Netflix is making its first big inroads in China through a licensing agreement with local streaming giant iQiyi. The company confirmed the deal to CBC News. It will allow Netflix’s original shows to be available…
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China launches its first homegrown aircraft carrier
News of the launch comes as tensions mount over North Korea, China’s unruly neighbor and ally. However, the carrier isn’t expected to enter active service until 2020. A ship is launched when it is first…
Converting coal would help China's smog at climate's expense
BEIJING — China’s conversion of coal into natural gas could prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths each year. But there’s a catch: As the country shifts its use of vast coal reserves to send…
Doping: Russian heptathlete stripped of Beijing 2008 bronze
BERLIN Russian Olympic heptathlete Tatiana Chernova was stripped of her 2008 Beijing Games bronze medal on Monday after she tested positive to banned substances in re-tests of her sample. Chernova’s 2008 sample tested positive for…
Marbury in talks with other clubs after Beijing Ducks era
Stephon Marbury’s agent said Tuesday that they are in talks with several clubs in China after the former NBA All-Star parted ways with the Chinese Basketball Association’s Beijing Ducks at the weekend. Marbury “will definitely…
Canada pursues possible trade deal with China as softwood lumber dispute with U.S. heats up
“China is very important now, it’s an important No. 2 … Carr has not been informed what those duties might be, but he told CBC News Network’s Power & Politics that industry and government have…
1st farmer lawsuit on deck against Syngenta over China trade
The first of tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits is about to go to trial against Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to introduce a genetically engineered corn seed variety to the U.S. market…
China, Philippines spar over military visit to island
Troops march as a plane carrying Philippine military brass arrives on Pag-asa island [Bullit Marquez/AP] China has protested a visit by Philippine military chiefs to a disputed island in the South China Sea, but Manila…
Canadian man fined up to $1 million for attempting to export fentanyl from China
Karl Morrison, a 59-year-old from Kitchener, Ontario pleaded guilty to attempting to export the drugs from China into the US. Morrison’s wife, Sorina Morrison, also pleaded guilty to failing to report the crime to law…
North Korea warns China of ‘CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES’ if it continues economic sanctions
published by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Referring to its trade partner and only ally as a “country around the DPRK”, the commentary accused China of failing to criticise actions taken by Donald Trump’s…
World War Three IMMINENT as China angers North Korea by imposing US-led fuel sanctions
On Saturday lunchtime, local time, Pyongyang issued a threat to China in a commentary piece written by “Jong Phil”, published by the Korean Central News Agency. Referring to its trade partner and only ally as…
China hits back, says it has ‘lawful right’ to standardise names in Arunachal
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang at a news conference in Beijing in October 2015 … and its official map show the state as part of South Tibet. (Reuters File Photo) China on Friday asserted…
China's quota threat charges up electric car market
Shanghai: China’s electric-car market is already the world’s biggest, but a government proposal to introduce “new energy” vehicle quotas for automakers is further charging it up. With the threat of the measure looming, major manufacturers…
