BEIJING (Reuters) – China will focus on freeing up foreign investment in banking, insurance, securities and futures market trading firms as part of a wider opening up of the services sector, the country’s state planner…
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China finishes two new high-speed rail links
China is in the middle of an ambitious railway building programme and aims to criss-cross the country with four north-south and four east-west bullet train connections and expand its total network to 93,200 miles by…
Top China leader says Catholics must act 'independently'
BEIJING — One of China’s top leaders has told Chinese Catholics that they need to operate “independently” of outside forces and promote socialism and patriotism through religion. Yu Zhengsheng’s Thursday speech came at the end…
China Turns to $503 Billion Rail Expansion to Boost Growth
China plans to spend 3.5 trillion yuan ($503 billion) to expand its railway system by 2020 as it turns to investments in infrastructure to bolster growth and improve connectivity across the country. The high-speed rail…
Beijing Guoan bid for ex-Arsenal star Podolski
Beijing Guoan have made a bid for Galatasaray forward Lukas Podolski, the Turkish club has confirmed. Reports in Turkey suggest the Chinese Super League (CSL) club’s offer for the ex-Germany international is worth around £5.5…
How Beijing Is Penalizing Two U.S Strategic Partners in Asia
Taiwan and Singapore get squeezed. In 1992, in anticipation of the 1997 reversion of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong to communist Chinese rule, the United States Congress enacted the U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act.…
Beijing open to Vatican talks but Catholics must be patriots, China’s religious head says
BEIJING—China’s head of religious affairs said that Beijing is willing to have constructive dialogue with the Vatican but stressed that Catholics should “hold up high the flag of patriotism” and adapt Catholicism to Chinese society.…
China plans to land probes on moon and Mars by 2020
China vowed Tuesday to speed up the development of its space industry as it set out its plans to become the first country to soft land a probe on the far side of the moon,…
China says they will launch first Mars probe by 2020
A Chinese Long March 2F rocket climbs away from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Gobi Desert, boosting two astronauts toward orbit. They plan to spend a month aboard the recently launched Tiangong-2 space…
China Reassures Homeowners Worried About Land Rights
BEIJING — China has clarified for the first time a closely watched issue over land rights that has caused uncertainty for the millions of Chinese who park their wealth in their homes. Chinese officials said…
China's 1st aircraft carrier sails into South China Sea
BEIJING — China’s first aircraft carrier and five other warships passed by Taiwan and sailed into the contested South China Sea on Monday, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said. The ships, led by the Liaoning, sailed past…
China remembers large influence of George Michael, Wham! concerts
The pop duo Wham! performs in Peking, China, before a capacity audience of Chinese and foreign fans, April 7, 1985. Singers George Michael, left, and Andrew Ridgeley, had youthful fans on their feet despite police…
China promises strong support as Sao Tome pitches for business
BEIJING China promised strong support on Monday for its newest friend in Africa, the former Taiwan ally Sao Tome and Principe, whose foreign minister made a pitch for Chinese firms to invest in his “tranquil”…