Moe announced the news via Twitter on Friday. Saskatchewan’s trade & investment relationship with China is very important to our provincial economy. This coming week, I’ll be headed to China … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For September 2018
China bet big on quantum computing. Now the US races to keep up.
China has launched a quantum satellite, but its abilities are extremely limited when compared with the superpowers quantum advocates expect the technology will one day perform. “The satellite is … ( read original story …)
China says world trade system not perfect, needs reform
BEIJING (Reuters) – The current world trade system is not perfect and China supports reforms to it, including to the World Trade Organization, to make it fairer and more effective, Beijing’s top diplo… ( read…
As Chinese school year starts, some Beijing residents find their kids can’t get admission
BEIJING (Reuters) – As China’s school year kicks off, some longtime Beijing residents are being forced by restrictive residency rules to send their children to distant schools, with some unlucky … ( read original story…
Glavin: Canada should break silence on Beijing’s treatment of Uighurs
It will come as news to nobody that the Communist regime in Beijing lies through its teeth about the state of human rights in China, but nothing comes close to the lies Beijing tells to…
Beijing Daxing Intl Airport official name for new hub
An interior view of a terminal hall in the Beijing Daxing International Airport under construction in Beijing, China, Aug 30, 2018. [Photo/VCG] Beijing’s new airport is officially named Beijing Daxing … ( read original story…
Athletics: Sotherton collects Beijing heptathlon bronze a decade late
LONDON (Reuters) – Retired British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton looked forward to receiving her third Olympic medal on Thursday, a decade on from the Beijing 2008 competition. Sotherton finished … ( read original story …)
China, academics tout Beijing’s human rights record at UN
GENEVA – Pro-Beijing scholars brought together by the Chinese government have briskly defended the country’s human rights record as criticism grows over the mass internment of ethnic minority Muslim U… ( read original story …)
Taiwan courts security ties with bigger friends as Beijing snatches allies
HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) – As Beijing intensifies its effort to further isolate Taiwan diplomatically, Taipei is actively but discreetly broadening security ties with regional powers beyond its long … ( read original story …)
Beijing tightens rules for mortgages through housing provident funds
China’s capital of Beijing has unveiled new rules to raise the threshold for home buyers applying for mortgages through housing provident funds, in a bid to continue to step up property regulation. Ac… ( read…
Beijing’s Three Options: Unemployment, Debt, or Wealth Transfers
China’s debt problems have emerged so much more rapidly and severely this year than in the past that, combined with swirling rumors about the country’s leadership, a growing number of analysts believe … ( read…
Trump gives go ahead to impose $200 billion more in China tariffs despite talks, sources say
The threat of fresh tariffs roiled financial markets … from Trump’s protectionism Donald Trump says trade war with China will bring jobs to U.S. — Ford, Apple say no Trump signals escalation … ( read…
Beijing austerity drive prompts local-government ratings cut
highlighting the punishing impact of Beijing’s austerity campaign. For the last decade, Chinese local governments have used such off-budget vehicles to finance infrastructure projects that skirt restr… ( read original story …)
