Ericsson and Qualcomm have completed China’s first end-to-end data call using new cellular Internet of Things (IoT) eMTC/Cat-M1 technology. The test was achieved in the lab of the research division of China Mobile – China…
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China December factory activity rises to near 4-year high – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity picked up more than expected in December as demand accelerated, with output reaching a near six-year high, a private business survey showed on Tuesday, giving the manufacturing sector a…
China central bank injects $124.9 billion in Dec, up 13 percent from Nov
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank injected a total of 868.75 billion yuan ($124.90 billion) via short- and medium-term liquidity tools in December, its data showed on Tuesday, as it continues to support credit expansion…
China should set more flexible GDP growth target in 2017: central bank adviser
BEIJING China should set a more flexible economic growth target this year to create more room for reforms, a central bank adviser told the official Xinhua news agency, suggesting a range of 6.0 to 7.0…
Time-Lapse Video Shows Beijing Swamped by a Tide of Smog
HONG KONG — A time-lapse video of smog rolling into Beijing offers a jarring new perspective of the pollution that has been afflicting the Chinese capital in recent months. The video, just 12 seconds long,…
China's new rules on yuan transfers are not capital controls – Xinhua
Starting in July 2017, banks and other financial institutions in China will have to report all domestic and overseas cash transactions of more than 50,000 yuan ($7,201), compared with 200,000 yuan previously, the central bank…
South Korea considers 'measures' as China blocks charter flights
South Korean Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said on Sunday he would look into whether China’s decision, which came ahead of a traditional surge in Lunar New Year travel, was “related to” the planned deployment of…
Beijing enjoys brief respite, but smog returning on Tuesday
BEIJING Heavy smog that blanketed parts of China at the weekend cleared somewhat on Monday, with flights in Beijing back to normal, but it was likely only to be a brief respite with more choking…
China starts 2017 engulfed in smog, issues pollution alerts
Heavy smog that blanketed parts of China over the weekend cleared somewhat on Monday … Severe pollution is forecast to persist in the region for three to seven days, the official Xinhua news agency reported.…
China Twitter boss leaves after seven months
The head of Twitter’s China operations has left the firm after seven months in charge. Kathy Chen announced she was leaving following a restructure of the business in Asia. While Twitter is blocked in China,…
What was behind China's 2016 baby boom?
As soon as China abandoned its one-child policy a year ago, Zheng Xiaoyu and her husband started trying for a sibling for their nine-year-old son. Their efforts bore fruit with another boy — one of…
China’s small banks vulnerable to bond sell-off, analysts say
Nonetheless, the fact that the People’s Bank of China still seems able and willing to step in, means that any major crisis remains some way off still. On Friday, yields of Chinese 10-year government bonds…
China central bank adviser calls for flexible 2017 growth target
China’s economy grew 6.7 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier and looks set to achieve the government’s full-year forecast of 6.5-7 percent, buoyed by higher government spending, a housing boom and record…