According to the visa requirements set out by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, foreigners who excel in the fields of science, technology, business or sport can apply for an extended work visa for…
Monthly Archives For January 2018
US group: Beijing will retaliate if Trump acts on trade
The head of an American business group said Tuesday that Chinese officials warned him “there will be retaliation” if President Donald Trump launches trade remedies in disputes over technology, steel and other issues. The officials…
China Shifts Smog Away From Beijing, Study Says – Analysis
Citizens in many parts of China are paying a high price in terms of air pollution for reported improvements in Beijing, a recent environmental study suggests. In a study released this month, the environmental group…
China Unicom (Hong Kong) (CHU) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research
CLSA upgraded shares of China Unicom (Hong Kong) from an “underperform” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 11th. The report, in the South China Morning Post on Sunday, quoted…
China’s Army Recruits Top Scientists to Develop Quantum Technology and AI
China is looking to the future as it embarks on a mission to develop cutting-edge technologies in order to become the new military tech superpower. China has selected 120 top specialists to work in a…
Qualcomm’s China Technology Day is all about 5G
President of Qualcomm says that 5G will change everything, from AI to IoT. Lenovo, OPPO, vivo, Xiaomi, ZTE, and Wingtech will join Qualcomm’s 5G Pioneer Initiative. Qualcomm signs a memorandum of understanding with Lenovo, OPPO,…
U.S. businesses optimistic on China growth, bemoan unfair treatment
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. companies are more confident China will further open up to foreign investment in coming years, a top business lobby said on Tuesday, but it cautioned that an “astounding” three-quarters of its…
Beijing-Xiongan rail to start construction
Construction will begin in March on an intercity railway linking Beijing and Xiongan New Area in neighboring Hebei province, with the new line expected to be completed in February 2020, according to a report on…
China takes tougher line on financial risks
A century-old Chinese bank became the latest target of a tightening financial clean-up in the world’s second largest economy. China’s banking regulator has fined Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC), along with 11 other related…
Trump team idea to nationalize 5G network to counter China is rejected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. communications regulator, wireless companies and some lawmakers oppose an idea by members of President Donald Trump’s national security team for the government to build a 5G wireless network to…
China eyes black swans, gray rhinos as growth is seen slowing in 2018
China’s economy grew 6.9 per cent in 2017, the first annual acceleration since 2010. That pace easily beat the government’s 2017 target of around 6.5 per cent, welcome news for policymakers looking to curb financial…
Cardinal critic reveals drama in Vatican’s overture to China
The news agency, which follows the Catholic Church closely in China, reported earlier this month that a Vatican delegation was in Beijing in December to negotiate Zhuang’s retirement and Huang’s nomination in Shantou. In addition,…
China dismisses ‘absurd’ African Union HQ spying claim
China has dismissed reports it bugged the African Union (AU) headquarters as “preposterous”. Kuang Weilin, the Chinese ambassador to the AU, told reporters in Ethiopia the “absurd” claim in France’s Le Monde was “very difficult…