As soon as China abandoned its one-child policy a year ago, Zheng Xiaoyu and her husband started trying for a sibling for their nine-year-old son. Their efforts bore fruit with another boy — one of…
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China’s economic rebalancing is making progress, but there’s still more to do
The September visit of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to China was a success, on many levels, and signalled renewed Canadian interest in stronger commercial links. The uncertainty about trade relationships as a result of the…
Beijing starts 2017 under a cloud
Beijing woke on the first morning of the New Year covered in thick toxic fog, with a concentration of harmful particles 20 times higher than international standards. After a long period of pollution in December,…
China state broadcaster rebrands in international push
BEIJING – State broadcaster Central China Television has rebranded its international networks and digital presence under the name China Global Television Network as part of a push to consolidate its worldwide reach. CCTV on Friday…
China court jails 16 for black market kidney trading
Xinhua news agency said. Among them were two doctors, a nurse and an anaesthetist who the court said carried out secret transplant surgery. A shortage of donors has led to a booming black market for…
Taiwan Leader Urges China for 'Calm' Talks as Pressure Grows
I believe we should be able to find a solution that allows both sides to maintain peaceful and stable relations,” President Tsai Ing-wen said in a year-end news conference. Tensions have grown since China suspended…
China’s state broadcaster rebrands in push to extend global reach
CCTV and the official Xinhua News Agency have expanded aggressively in recent years with dual missions of becoming globally credible media heavyweights while sustaining their roles as vital propaganda organs of the Communist Party. China…
China says it will shut down ivory trade by end of 2017
JOHANNESBURG — China says it plans to shut down its ivory trade by the end of 2017 in a move designed to curb the mass slaughter of African elephants. The Chinese government will end the…
China Bans Its Ivory Trade, Moving Against Elephant Poaching
“China is moving from being the main problem to the main solution,” he said, calling Friday’s announcement “the most astonishing and wonderful piece of news.” Ms. Pepper of the Natural Resources Defense Council urged other…
China vows shutdown of ivory trade by end of 2017
Ivory is displayed before being crushed in China’s Guangdong province on Jan. 6, 2014, an event aimed at shedding China’s image as a global hub for the illegal trade in African elephant tusks. JOHANNESBURG —…
China takes new step to downgrade the dollar's prominence
China took another step to degrade the US dollar in defining the value of its currency in an effort that cuts against its rival’s stubbornly strong hold on the global financial system. An arm of…
China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017
China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing … Conservation group WWF welcomed the latest news, calling it a “historic announcement… signalling an end to the world’s primary legal ivory market and…
Chrystia Freeland set for trade talks with China in 2017
She can be reached at catharine.tunney@cbc.ca Twitter: @cattunneycbc International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says she’s tentatively booked to have her first face-to-face discussion with China in February as Canada explores a free trade agreement ……
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