BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China has expressed its strong opposition and concern after the Taiwan government began a probe into a tiny but passionately pro-China opposition party for national security reasons, the latest flashpoint between Beijing…
Monthly Archives For December 2017
New China Ready Workshop Added to the Connect Travel Marketplace
“We added the China Ready Workshop to the Connect Travel Marketplace agenda to help North American destinations and travel suppliers learn what it will take to increase their business from the fastest growing international feeder…
UK’s May to visit China around Jan. 31: Sky News
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will visit China around the end of January to promote her vision of a “global Britain” whose economy is strongly placed to succeed after Brexit, Sky News reported…
Chinese leaders promise more imports, less financial risk
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders promised Wednesday to increase imports and reduce risks in their financial system amid slowing economic growth and pressure from Washington and Europe to open their markets wider. A statement issued…
Why China Mobile Is Launching An MVNO In The U.K.
Last week, China Mobile (NYSE:CHL), the world’s largest wireless carrier in terms of subscribers, launched a mobile phone service called CMLink in the United Kingdom, marking the first time the company has introduced services outside…
China property tax based on ‘appraisal value’, with legal process to be in place by 2019
China’s new residential properties tax will be based on “appraisal value”, Finance Minister Xiao Jie confirmed in an article published by the communist party’s flagship newspaper, suggesting the top leadership has finally reached initial consensus…
Why are China instant noodle sales going off the boil?
Japan’s instant noodle business Nissin Foods, for example, is planning a stock market flotation in Hong Kong. It hopes to raise about $145m (£108m). It is rare for a Japanese firm to list in Hong…
Exclusive: KPMG partners face court contempt over China audit
China Medical is the most high-profile international contest … “They need to comply with the laws in all of the locations where they are doing business.” In July, the U.S. audit regulator revoked the registration…
Following Trump’s report, China urges U.S. to accept its rise
the official Xinhua News Agency said. It warned U.S.-Chinese economic relations were likely to face “even more pressure and challenges.” “We urge the United States to stop deliberately distorting China’s strategic intentions and abandon a…
Taiwan Says Pro-China Party Is Suspected of Passing Information to Beijing
They are suspected of providing Chinese officials with information related to the investigation of Zhou Hongxu, who is serving a 14-month prison sentence after a Taiwan court convicted him of spying for China in September.…
China to deepen reform, keep growth steady in 2018
BEIJING: China will deepen structural reforms and curb risks to the country’s financial system while maintaining steady economic growth in 2018, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday, citing leaders at an economic planning…
China surveillance streaming platform shut down amid privacy concerns
The platform allowed people who bought Qihoo surveillance cameras to upload feeds. China is trying to build one of the world’s most sophisticated surveillance technology networks nationwide, with millions of cameras in public places and…
Financial risk the ‘critical battle’ for Xi Jinping in next three years
China’s top leadership has targeted financial risk prevention as a key economic priority for the next three years under “Xi Jinping economic thought”, Xinhua reported on Wednesday, as Beijing grapples with a mountain of debt…
