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North Korea: China urged to take ‘direct action’ as state fires a missile over Japan
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said North Korea threatened the whole world and urged China to use its influence on unpredictable dictator Kim Jong-un. Could Kim Jong Un’s missiles really set off World War…
Reports: China orders bitcoin exchanges to shut down
Regulators in Shanghai, the country’s financial centre, gave verbal instructions to exchange operators to shut down, China Business News and 21st Century Economic Report said on their websites. They gave no other details. Bitcoin’s value…
China’s WeChat crackdown drives bitcoin enthusiasts to Telegram
China is also cracking down on VPNs, which route traffic through servers outside the country, to stamp out access to foreign news sites and services. Apple is removing many VPNs from its Chinese app store…
China’s Ant Financial Pushes U.S. to Approve MoneyGram Deal
Ant Financial is expected to make a third try for U.S. approval of its takeover of MoneyGram International Inc. as a secretive national security panel throws up hurdles for Chinese investors seeking to buy American…
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd (CHU) Shares Trending Lower Last 5 Session
Israel Discount Bank of NY purchased a new stake in shares of China Mobile (Hong Kong) in the first quarter valued at $119,000. Whether or not this should be a cause for concern for investors…
China’s bitcoin crackdown forces exchanges to close. The price is crashing
China’s bitcoin crackdown is wreaking havoc on the virtual currency. Two of the country’s most prominent bitcoin exchanges, BTC China and Via BTC, said they will halt trading this month. BTC China has also stopped…
Beijing cryptocurrency exchanges told to announce trading halt: source
Chinese authorities have ordered Beijing-based cryptocurrency exchanges to cease trading and immediately notify users of their closure, signalling a widening crackdown by authorities on the industry to contain financial risks. Exchanges were also told to…
China economy cools amid rising borrowing costs, property curbs
Business activity in China slowed in August amid rising borrowing costs and property restrictions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Industrial output rose 6.0 percent from a year earlier, the slowest pace this year, from a…
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.: Poll Results of Extraordinary General Meeting and Update on the Mixed Ownership Reform Plan
Reference is made to the circular (the “Circular”) and the notice of the extraordinary general meeting of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (the “Company”) dated 28 August 2017. Unless otherwise defined in this announcement, terms…
Beijing crypto-currency exchanges told to announce trading stop by Friday: Securities Times
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have ordered Beijing-based crypto-currency exchanges to cease trading and to tell users by Friday about when trading will end, the Securities Times newspaper reported citing industry sources and a government…
Chinese academics prod Beijing to consider North Korea contingencies
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese academics are publicly broaching the idea that China and the United States should share plans on how to deal with a potential conflict on the Korean Peninsula, a sign some say…
China’s economy losing some steam as investment growth hits 18-year low
Factory output and retail sales also grew less than anticipated, though a rebound in property sales and construction starts is likely to keep China’s overall growth relatively robust and comfortably on target ahead of a…