Invented in China, the facekini protects wearers from the sun by covering the face, while leaving their eyes, nose and mouth exposed
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More than 320 million people went to the movies in China between June and August, as over 100 new films hit cinemas across the country
Grants aimed at strengthening social safety nets are steps in the right direction, but experts say that structural reforms are still necessary
Figures for August show that Chinese manufacturing remains in contraction territory, weighed down by weak demand and US trade tensions
Services are expected to restart within weeks, with analysts predicting a major boost for two-way tourism and business travel
While overall profits for the country’s major industrial enterprises were down 1.5 percent year-on-year, high-tech manufacturers bucked the trend
The US president said that if China didn’t loosen its export restrictions on rare earths, he would ‘have to charge them a 200 percent tariff or something’
The latest round of the ‘Great Recall’ movement, which took place on the weekend, has again failed to remove Beijing-leaning lawmakers from the legislature
A top South Korean official says Seoul is ready to bring the countries’ strategic cooperative partnership ‘back on track,’ having visited Beijing over the weekend