Urgent: 5.9-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido, Japan — GFZ

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted Hokkaido, Japan at 0014 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. Enditem Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the conversation. ( read original story ...)

How Japan tries to beat the heat

The heat has been brutal in Japan this summer. Weeks of stifling heat and humidity have led to a record high for June of 40.2C at Isesaki, followed in July by 4 ( read original story ...)

Crypto Firm Bittrex Settles SEC Charges

Crypto trading platform Bittrex agreed to pay $24 million to settle charges that it operated an illegal securities exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday. The SEC [sued the pla