A former top Pentagon official has warned China is set to become the most powerful country in the world. Former deputy assistant secretary of defence, David Ochmanek, has warned that the US is at risk…
Monthly Archives For November 2018
AlphaX Partners Sees First IPO Win
2018 /PRNewswire/ — AlphaX Partners (“the Company”), a Beijing-based venture capital (VC) investment company, is celebrating the first initial price offering (IPO) of a firm it invested in — just tw… ( read original story…
China calls U.S. claims of unfair trade practices ‘groundless’
China rejected fresh U.S. accusations of perpetuating “unfair” trade practices and urged Washington on Thursday to stop making provocations, showing little sign of backing down days ahead a high-stake… ( read original story …)
Dolce & Gabbana goods pulled in China over alleged insults
BEIJING — Dolce&Gabbana goods disappeared Thursday from Chinese e-commerce sites as the fallout grew over remarks insulting to China that were apparently made by two of its Instagram accounts. The co… ( read original story…
Natural high: Gas sellers spared from China’s market slump
China’s big gas distributors are among the few stock-market winners this year, despite higher fuel prices’ cutting into profit margins. What’s Happening Trade tensions and economic weakness have drive… ( read original story …)
Specter of Meddling by Beijing Looms Over Taiwan’s Elections
TAIPEI, Taiwan — As Taiwan prepares to hold local elections on Saturday, concerns are growing that Beijing’s long effort to sway the island’s politics has been armed with a new weapon: a Russia-style … (…
China builds new platform on reef in South China Sea, satellite photos show
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Wednesday at a daily news briefing in Beijing that he had no information about the details of the report, while reasserting China’s claims to the is… ( read…
China property developers face new normal: double-digit bond yields
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Times China Holdings sold a three-year bond in January at a yield of 6.25 percent, now the Chinese property group is having to offer almost double that on a two-year deal…
Will China Have A Financial Crisis? (Video)
China’s financial sector faces a huge pile of debt. Some experts argue that a financial crisis is impossible due to high savings, low foreign debt, and government control over financial institutions. ( read original story…
Dolce & Gabbana China Blunder Rages On as Sites Pull Brand
(Bloomberg) — Thousands of Dolce & Gabbana goods have been pulled from China’s biggest shopping websites and calls for a boycott of the brand are gaining traction as the uproar over the Italian fashi… (…
As Beijing and Manila shake hands on South China Sea energy deal, backlash from Filipino critics begins
Manila defended its newly signed joint energy exploration deal with Beijing in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, after critics said the move undermined an international tribunal ruling in fa… ( read original…
China evaluating impact from U.S. proposal to boost tech export control
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is evaluating the potential impact from a U.S. proposal to increase control over technology exports, and will take the necessary steps to uphold Chinese firms’ legitimate int… ( read original story…
China’s model village of ethnic unity shows cracks in facade
HOTAN UNITY NEW VILLAGE, China — In this corner of China’s far west, rows of identical white concrete houses with red metal roofs rise abruptly above the sand dunes of the harsh Taklamakan Desert. A…
