mer

Sentral-Asia - Kinas nye tumleplass

President Xi Jinpings nylige reise til fire land i Sentral-Asia endte med flere store og viktige avtaler. Kina er sulten på olje og gass, og land som Turkmenistan, Usbekistan og Kasakstan er mer enn villige til å hjelpe kineserne. Les mer

Chinese airline industry battles delays as passenger numbers grow

On Monday China announced it was cracking down on false terrorist threats, which have contributed to flight delays and diversions, threatening to jail offenders for more than five years. State news agency Xinhua said there had been 80 fake threats to flights and airports this year. Read more

Questions linger about China's new Shanghai free-trade zone

The Chinese government officially opened a new free-trade zone in Shanghai on Sunday that is long on hype and short on detail about how it will boost the economy. The 11-square-mile zone is in the northeastern fringe of Shanghai in an industrial zone near the international airport. Read more

Chinese Military Power Goes Global

 
China is expanding its military capabilities, shifting its role from coastal
defense to protecting the country’s interests on a global scale. In “The Dragon
Extends its Reach: Chinese Military Power Goes Global,” Larry M. Wortzel, a
specialist in Asian defense and counterintelligence issues, assesses China’s
strategic objectives and military capabilities. Read more

Chinese leader hopes traditional faiths can fill moral vacuum

President Xi Jinping believes China is losing its moral compass and he wants the ruling Communist Party to be more tolerant of traditional faiths in the hope these will help fill a vacuum created by the country's breakneck growth and rush to get rich, sources said. He hopes China's "traditional cultures" or faiths - Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism - will help fill a void that has allowed

Ekstrem luftforurensning i Beijing

Luften i Beijing blir stadig dårligere. Målinger de siste ukene viser at situasjonen går fra vondt til verre. Nå varsler myndighetene nye tiltak for mot ondet. Les mer

Have-Nots Squeezed and Stacked in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's per-capita gross domestic Product is higher than that of Italy, and not far short of those of Britain and France, according to World Bank figures. But for unskilled or semiskilled people like Mr. Ng, the city is a tough place to be. Read more

Jung Chang: 'They should take down Mao's portrait from Tiananmen Square'

 
The Wild Swans author on why she loves London, being banned in China and the astonishing life of an Empress. Read more