BEIJING — China says it welcomes a Spanish court’s decision to grant Beijing’s request for the extradition of 121 Taiwanese nationals to China, a decision that has drawn criticism from Taiwan, a self-ruled island. Chinese…
Monthly Archives For December 2017
Coal’s Two-Year Rally to End in Europe as China Addiction Fades
Benchmark coal prices will probably fall about 16 percent by the end of next year, capping the longest rally in year-ahead rates since 2010, according to a survey of analysts and traders by Bloomberg News.…
China grew its infrastructure and radar systems across 72 acres in the South China Sea this year
Chinese built structures on the Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly islands strategically located in the South China Sea, taken 06 November 2003. STR/AFP/Getty Images China has been quietly building up its infrastructure on disputed…
New Spanish guidebook on Beijing
The Cervantes Institute in Beijing has launched a guidebook on the city for Spanish-speaking travellers, with the latest tourist information available in Spanish for a city that saw thousands of visitors from Latin America and…
Artist Who Filmed Beijing Crackdown Is Missing, Friends Say
Friends of an artist who fled Beijing after documenting mass expulsions of migrant workers from the Chinese capital say he has gone missing after being detained by the police. The painter, Hua Yong, posted dozens…
‘China dream’ demolished by mass evictions
After a brief stand-off, they relented, but clearly this is not a story the authorities want told. News of the evictions is being censored in China, as is the term “low end population” which officials…
China’s intrusive, ubiquitous, scary surveillance technology
STEP BY STEP, China has been rolling out surveillance technology that is remarkably intrusive, comprehensive and ubiquitous. Eager to exploit gains in technology, Beijing seems little concerned about human rights or privacy violations. On Dec.…
2017 China (International) Tourism Brand Festival opens in Beijing
BEIJING, Dec. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — On December 12, the award ceremony for 2017 China (International) Tourism Brand Festival and the Top Ten Recommended Tourism Destinations for World Travelers, hosted by Zhongjing Pinlian, was held…
Regulations to clean up IPOs
Tightened approvals for initial public offering or IPO applications will help boost market trust and improve the quality of new stocks, analysts said. In October, the China Securities Regulatory Commission constituted a new IPO application…
China Should Open Financial Sector More, U.K.’s McGuinness Says
China needs to further liberalize its financial sector as a “huge interest” in domestic market assets is expected to grow, said Catherine McGuinness, the policy chairman of the City of London Corporation. Chinese and British…
China’s $189 Billion Giant of Finance Reveals a Huge Bet on Tech
Shares have jumped 99% in 2017; CFO says they’re undervalued These days, every big finance company worth its salt is finding ways to boost its bottom line with technology. Few are going quite as far…
China keeps IPOs on tight leash to protect policy goals
China’s securities regulator has rejected more applications for initial public offerings this year than in the previous four years combined, as regulators block fundraising deals that undermine economic policy goals. China’s government maintains … (…
AP: China’s ‘thought police’ make thousands disappear in their war on terror
KORLA, China — Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by police. Not his village neighbours in China’s far west, who haven’t seen…
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