More than a decade after tainted infant milk powder in China killed six children and exposed institutional neglect of food safety, Chinese parents still do not trust local companies to feed their babi… ( read…
Monthly Archives For January 2019
China approves third batch of video games; still no Tencent
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s broadcasting regulator on Tuesday approved the release of a third batch of video games after a freeze for most of last year, with industry-leader Tencent … ( read original story …)
China Retail, Real Estate Slow More Sharply Than Overall Economy
Output in the the leading technology hub of Shenzhen slowed to 7.5 percent last year, from 8.8 percent in 2017. Read More: Chinese Tech Hiring Ads Dive as Trade Tensions, Slowdown Bite China already r……
Macau, Beijing police arrest 37 in crackdown on illicit banking
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Police in Macau and mainland China detained 39 suspects in an underground lending case involving more than 30 billion yuan ($4.42 billion), as China steps up measures to reduce e… (…
Peppa Pig: China falls for an unlikely UK brand ambassador
She’s unlikely to feature on many lists of the all-time top British cultural icons. But Peppa Pig – the UK-made children’s cartoon character – is right up there with the best of them, at least…
Scholars, diplomats plead with China to release Canadians in open letter
He told CTV News Channel that he added his name to make clear to China that “taking hostages is not an acceptable way to conduct diplomacy.” “I and the other signers hope China will take…
China says doctor behind gene edited babies acted on his own
Investigators in the southern province of Guangdong determined Dr. He Jiankui organized and handled funding for the experiment without outside assistance in violation of national guidelines, the Xinhu… ( read original story …)
China’s Xi Warns Party of ‘Serious Dangers’ as Risks Mount
“China posts slowest economic numbers since 1990 due to U.S … (Updates with Trump tweet.) To contact Bloomberg News staff for this story: Peter Martin in Beijing at pmartin138@bloomberg.net;Dandan L… ( read original story …)
Former Canadian, allied envoys to China call on Xi Jinping to release detained Canadians in new letter
Five former Canadian ambassadors to China are among the more than 140 former diplomats and leading China experts who have signed an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping asking him to … ( read…
China Transforms, and a Factory Owner Struggles to Follow
Shao Chunyou exemplifies the Chinese dream. Over three decades, he rose from an assembly line worker to an electronics business owner, following China’s rise from an economic backwater to the world’s … ( read original…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia keeps calm as China cools, Brexit news awaited
SYDNEY, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Asian markets kept their nerve on Monday as data showed the Chinese economy slowed at the end of last year, underlining the urgent need for more stimulus as Beijing wrestles…
China’s top movie ticketing app Maoyan extends IPO date, names Xiaomi as cornerstone investor
The Beijing-based company, with Tencent Holdings as its second-biggest shareholder, will extend its IPO book close date to “on or about January 25” from the original date of January 24, after which it … (…
Beijing says no plans to retaliate if Ottawa blocks Huawei from Canadian 5G networks
The Chinese government appears to be distancing itself from remarks made by its ambassador to Canada, saying Beijing has no plans to retaliate against Ottawa if it blocks the installation of fifth-gen… ( read original…
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