So Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd. – the country’s would-be challenger to … Officer John Quan told Moses Mozart Dzawu and Bruce Einhorn of Bloomberg News in an interview. That looks like a ……
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Taiwan president to visit Hawaii amid China pressure
Tsai will transit Hawaii next Wednesday on her way home from an eight-day visit to three diplomatic allies, the official Central News Agency said. Taiwan, which China deems ineligible for state-to … ( read original…
China’s Geely says 2018 net profit climbs 18 pct on higher revenue
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd said on Thursday higher sales drove its 2018 net profit up 18 percent, even as growing political uncertainty affected overall domestic demand. … ( read original story…
Report: Myanmar, China failing to stop ‘bride’ trafficking
BANGKOK – A human rights group says authorities in China and Myanmar are failing to stop the brutal trafficking of young women, often teenagers, from the conflict-ridden Kachin border region for … ( read original…
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong taunts Washington over Huawei executive’s arrest, calling it ‘world’s biggest advertisement’
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong has taken a swipe at the United States, saying Canada’s arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer last year at Washington’s request only boosted the tech giant’s … ( read…
U.S.-China trade talks to resume as Lighthizer, Mnuchin plan Beijing trip next week
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plan to travel to China next week for another round of trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a Trump … ( read original…
Reporter finds her byline printed on a scarf from China, sparking a years-long mystery
A news reporter in Edmonton has spent years investigating how one of her stories ended up printed on a scarf from China, and has yet to solve the mystery. Jana Pruden, a feature writer for…
China’s Evergrande says to start making electric vehicles in June
Evergrande, China’s second-largest property developer by sales, has been aggressively expanding into the automotive space in search of new areas of growth as the Chinese property market slows. ( read original story …)
Taiwan, US plan new talks this year in rebuke to Beijing
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan and the U.S. will hold talks later this year as part of upgraded efforts to counter Beijing’s growing pressure on the island for political unification. The talks planned for … (…
Beijing’s Forbidden City to open at night for the first time in 94 years
A rare opportunity for those who have long dreamed of watching illuminated lanterns dancing across night skies in the stunning historic setting of Beijing’s Forbidden City. For the first time in 94 … ( read…
Beijing plans ‘strategic service and logistics base’ on Woody Island, two islets in South China Sea
The southernmost Chinese territory in the South China Sea, Sansha, will press ahead with a plan to build an “island city” on Woody Island and two smaller neighbouring islets in the contested waters. … (…
An Introduction to Beijing: China City Profile Series
Beijing, formerly known as Peking, is the capital of the People’s Republic of China, and the country’s political and cultural center. Situated in northern China, Beijing is a directly-controlled … ( read original story …)
China says 13,000 Xinjiang ‘terrorists’ arrested since 2014
BEIJING – China says it has arrested nearly 13,000 people it describes as terrorists in the traditionally Islamic region of Xinjiang since 2014 and broken up hundreds of “terrorist gangs.” The figures … ( read…
