BEIJING (Reuters) – China defended its right on Thursday to put “necessary military installations” on artificial islands in the South China Sea, after a U.S. think-tank said Beijing appeared to have deployed weapons such as…
Monthly Archives For December 2016
China may penalise US automaker over price-fixing; GM, Ford shares off
The warning from a senior Chinese state planning official, conveyed through the official China Daily newspaper on Wednesday, came days after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump questioned the longstanding U.S. policy of acknowledging that Taiwan is…
Fonterra to fund its Chinese operations with new $300m banking facility
Fonterra has set up a $300 million bank facility with Bank of China New Zealand which the co-operative says will provide greater flexibility in how it funds its Chinese operations. Bank of China established a…
China's spiralling property prices
That may be beyond her reach, as it is for many of China’s migrant workers, the people who have driven this nation’s impressive economic growth story. On her break, Yilin says she’d love to buy…
Beijing adds weapons to South China Sea islands: report
BEIJING – China appears to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea, a U.S. security think-tank says, upping the stakes in what many see as…
What Donald Trump’s China playbook tells us about his plans for Canada
Earlier this month, Trump accepted congrats from Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, in an effective breach of the United States’ “One China” policy. Under that long-standing policy, the U.S. does not maintain official diplomatic relations with…
China may penalise U.S. automaker over price-fixing; GM, Ford shares off
The warning from a senior Chinese state planning official, conveyed through the official China Daily newspaper on Wednesday, came days after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump questioned the longstanding U.S. policy of acknowledging that Taiwan is…
Targeting U.S. automaker signals possible China retaliation over Trump talk
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s plan to punish a U.S. automaker accused of price-fixing is a sign of how Beijing could retaliate if President-elect Donald Trump upends decades of relations between the two nations. Trump’s assertion…
Smokers chased in Beijing as China considers national law
BEIJING – A group of anti-smoking volunteers in blue vests marched through an office building on a recent morning in China’s capital, trailed by two police officers and the building’s management. As people peered out…
Amazon brings Prime Video to Canada; global launch excludes China
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched its video-on-demand service, Prime Video, in nearly every country except China, pitting itself against video-streaming pioneer Netflix Inc. Prime Video, home to popular shows such as “The Grand Tour”, “Transparent…
China installs weapons systems on artificial islands, U.S. think-tank says
It forecast that such a deployment could happen “at any time,” noting a recent Fox News report that components for SAM systems have been spotted at the southeastern Chinese port of Jieyang, possibly destined for…
China bank lending heads for record as November new loans rise despite debt fears
BEIJING Chinese banks extended 794.6 billion yuan ($115.10 billion) in new yuan loans in November and look set to lend a record amount this year as Beijing boosts the economy to meet growth targets despite…
China Minsheng Financial Holdg : Bids for Novo Banco
02/24 CHINA SEVEN STAR SHOPPING: Discloseable transaction: provision of senior term l.. 02/22 CHINA SEVEN STAR SHOPPING: List of Directors and their Roles and Functions 02/22 CHINA SEVEN STAR SHOPPING: Appointment of independent non-executive director…