Robert Gordon, a criminology professor at Simon Fraser University, said there is “no doubt” a significant amount of fentanyl has been flowing into Canada via China. He called Thursday’s announcement “good news.” “Up until now,…
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China considers granting Philippines access to disputed shoal: adviser
China has been thinking of means to grant Philippine fishing vessels access to the island’s waters since President Rodrigo Duterte visited Beijing in October, said Wu Shicun, head of government-run National Institute for South China…
China's Deadly Scaffolding Collapse, What Went Wrong?
According to reports, this is China’s worst case of construction-related accidents … have expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families through a televised news conference. Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a statement that all…
Workers in China accidentally discover new dinosaur fossil
In a humid, tropical jungle in southern China aeons ago, a bird-like dinosaur with a toothless beak and dome-shaped crest atop its head became trapped in mud, struggled in vain to escape and died. Workmen…
China to tighten control on domestic firms' foreign investment-WSJ
The State Council of China was not immediately available to comment. (Reporting by Vishaka George in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D’Souza) Next In Bonds News ( read original story …)
China's iron ore imports on track to top 1 billion tonnes; India shipments surge
MANILA (Reuters) – China’s iron ore imports from India surged in October and purchases from Australia grew slightly, data showed on Friday, with total shipments to the world’s top buyer of the steelmaking commodity on…
China, India and Turkey set 2016 steelmaking pace
The overall production increase in October owed much to a 12.3% year-on-year hike in India’s output to 8.267 million tonnes and to a 4% surge in China to 68.51 million tonnes. Output was also significantly…
China sets world record for patent applications
China is driving Asian-led growth in innovation worldwide, becoming the first country to file 1 million patent applications in a single year, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization. Tara Joseph reports ( read original…
China currency dips to lowest level versus dollar in 8 years
BEIJING, China – China’s central bank has set the value of the yuan at the currency’s lowest level against the U.S. dollar in eight years. The “parity rate” for the yuan, also known as the…
A global business thriving on people's love for art
Art collecting has been active and auctions have done well in China over the past few years as Chinese moguls have splashed out on masterworks. How do you describe Christie’s business in China in recent…
China, EU political, business heavyweights end Hamburg Summit
Several European and Chinese political and business heavyweights delivered speeches in Hamburg on Thursday to mark the end of the two-day Hamburg Summit “China Meets Europe”. The summit drew numbers of senior officials, entrepreneurs and…
Facebook bowing down to China's censorship overlords is bad for business
It’s been staring us in the face for a couple of years now. From Mark Zuckerberg’s bromance with Xi Jinping (he even went so far as to ask the Chinese President for possible baby names)…
China defends Chinese takeovers of German firms: newspaper
Gabriel made a similar point during a visit to China earlier his month, urging the Chinese government to reduce barriers for German firms wanting to do business there. So far this year, Chinese investors have…
