Tag Archive: China

13 Factory Workers Diagnosed with Cancer Assembling Apple’s New iPhone 6 in China

A factory in Shenzhen, China, that assembles iPhones and other Apple products, has reportedly witnessed 13 workers aged between 19 and 24 diagnosed with cancer. Five have died from the disease. An investigation by the Mail on Sunday found that the…
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Photos of First ‘Chinese ISIS Militant’ Emerge Online

IRAQ’S Ministry of Defence has claimed to have captured a Chinese national fighting for the extremist Sunni militant group, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and posted two photos of an East Asian-looking man with a battered face on…
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Xinjiang City Bans Beards, Hijab and Islamic Clothing on Buses

A city in China’s mainly Muslim Xinjiang region has banned people with large beards or Islamic clothing from travelling on public buses, state media said, prompting outrage from an overseas rights group on Wednesday. Authorities in Karamay banned people wearing…
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