She can be reached at catharine.tunney@cbc.ca Twitter: @cattunneycbc International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says she’s tentatively booked to have her first face-to-face discussion with China in February as Canada explores a free trade agreement ……
Monthly Archives For December 2016
China economy improving, rate hike a possibility – central bank adviser
BEIJING Interest rates in China are already on an upward trend as the economy improves, People’s Bank of China (PBOC) adviser Sheng Songcheng told Reuters in an interview. “The economy is improving…so interest rates and…
China policymakers pledge stability for 'complex' year ahead
“At present, China’s economic and financial operations are generally stable, but the complexity of the situation cannot be underestimated,” the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said. Bank lending is on pace to top 2015’s record…
China to relax curbs on foreign investment in financial sector
BEIJING China unveiled plans on Friday to allow more foreign investment in banking, insurance, securities and credit-rating firms, as part of a wider opening up of the world’s second-largest economy. The moves could ease some…
Trump vows to name China a currency manipulator: What you need to know
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to name China a currency manipulator on his first day in the White House. There’s only one problem – it’s not true anymore. China, the world’s second-biggest economy behind the…
China says 4 people shot dead after 'terrorist' attack in Xinjiang
The report in Tianshan Net, a news portal run by Communist Party officials in Xinjiang … Those measures were tightened further following a wave of attacks in Xinjiang and other parts of China blamed on…
China: Police shoot dead 3 who killed 2 in Xinjiang attack
BEIJING — Three knife-wielding assailants attacked staff at a Communist Party office in China’s far western region of Xinjiang and set off an explosive device, killing two and injuring three others, an official news agency…
China to relax curbs on foreign investment in banking, securities – state planner
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will focus on freeing up foreign investment in banking, insurance, securities and futures market trading firms as part of a wider opening up of the services sector, the country’s state planner…
China finishes two new high-speed rail links
China is in the middle of an ambitious railway building programme and aims to criss-cross the country with four north-south and four east-west bullet train connections and expand its total network to 93,200 miles by…
Top China leader says Catholics must act 'independently'
BEIJING — One of China’s top leaders has told Chinese Catholics that they need to operate “independently” of outside forces and promote socialism and patriotism through religion. Yu Zhengsheng’s Thursday speech came at the end…
China Turns to $503 Billion Rail Expansion to Boost Growth
China plans to spend 3.5 trillion yuan ($503 billion) to expand its railway system by 2020 as it turns to investments in infrastructure to bolster growth and improve connectivity across the country. The high-speed rail…
China business confidence index rises for third straight quarter – central bank survey
BEIJING (Reuters) – Business confidence among entrepreneurs in China rose for the third straight quarter in October-December, according to a survey by the People’s Bank of China published on Thursday. The entrepreneurs’ confidence index rose…
China slashes first round of oil products export quotas – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has cut oil product export quotas to the nation’s four oil majors by 40 percent in the first round of licences for 2017, according to two sources who have seen the…