A Sydney-based business that helps Australian brands break through China’s online barriers to expose Aussie brands to the Chinese market has claimed top honours at the 2016 Sydney City Business Awards. Johnny Wong is the…
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China Shares Rise, Service Sector Grows
China stocks rose after a private survey showed more signs of economic stability on Thursday, with sentiment also spurred by the upcoming Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme. Continue Reading Below The blue-chip CSI300 index rose…
French water group Suez restructures China business to boost growth prospects -CEO
PARIS, Nov 2 French waste and water group Suez is restructuring its businesses in China to put it in a better position to win market share, its chief executive said. Suez said on Wednesday it…
China's Geely, Volvo beef up strategy with new brand
It’s part of Volvo Cars’ efforts to step up competition with other luxury car brands both globally and within China, the world’s No. 1 auto market, after it was bought by Zhejiang Geely Holdings in…
As China Battles Corruption, Glaxo Lands in the Cross Hairs
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…