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…
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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…
Adam Minter: Sorry, Trump – iPhones should still be made in China
China’s 270 million migrant laborers — most of them ambitious and opportunistic — have proven indispensable to a business that prizes flexibility. Last summer, Apple contractors reportedly hired 100,000 workers to ramp up production of…
China may look at banks' cross-border yuan business in risk assessments: Caixin
SHANGHAI China’s central bank is considering including cross-border yuan business into its assessment of macro-prudential risks in the country’s financial system, online finance magazine Caixin reported on Saturday, citing unnamed regulatory sources. ( read original…
Market research: Alberta's trade missions to Asia are putting a friendly face on business deals
But China comes in second with $3.3 billion … it gives Albertan companies the green light to do business. Of course those relationships are important everywhere, but “they’re especially critical in Asia,” Bilous says. Yet…
Facing a ‘tidal wave’ of dementia, China is running out of time
China is already, as a whole … Practice calligraphy. Cook. Read the news. Eat well. Try your hand at Peking opera. When it comes to dementia, “be brave to understand it,” he says. “Don’t feel…