China’s former finance minister has stressed the need to press ahead with structural reform on the supply side to fend off corruption and low efficiency during the transformation process. “As a key driver of global…
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China’s Debt Bubble: Why the Bears Are Wrong
This is not to deny China’s financial risk. But the concerns should lie somewhere else in the system rather than in a systemic blow-up. Despite its high debt level, China’s financial risk is still localised…
Strong Earthquake in Remote Far-Western China Kills 1
A strong earthquake in a remote area of China’s extreme west has killed at least one villager after a home collapsed, authorities said Saturday. The government has dispatched emergency response workers and closed some railways…
Castro's death a reminder in China of changed communist axis
BEIJING — In the shadow of east Beijing’s soaring glass skyscrapers, elderly retirees still speak nostalgically about their Cuban brothers-in-arm, faraway comrades bound by communist solidarity. But in central Beijing’s halls of power, Cuba is…
‘Something Is Wrong’: Fresh Fish Vanish From Beijing Stores, Raising Suspicions
BEIJING — In supermarkets across the Chinese capital, shoppers have been staring, baffled by empty fish tanks and asking: Where have all the fish gone? Carp and other freshwater fish usually sold alive and flapping…
10 Things To Do In Beijing – Why You Need To Visit The Capital Of China
Beijing is a multifaceted metropolis filled with surprises at every street and corner. The vibrant city is not just the capital of China but also the country’s focal point of arts and culture.There is so…
Beijing to give seniors bracelets to prevent them getting lost
In Beijing, 12,000 elderly people will receive free bracelets that could help prevent them from getting lost, local authorities said on Saturday. The bracelets will be given to elderly people who have cognitive problems such…
Three Olympic gold medals stripped in latest IOC doping retests
The IOC, which stores samples for 10 years, reanalyzed more than 1,000 samples from the 2008 Beijing Games and 2012 London Olympics with improved techniques that can detect the use of steroids going back weeks…
Beijing cancels bilateral meetings with Mongolia following Dalai Lama visit
Biannual parliamentarians advisory summit also cancelled; Mongolian Prime Minister’s visit to Beijing also in question. A blow to the economy of Mongolia, which counts on Chinese loans and investment. Ulaan Baatar: the visit of the…
Britain’s 4x400m girls from Beijing 2008 are set to be upgraded to bronze – more than eight years after finishing FIFTH
BRITAIN’S 4x400m girls are set to be upgraded to Olympic bronze – more than eight years after finishing FIFTH with their Belarus rivals the latest athletes to be kicked out for doping. Christine Ohuruogu, who…
A Housing Frenzy Bedevils Beijing
BEIJING—When a rumor spread in June 2015 that the Beijing city government would move most of its offices—potentially 400,000 workers—to the sleepy suburb of Tongzhou, property sales there doubled within weeks. Authorities confirmed the rumor…
Adam Minter: Facebook's latest foray into China just might work
As Zuckerberg surely knows, the business case for a move onto the mainland looks dismal … The next year, Facebook was blocked by the government, obliterating any chance to catch up with China’s online entrepreneurs.…
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to lead 'clean energy' trade mission to China
“The investments that China will need in the clean tech and renewable sector to meet its plan are enormous,” she said. “This is a huge opportunity for Canadian business.” McKenna also announced that the federal…
