ISIL: From Decapitation to Islamophobia

With the ISIL terrorists mounting more gory adventurism in Syria and Iraq and capturing villages and towns, there seems to be no tangible impediment to stop this influx of terror. The ghastly images circulated freely…

Biden gives assurances on US debt

Not to worry’ US vice-president says as he urges China to buy more  CHENGDU – US Vice-President Joe Biden reassured China on Sunday that the United States would never default on its debt, and urged…

‘We must boost market confidence’

Vice-President Xi Jinping greets his US counterpart Joe Biden during a welcoming ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday. [Wu Zhiyi / China Daily] Vice-President tells Biden cooperation is the…

Biden ate at the local restaurant

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden (C, standing), stops at a local restaurant for lunchwith Gary Locker the new US ambassador in China in Beijing, China, 18 August 2011. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and his…

Biden’s noodle diplomacy hailed

US Vice President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up during a chat with a patron at a restaurant during lunch in Beijing Thursday. Biden’s meal cost 79 yuan ($12.36) for five people. Photo: AFP US…