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  • At least 14 Dead, Result of Illegal Production of Explosives

    (The Epoch Times) A huge explosion that killed at least 14 people and injured over 150 has seen the Chinese regime’s heavy-handed moves to marginalize the incident, which fell on the sensitive opening day of an important Communist Party meeting. The explosion took place in Xinmin County in northwestern...
  • India can Produce Hundreds of Nuclear Weapons, New Study Claims

    A new study by a Pakistan think-tank claims India has the capacity to produce between 356 and 492 nuclear bombs. The study, titled “Indian Unsafeguarded Nuclear Program,” comes amid growing hostilities between India and Pakistan, which continues to result in the loss of lives along the boundary dividing the disputed region...
  • Chinese Film Passes 1 Billion Mark

    (Screen Daily) Mechanic: Resurrection landed top at the Chinese box office in the week of Oct 17-23, taking $24.60m from its three-day opening weekend. The crime thriller, headlined by Jason Stratham, has already earned twice as much as its predecessor in 2012. After ruling the chart for two weeks,...
  • Amid Nuke Scare & Missile Launches, U.S Meets with NK

    (Japan Times) – A group of former U.S. diplomats held closed-door talks at the weekend with senior Pyongyang officials, even as international efforts gather pace to further isolate North Korea, diplomatically and economically. The two-day meeting in Kuala Lumpur, which was confirmed by the South Korean and U.S. governments,...
  • China to Develop 600 km/h Maglev Train

    BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) — A Chinese firm will start researching and developing a magnetic levitation (maglev) train that can run 600 km per hour, which would be faster than any other maglev train currently in operation. CRRC Corp. Ltd., China’s largest rail transportation equipment maker, said it will...
  • Korean Government Blacklist Angers Top Filmmakers

    Filmmaker Kim Kim-duk (“The Net”) this week called for the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) to reveal whether it is providing or denying funding according to a government blacklist. Last week politicians clashed with government over allegations that some 9,473 artists were on a blacklist, being operated by the right-wing...
  • Lessons from Zheng Xuan: Helping yourself by helping others

    (The Epoch Times) Zheng Xuan, an influential scholar during the Eastern Han Dynasty, was held in high regard in Chinese history. He studied, wrote copious notes on Confucianism Classics and is considered to be one of the most authoritative writers on Confucianism of the period. Zheng was in the...
  • The Most Important Figures of Chinese History: China Under the First Emperor

    This article is part of a Series on Ancient China found on Epoch Times, the link can be found at the bottom of this article. Part 10 Though Qin Shi Huang ruled for just 12 years, and his dynasty fell soon after his death, the emperor created the concept...
  • Apple’s Secret Weapon: Japanese Tech

    (Tech Crunch) Apple is on a research & development spree! The company has announced a bunch of new R&D centers over the past few months, and R&D spendings have skyrocketed. This time, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company plans to open a new center in Japan during...
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