Such titillating show are usually performed by grassroots dancing troupes, which make money solely by performing at funerals, weddings and temple fairs, according to a report by China’s Xinhua News Agency in 2015. The price…
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China cracks down on funeral strippers hired to entertain mourners, attract larger crowds
This is also not the first time China has tried to stamp out the practice … in 2015 describing the hiring of strippers at funerals as “uncivilised”, Xinhua news agency reported at the time. The…
Dubai moves on China to boost property market
Dubai is hoping for more Chinese investment to help boost its struggling property market. The city’s ramping up its sales efforts around the world and has China firmly in its sights, as Nawied Jabarkhyl reports.…
China Mobile : 4G net adds slow to 5.24m in January
4G customers in January, slower than the pace of 15.61 million in the previous month, bringing the total 4G customer size to 654.7 million. The accumulated net addition of customers for January was 3.843 million,…
China’s MIGU Video acquires 2,200 hours of BBC content
Telco China Mobile is making a wide array of BBC programming available to around 856 million of its MIGU video viewers, following a deal announced at BBC Worldwide Showcase. The deal, which spans more than…
China tops world in growth of mobile phone shipments
China topped the world in terms of growth of mobile phone shipments, despite the first shrink of the domestic market in nine years that happened in the fourth quarter of 2017, said a report recently…
Xi picks team of problem solvers to head China’s economic portfolios
His team will comprise economic technocrats drawn from China’s banking and financial system, appointed to various senior positions to oversee the country’s central bank, lenders, as well as the stockbroking and insurance industries. While the…
Islamic Development Bank to join forces with China-led AIIB
The largest development organisation in the Muslim world, the Islamic Development Bank, is set to ramp up its fundraising activities and form a partnership with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to address a yawning…
China’s Brics-Plus partnership could transform global trade
China, South Africa (Brics) is becoming the glue for new inter-regional trade alliances. However, despite the creation of a common New Development Bank by the Brics, and other initiatives to boost economic ties between members,…
China Exports Hold Up as Commodities, Base Effects Boost Imports
Economist Takeaways “High imports are related to base effects and rising commodities prices, which may give a lift to domestic inflation this year,” said Liao Qun, chief economist at China Citic Bank International Ltd. in…
MARKET BUZZ: Tencent, China Banks Lift Hong Kong’s HSI
HONG KONG (Feb 21) — Hang Seng up 0.7% at 31,094.98, led by mainland lenders and Tencent. China Construction Bank, Bank of China and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China rise by at least 1.2%…
China’s Development Bank registers at AIFC
ASTANA – Astana International Financial Centre’s (AIFC) Financial Services Regulatory Committee recently registered the Development Bank of China, which makes it the 10th participant of the centre. It is expected that by the end of…
Hong Kong stocks end firmer, H-shares rise ahead of China reopening
As of the previous close, the Hang Seng has declined 6.12 percent this month. ** The top gainers among H-shares were Agricultural Bank of China Ltd up 4.18 percent, followed by China Citic Bank Corp…
