SPC is expanding its global footprint, launching for the first time into China with its Goulburn Valley and SPC fruit brands. Announced in partnership with China State Farm Agribusiness Shanghai (CSFA Shanghai) at a formal…
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China’s latest energy megaproject shows that coal really is on the way out
An even larger floating solar plant will come online by May 2018. Due to rising concerns surrounding air pollution-related deaths, China is trying to invest more heavily in renewable energy projects. The new solar farms…
China says hopes to get Japan ties back on track
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes to work with Japan to get relations back onto a normal track, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono on Sunday during a meeting in Beijing.…
China warns investors over risks in overseas virtual currency trading
“Investors should be alert to risks from overseas ICOs transactions as some of the transaction platforms have been shut down and others restricted from logging on,” the National Internet Finance Association of China (NIFA) said…
China’s military is turning its aggressive South China Sea tactics on Japan
Richard Weitz, a senior fellow and the director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute, told Business Insider that the Chinese “want to enforce their claims” by forcing foreign planes to acknowledge…
China approves 3 IPO applications
BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — China’s securities regulator Friday approved three new IPO applications, which will raise up to 4.9 billion yuan (about 767 million U.S. dollars) in the A-share market. Two companies will be…
China tells world: It’s us or the United States
Trump has already attended a gala reception and dinner with European business chiefs. The US President is due to address the forum on its closing day at the end of a week that saw his…
This Week In China Tech: Record Breaking IPOs And News From Davos
There was massive tech news coming from China this week from staggering IPOs and massive fundraising rounds to complicated international listing announcements and central government directions. Every week, we try to help you take count…
China considering merging its banking, insurance regulators: report
China is considering a merger of its banking and insurance regulators, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Government agencies under the direction of a Communist Party central reform group led…
Sogou doubles down on AI with launch of real-time translation and transcription devices
At the start of the Sogou Partner Conference in Beijing, the audience heard a recording that sounded like American President Donald Trump congratulating Sogou on the recent IPO and how this was a step forward…
China’s bitcoin crackdown has simply driven trade underground
Bobby Lee, the founder and CEO of China’s oldest bitcoin exchange BTCC, told Business Insider: “It’s gone underground. “The point is the demand is there. It’s not like you ban alcohol and you can’t get…
China unveils vision for ‘Polar Silk Road’ across Arctic
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday outlined its ambitions to extend President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative to the Arctic by developing shipping lanes opened up by global warming. Releasing its first official…
Exclusive: China’s state-owned firms to face more mergers, bankruptcies
Xiao said that during his meetings with CEOs in Davos, business leaders had expressed strong interest in China, in working with its SOEs and in the future of SOE reforms. “I can’t tell you what…
