Despite their amicable tone, the visit produced no breakthroughs on Europe’s mounting frustration over China’s market barriers and complaints its exports of low-cost steel are threatening European jobs. The French leader hoped to secure business…
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In China, Macron urges openness, pitches France Inc.
On the second leg of a three-day state visit, the first of his eight-month-old presidency, Macron is hoping greater openness from China, coupled with lobbying from the 50-strong business delegation travelling with him, will help…
Airbus to increase aircraft production in China
During his three-day visit, Mr Macron said both France and China must open up to doing business with each other. At present, he said, France has “access to markets which is unbalanced [and] unsatisfying”. He…
China: Body found, tanker still on fire after sea collision
BEIJING — Rescuers have found a body believed to be of a sailor from the Iranian oil tanker set ablaze after a collision in the East China Sea, China’s Ministry of Transportation said Tuesday, as…
Macron urges China to open market wider
Add France as an interest to stay up to date on the latest France news, video, and analysis from ABC News … Macron pointed to France’s 30 billion euro ($36 billion) trade deficit with China…
Sanchi: Oil tanker still burning off China coast
China says an Iranian-owned oil tanker is still burning after … Park Sung-dong, an official from South Korea’s ministry of oceans and fisheries, told Reuters news agency: “We can’t grasp the level of oil contamination…
China makes hi-tech intentions clear at CES
China’s big-name internet giants are in Las Vegas in greater force than ever before. Baidu, the Beijing-based answer to Google, was among the technology powers joining forces with the microchip maker Nvidia to work on…
US accuses Beijing of ‘provocative militarisation’ of South China Sea
The United States has accused China of “provocative militarisation” of disputed areas in the South China Sea and will continue sending vessels to the region to carry out freedom-of-navigation patrols, according to a top US…
US accuses Beijing of the ‘provocative militarisation’ of South China Sea
The United States accuses China of the “provocative militarisation” of disputed areas in the South China Sea and it will continue sending vessels to the region to carry out freedom of navigation patrols, a senior…
Beijing’s fiscal revenue increased by 6.8 pct in 2017
according to the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Finance. Last year Beijing’s fiscal revenue was 1.64 times of that of 2012 and accounted for an average annual growth of 10.4 percent. The municipal government enhanced the…
Things are looking up for China’s financial firms, UBS says
Despite fears about China’s financial stability, UBS is positive on Chinese financials this year, its head of China strategy explained Tuesday. “There’s less worry about financial stability in China because a lot of other sectors…
Here’s how many online posts China deleted in 2017
“One of the most worrying developments is the new cyber security law where companies have a greater onus to engage in censorship of their users,” said William Nee, China researcher at Amnesty International, to FT…
China’s Lanzhou eases property tightening measures, more cities may follow
BEIJING, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The Chinese city of Lanzhou has eased property curbs amid a nation-wide clampdown on housing speculation, raising concerns that other cities may follow suit which will further inflate price bubbles…