A ceremony was held in Dubai in July 2015 to celebrate the launching of yuan-denominated bonds by Bank of China. [Photo provided to China Daily] Mainland quickens the pace of change to spur growth and…
Monthly Archives For August 2017
China Mobile outlines 4G, VoLTE and broadband growth strategy
China Mobile has pursued its strategy of “Big Connectivity”, rode on the development of 4G and household broadband as well as driving ahead with the integrated development of its four growth engines. China Mobile chairman…
Thought it was a thing of the past? Shocking investigation reveals the big beauty brands are STILL being tested on animals
In China, it is compulsory that any product manufactured outside the country must be tested on animals. Even those made in the country can be subject to testing. The brands do not undertake these tests…
China earthquake: Sichuan tremor leaves least 19 dead
China’s Earthquake Administration (CEA … the death toll could reach anywhere near the levels caused by that disaster. Tang Sesheng told the AFP news agency that many people were taking refuge in the main square.…
China Unicom Denies Investment Deals With Tencent, Alibaba
(Beijing) — China Unicom, one of the country’s big three state-owned telecom operators, denied reports that it would receive investments from private tech giant Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings as part of the company’s long-awaited…
China’s banks swap 1 trillion yuan of debt into stocks, extending financial life line to state debtors
China’s banks converted more than 1 trillion yuan (US$149.2 billion) of debt into stock holdings in more than 70 state-owned enterprises, in the government’s largest debt-to-equity swap effort to bail out the country’s most indebted…
Maker Faire Beijing 2017 Focuses on the Evolution of the Maker Movement
I’m a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible…
Beijing pressures Singapore over South China Sea
Ahead of Singapore’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2018, Brijing is subtly putting pressure on the island-state not to draw large amounts of attention to the South China Sea. But as Special Correspondent Greg Torode reports, Singapore…
Air filter masks donated to B.C. by Waterloo startup
The air quality, said Szasz, was especially bad in Cache Creek and Kamloops, “The air pollution, it was worse than Beijing when I was there.” The company shipped an additional 1000 masks to B.C. from…
Living in Beijing: An Expat Guide
Fed up with disappointing elections in the West? Consider a move to the capital of the People’s Republic of China, where trivial matters like democracy won’t get in the way of you ganbei-ing your baijiu…
Rescuers begin gathering bodies after earthquake hits China
BEIJING – Stranded tourists and residents struggled Wednesday to clear roads and cope with power cuts caused by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 19 people and injured 247. The magnitude 6.5 quake struck…
Review: Hilton Beijing Airport
My flight from San Francisco was scheduled to land at 5:55PM, and my connection the next morning to Ulaanbaatar was at 8:35AM. As a result, staying at an airport hotel was the obvious choice. I…
Quantwave to represent Canada at She Loves Tech Beijing finals
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Last week, She Loves Tech’s competition, co-founded by Lean In China and Tech Rock, took place at Concordia University in Montreal. The contest, organized by Reify and…
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