The government has intensified its scrutiny of Microsoft on antitrust matters this year, demanding more details about its business in China. And just two weeks ago, the authorities detained a group of China-based employees, including several Australian ... ( read original story ...)
China's manufacturing hits 2-year high as demand perks up
HONG KONG - Private and official surveys showed Tuesday that China's factory activity rose last month to its highest level in more than two years, suggesting the world's No. 2 economy is stabilizing. The Caixin monthly purchasing managers' index climbed to ... ( read original story ...)
China priests' fears over Vatican's Beijing olive branch
Secret talks between the Vatican and Beijing are raising hopes of a "historic" rapprochement after six decades of estrangement, but some Chinese clergy fear that Rome will accept a Communist stranglehold over the country's Catholics. Since becoming head of ... ( read original story ...)
China's Alibaba in 'flying pig' controversy
A Chinese Muslim's call for e-commerce giant Alibaba to rename one of its services because it uses the word "pig" has sparked a backlash in China. It all began when Alibaba changed the name of its popular travel booking app from Alitrip to one that means ... ( read original story ...)
15 confirmed dead, several more missing after China mine explosion
Later, two more bodies were recovered from among the 33 left in the shaft following the explosion, Xinhua News Agency reported ... smaller mines to shut down temporarily, Xinhua said. China's mining industry has long been among the world's deadliest. ( read original story ...)
Duterte deal with China over Scarborough Shoal exposes US failure
Lifting the Scarborough blockade, then, is China's gift to Duterte for his sustained attack on America. While it's not clear what concessions, if any, Duterte has granted in the process, for now this is overwhelmingly good news for most Filipinos. ( read original story ...)
Inside China's 'nanny university': Migrant workers flock to cities to get trained as childminders amid the country's baby boom
China is expecting a peak in births at the end of 2016 after the central government officially abolished the ruthless 'one-child policy' from the beginning of this year. The new 'two-child' policy has not only seen many Chinese couples in their late 30s ... ( read original story ...)
China coal mine explosion leaves over a dozen dead, 20 trapped underground
Rescuers worked through the night at the privately owned Jinshangou mine in the Chongqing region where the explosion occurred before noon Monday, Xinhua News Agency reported ... injures 53 in south China (Jan. 2016) The State Administration of Work ... ( read original story ...)
Zhuhai air show: China J-20 fighter jet in public debut
China has showcased its long-awaited J-20 stealth fighter in public for the first time. Two of the radar-evading jets did a 60-second flypast at the Zhuhai air show in Guangdong province - the country's biggest meeting of plane makers and buyers ... ( read original story ...)
China Accounts for Nearly 25 Percent of Global Business Travel Spending
Despite a moderating economy, China remains one of the fastest growing business travel markets in the world, according to the GBTA Foundation’s latest business travel forecast, GBTA BTI™ Outlook – China 2016 H2. Total business travel spending is ... ( read original story ...)