In 2016, 720 people were detained in China for damaging the environment, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing information disclosed at a national environmental work conference. The agency added that Beijing rejected 11 projects…
Monthly Archives For January 2017
John McCallum 'excited' to be next ambassador to China
He needs to talk about improving trade but improving trade on an equal playing field,” Kent told CBC News. McCallum wants more Chinese immigrants, students, tourists China, Canada exploring free trade deal Sarah Katulakos, executive…
China aircraft carrier crosses Taiwan Strait amid tension
China’s only aircraft carrier has led several warships across the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan’s defence ministry said. The Liaoning was returning from drills in the South China Sea. It did not enter Taiwanese waters but did…
Big Brother collecting big data — and in China, it's all for sale
Living in China, it’s safe to assume pretty much everything about you is known — or easily can be known — by the government. Where you go, who you’re with, which restaurants you like, when…
China's rugby revolution: $100M mission to grow 'olive ball'
After the deal, Alisports chief executive Zhang Dazhong spoke of the “undoubted potential” for rugby to become a “mass-participation sport” in China, while national captain Ma Chong told the AFP news agency, “as an athlete,…
Beijing Takes Pivotal Technology Lead in South China Sea
China has taken a wide technological lead to help bolster its control over much of Asia’s most contested tract of sea, an advantage that analysts say will help keep less equipped countries away from Beijing’s…
China's anti-Teslas: cheap models drive electric car boom
China has spent billions of dollars on subsidies to help companies including Warren Buffett-backed BYD and BAIC Motor achieve large-scale production of plug-in vehicles, which are gaining traction among urban drivers as well as taxi…
Beijing forms force to police smog
BEIJING — Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning in the city, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China’s persistent problems with smog.…
Bitcoin slides as China’s central bank launches checks on exchanges
China’s central bank launched spot checks on leading bitcoin exchanges in Beijing and Shanghai, ratcheting up pressure on potential capital outflows and knocking the price of the cryptocurrency down more than 12 per cent against…
China's Xi to promote globalization at Davos, not 'war and poverty'
BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping will promote “inclusive globalization” at this month’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and will warn that populist approaches can lead to “war and poverty”, Chinese officials said…
China to merge state media for stronger voice in financial news
BEIJING China is set to consolidate five state media companies to create a “modern financial media group” to increase the state’s voice in economic and financial news coverage, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on…
Many Brands Bought Into China's Mobile Payments Craze, But There Are Holdouts
Many major retailers and brands in China embraced mobile payments while Ikea held out. In December, signs went up at cash registers in a Shanghai Ikea to inform customers that they could now pay with…
China Mobile Picks Nuage Networks SDN for Public Cloud
However, AWS is not built on OpenStack, while China Mobile’s public cloud is. Outside the United States, OpenStack is more popular as a public cloud platform, according to recent findings from Forrester Research. Ferland says…
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