A wild Asian Elephant was captured by surveillance cameras crossing a border checkpoint from China into Laos – and then returning across the border into China a couple hours later. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For January 2018
SPC fruit brands heading to China
SPC is expanding its global footprint, launching for the first time into China with its Goulburn Valley and SPC fruit brands. Announced in partnership with China State Farm Agribusiness Shanghai (CSFA Shanghai) at a formal…
China’s latest energy megaproject shows that coal really is on the way out
An even larger floating solar plant will come online by May 2018. Due to rising concerns surrounding air pollution-related deaths, China is trying to invest more heavily in renewable energy projects. The new solar farms…
China says hopes to get Japan ties back on track
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes to work with Japan to get relations back onto a normal track, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono on Sunday during a meeting in Beijing.…
China warns investors over risks in overseas virtual currency trading
“Investors should be alert to risks from overseas ICOs transactions as some of the transaction platforms have been shut down and others restricted from logging on,” the National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA) said…
Beijing city to take clean fuel drive to another 450 villages
** The municipal government of Beijing will advance its anti-smog campaign this year to provide 450 villages with clean fuel for heating, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. **The Chinese capital has so…
China cracks down on social media giant Weibo to maintain ‘social stability’
Beijing has continued to argue that online news and social media services need to “serve the direction of socialism and correctly guide public opinion.” Digital rights groups have warned of growing censorship in China, with…
China Mobile : HSI ends up 429 pts at 33,083 midday; turnover at HK$95.7bn
session following the rally of the Dow overnight. The benchmark index opened up 181 points to 32,836. It briefly rose 435 points to an intra-day high of 33,089. The Hang Seng Index ended up 429…
China’s Mass Market Adopts Mobile Payments
WASHINGTON DC, Jan 23 2018 (IPS) – China’s mass-market adoption of mobile payments in recent years has stunned observers. In 2016, more than 500 million Chinese used mobile payments and transacted 97 billion times on…
Canada, China hold summit aimed at increasing tourism
A day after Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard wrapped up a cultural and economic mission to China, representatives from that country announced steps to promote the province as a tourist destination in their home country. According…
China’s Weibo social media site suspends portals after reprimand
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Sina Weibo (WB.O … taking on “vulgar” and pornographic content as well as the unauthorized dissemination of news. “Content of wrong public opinion orientation, obscenity and ethnic discrimination continued to spread…
Beijing Guoan dismiss Nainggolan links
Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan is linked with a move, but Beijing Guoan insist they are not interested. Beijing Guoan have no interest in Radja Nainggolan, the Chinese Super League (CSL) club said amid reports they…
This is how Beijing plans to fight air pollution in 2018
NEW DELHI: Beijing has chalked out an elaborate plan, including a budget of $3 billion, to fight air pollution in the city, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The money, which is $93 million…
