A train believed to be carrying a senior North Korean delegation left the Chinese capital on Tuesday following a dramatic whirlwind visit that some reports said included the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The conservative South…
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China’s big banks escape profit doldrums
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s biggest lender in terms of total assets, said full-year profit grew 2.8 percent to 286.05 billion yuan ($45 billion). Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) said…
Train’s arrival in Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit
BEIJING (AP) — Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or another high-level Pyongyang official was running high Tuesday amid talk of preparations for a meeting between the North’s…
The Latest: Convoy seen in Beijing arriving at train station
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a possible North Korean visit to China (all times local): 3 p.m. A vehicle convoy has been seen entering the Beijing train station under heavy security amid speculation of…
Kim Jong Un reportedly made a flashy entrance in Beijing — and likely told China to keep it quiet
A North Korean official is believed to have arrived in Beijing late on Monday, but China has remained quiet about what could potentially be a historic visit by leader Kim Jong Un. While China doesn’t…
China’s mystery guest: Rumors North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is in Beijing
(CNN)Heavy security in Beijing and the presence of what appears to be a train that belongs to North Korea’s ruling Kim family are fueling speculation that a high-level representative from Pyongyang, perhaps even Kim Jong…
Parts of China are using facial recognition technology that can scan the country’s entire population in one second
Stxteen areas in China are using facial-recognition technology that can reportedly scan the country’s population in one second, and the world’s population two seconds. Over the last two years the system has been used to…
KKR plans to hike investment in technology, consumer sector
Private equity investment firm KKR & Co plans to boost investment in China with a focus on technology and consumer-related sectors and will set up a new technology fund in the country, according to a…
Trump moves toward China tariffs in warning shot on technology transfer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lit a slow-burning fuse on Thursday to launch long-promised anti-China tariffs, but his actions appeared to be more of a warning shot than the start of a full-blown…
China can be a standard bearer for technology
ZHI SHUPING, head of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine, said in a recent interview that standards will play a key role in promoting the quality of Chinese products. Beijing News comments:…
China warns against ‘trade war,’ appeals for cooperation
Washington accuses China of flooding global markets with unfairly low-priced steel and other goods and stealing or pressuring foreign companies to hand over technology. “The business community has always supported the idea that open market…
China’s OPPO embraces Xiaomi’s flash sale gambit to grow Indian base
OPPO, which launched a new flagship smartphone on Monday in India – its biggest market outside China – plans to woo buyers with an online flash sale for the device on April 2. Similar marketing…
China names reformist Guo Shuqing central bank Communist Party chief, vice governor
BEIJING (Reuters) – Guo Shuqing, head of China’s new regulator for the banking and insurance sectors, has been appointed the Communist Party chief and deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), official publication…
