Beijing woke on the first morning of the New Year covered in thick toxic fog, with a concentration of harmful particles 20 times higher than international standards. After a long period of pollution in December,…
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China central bank raises requirements for cash and overseas transactions
Dec 29 The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) rejected a media report that the yuan broke the 7.0000 per dollar level in the onshore market on December 28, the Chinese central bank said on its…
China state broadcaster rebrands in international push
BEIJING – State broadcaster Central China Television has rebranded its international networks and digital presence under the name China Global Television Network as part of a push to consolidate its worldwide reach. CCTV on Friday…
China court jails 16 for black market kidney trading
Xinhua news agency said. Among them were two doctors, a nurse and an anaesthetist who the court said carried out secret transplant surgery. A shortage of donors has led to a booming black market for…
Taiwan Leader Urges China for 'Calm' Talks as Pressure Grows
I believe we should be able to find a solution that allows both sides to maintain peaceful and stable relations,” President Tsai Ing-wen said in a year-end news conference. Tensions have grown since China suspended…
How China Built ‘iPhone City’ With Billions in Perks for Apple’s Partner
And many rely on local manufacturing partners like Foxconn. While Apple came later than many technology companies, it now generates nearly a quarter of its revenues from sales in China and has some of the…
The Machines are Coming: China’s role in the future of artificial intelligence
And with billions of dollars being sunk into AI research by Silicon Valley’s biggest players as well as China’s big three “BAT” technology firms – Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent – coupled with an explosion in…
China hi-tech hub mayor adds party chief to his résumé
Xu’s predecessor Ma, who became Shenzhen party chief in March 2015, also had a strong technology background, overseeing the Chang’e-3 lunar programme as the director of China National Space Administration. Pundits had expected that Ma,…
Top Space News 2016: EmDrive updates and controversies
Though this technology has been claimed to be impossible, China shocked everyone by claiming to carry out the EmDrive test successfully, and defeated NASA in this space race after conducting research on the technology for…
Foxconn invests $8 bn in China LCD plant
“We have in China a government that knows how to be efficient and supports new technology,” said Foxconn president Terry Gou in an interview with China’s 21st Century Business. “As to whether we’ll invest in…
China’s state broadcaster rebrands in push to extend global reach
CCTV and the official Xinhua News Agency have expanded aggressively in recent years with dual missions of becoming globally credible media heavyweights while sustaining their roles as vital propaganda organs of the Communist Party. China…
China's money rates rise over the year as c.bank tightens liquidity
SHANGHAI, Dec 30 China’s primary money rates rose this week and were largely higher this year, driven by the central bank’s tight liquidity stance in the second half aimed at curbing bubbles and reducing leverage…
China says it will shut down ivory trade by end of 2017
JOHANNESBURG — China says it plans to shut down its ivory trade by the end of 2017 in a move designed to curb the mass slaughter of African elephants. The Chinese government will end the…
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