China’s first aircraft carrier has conducted live-fire drills for the first time, the defence ministry has said. The exercise took place in recent days in the Bohai Sea, near the Korean peninsula, said the ministry.…
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Beijing, Bracing for 5 Days of Heavy Pollution, Issues Red Alert
BEIJING — A thick layer of deep gray smog swept into Beijing on Friday afternoon, bringing what the authorities said would be five days of the worst air pollution in a year. The city issued…
China appears to add weapons to man-made islands in South China Sea
BEIJING — China appears to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea, a U.S. security think-tank says, upping the stakes in what many see as…
'This is militarization': We finally know what China's mysterious hexagonal structures in the South China Sea are for
so every day that China continues to make use of those facilities it is violating international law,” Poling told Business Insider in a previous interview. ( read original story …)
Obama administration launches trade challenge against China
WASHINGTON _ The Obama administration has launched its 15th challenge against China at the Word Trade Organization, alleging it is unfairly limiting American farmers’ ability to export rice, wheat and corn. During China’s accession to…
Miss World Canada challenges China on organ-harvesting
Lin said that her father, who lives in China, has faced severe pressure, including multiple lawsuits hurting his business selling medical equipment and has been prevented from travelling from China to attend the pageant. Those…
BMO Financial Group to step up investments in China
Apart from expanding its offshore private banking business in China’s Hong Kong and Singapore to serve local clients and provide investment solutions on the existing offshore wealth of affluent Chinese, BMO is keeping an eye…
Blackberry says China's TCL to make BlackBerry-branded devices
(Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO: Quote) said China’s TCL Communication Technology Holdings Ltd … BlackBerry is betting its future on the more profitable business of making software and managing mobile devices after largely ceding the…
China probing GM antitrust violations: reports
Earlier, the state-run newspaper China Daily reported that China would slap fines on an unnamed U.S. carmaker for monopolistic behavior. A penalty will be issued “soon” against an American firm for telling distributors to fix…
China economy defies prophets of doom as 2017 risks loom
BEIJING: China has ended the year with its old growth engines roaring and new drivers like consumption in robust health, defying the prophets of doom yet again. Now, it confronts 2017 with fresh questions over…
China details regulation on business investment management
BEIJING: The Chinese government on Wednesday released a regulation on the management of business investment projects, as it seeks to streamline government functions to give more power to the market. The 24-clause regulation states that…
Miss World Canada is back to challenge China on organ-harvesting
Anastasia Lin wants to tell a global TV audience about the evil of organ-harvesting. Lin was due to compete at Miss World last year when it was hosted by China but was barred from entering…
China's spiralling property prices
That may be beyond her reach, as it is for many of China’s migrant workers, the people who have driven this nation’s impressive economic growth story. On her break, Yilin says she’d love to buy…