An Air China flight bound for Beijing was diverted to central China … It said it was arranging for another plane to pick up the passengers from Zhengzhou. The Beijing News said on its Weibo…
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Asia News: China’s Weibo backtracks on gay content ban
China’s popular Weibo microblogging platform on Monday reversed a decision to block “homosexual” content, in an unusual concession to a storm of online protest at the weekend. Sina Weibo said in a statement Friday it…
China Mobile: Massive Buyback Is Unreported
China Mobile “announced” an extremely large stock buyback. Well, it didn’t really “announce.” But it is actually seeking authorization for said massive buyback. The news reports on this? Crickets. China Mobile (CHL) is a really…
Shocking footage shows an Air China passenger holding a flight attendant hostage before being tackled by police officers
Police said Xu has mental health issues and he was mentally unstable at the time of the incident, reported China News. The flight attendant was successfully rescued and sustained no injuries. The Air China flight…
China’s ZTE ‘poses risk to UK security’
“Using yet more equipment sourced from China could mean that we open ourselves up to an unacceptable … “We can’t trust what they are telling us is truthful,” a unnamed US official told the Reuters…
iPhone sales peaked in China in 2015 — and a comeback is ‘doubtful,’ says UBS (AAPL)
China is Apple’s second biggest market after North America. But Apple’s Chinese iPhone sales peaked in 2015. New research from UBS suggests a comeback is “doubtful.” Apple CEO Tim Cook frequently says he’s “bullish” on…
Commerce Blocks China’s ZTE From Exporting Tech From U.S.
Trump on Monday accused China along with Russia of devaluing their currencies … pay as much as $1.2 billion for violating U.S. laws restricting sale of American technology to Iran. The agreement called for the…
China Mobile: A Growth Opportunity at a Value Price
Despite recent market volatility, many stock market indices remain near their all-time highs. In such an environment, stocks offering good value are difficult to find. However, opportunities still exist for investors willing to look hard…
Mercedes-Maybach confirms new model reveal at Beijing Motor Show
It used to be the case that major automakers only unveiled their China-only models at the Beijing Motor Show, but the Chinese market is now becoming so important that new models of all types are…
Beijing Motor Show 2018 preview: star cars and wild concepts
There are just days to go before China’s most important motoring event – the Beijing Motor Show – opens its doors. Details of the BMW M2 Competition have emerged in the run-up to the car’s…
Beijing rolls out red carpet for film festival
Beijing film festival kicks off in China’s capital, drawing in domestic and international stars. Rough cut (no reporter narration). Beijing film festival kicks off in China’s capital, drawing in domestic and international stars. Rough cut…
China’s flaunts its supersonic nuclear missile that ‘could reach US territory and sink aircraft carriers’
The news clip claimed that the missile is capable of carrying nuclear warheads and striking ‘important targets on land and medium-to-large ships at sea with precision’. CCTV also said the missile is Beijing’s trump card…
Here’s why Trump needs to a more realistic approach to trade with China
For those, Beijing’s mercantilism is key—vast subsidies, high tariffs and a myriad of administrative barriers to imports that compel U.S. firms to invest in China to sell there, forced joint ventures on U.S. firms establishing…
