US bank JP Morgan Chase is to pay $264m (£212m) to settle claims it hired the children of highly placed Chinese officials to gain business in China. The Department of Justice called the scheme “bribery…
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VW, Didi in talks for high-end car-hailing service in China
Volkswagen AG said on Thursday it is in talks with China’s Didi Chuxing to set up a high-end ride-hailing service, while also announcing ambitious sales goals for electric and hybrid vehicles in the world’s biggest…
China clamps down on Net
China’s leaders and official media are pushing for greater control of the internet and technology products as tensions surrounding a far-reaching Chinese cybersecurity law loom over a gathering this week of the world’s leading tech…
China, US must avoid eying each other with suspicion during Trump presidency, says Beijing’s ambassador in Washington
China and the United States must avoid being too suspicious of each other’s strategic intentions, China’s ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday while looking ahead to the US presidency of Donald Trump. Trump…
Police bust B.C. crime ring accused of reselling stolen baby formula in China
Fell called it a “predatory” operation at a news conference Thursday … Sellers can pocket many times what they originally paid by moving the product to China, where consumers pay up to $90 per container,…
U.S. Should Get Tougher on China’s Deal Making, Panel Says
Congress should exercise greater scrutiny over trade and investment practices between the United States and China in order to prevent China from taking advantage of the economic relationship, a congressional commission said in a report…
JPMorgan Is Said to Settle Bribery Case Over Hiring in China
After more than three years of digging into JPMorgan Chase’s hiring practices in China, federal authorities have determined that the bank hired the children of Chinese leaders as part of a quid pro quo to…
China Doubles Down on Internet Control Ahead of Conference
China’s leaders and official media are pushing for greater control of the internet and technology products as tensions surrounding a far-reaching Chinese cybersecurity law loom over a gathering this week of the world’s leading tech…
China tells Trump climate change is not a hoax and anyway America mentioned it first
China couldn’t have invented global warming as a hoax to harm U.S. competitiveness because it was Donald Trump’s Republican predecessors who started climate negotiations in the 1980s, China’s Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said. U.S.…
China bans 'fatty' Kim Jong Un nickname on websites
It’s especially popular among young, irreverent Chinese who tend to look down on their country’s would-be ally. Relations between China and North Korea have been strained by the North’s nuclear weapons program, which China has…
Unswayed by public outcry, China executes villager who killed party chief with nail gun for revenge
On Tuesday, he was executed in the northern city of Shijiazhuang, the official state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Jia, who worked on construction sites, had become a popular symbol of the injustice faced by many…
China elections: Independent candidates fight for the ballot
China’s constitution allows independent candidates to run in local elections but it is a futile exercise for those who dare to get their names on the ballot. In the heart of Beijing’s old alleyways, the…
China traffic dance video goes viral
A video showing a group of women dancing next to their cars in northern China has gone viral. The group apparently started dancing to pass the time while stuck for hours in a traffic jam.…
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