As the US scales back its participation on the global stage, China has been scaling up. Ever since the financial crisis, Chinese institutions have been providing lifelines to foreign countries and billions of dollars in development finance. China’s ... ( read original story ...)
American Airlines tie up partnership with China Southern
American Airlines and China's biggest carrier by passengers, China Southern, have agreed a strategic partnership. The US airline will buy $200m (£159m) worth of shares in the Chinese firm and the two will "seek to increase cooperation". China Southern is ... ( read original story ...)
Pinterest blackout gives more reason to chip away at China’s Great Firewall
Google and Twitter Inc. might’ve earned in China’s booming Internet sector had they been allowed to compete, there’s little question they would have added measurably to that surplus. For example, the New York Times Co., a tiny digital business ... ( read original story ...)
American Airlines buys stake in China Southern Airlines
American Airlines has agreed to pay $200 million for a stake in China Southern Airlines, the biggest of China's three major state-owned carriers, in a bid for a bigger share of the country's growing travel market. American and China Southern will expand ... ( read original story ...)
China extradition treaty: how did the Turnbull government get it so wrong?
At 8.40am on Tuesday, just minutes after Julie Bishop had publicly backed a China extradition treaty and walked into a meeting of the leadership group, Bill Shorten rang Malcolm Turnbull. The opposition would not back ratification of the treaty ... ( read original story ...)
Australian government suspends extradition treaty with China
Facing a revolt from members of his own party, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has shelved an extradition treaty with Beijing, in a major rebuke to the trustworthiness of China’s justice system. The decision will be closely watched in Ottawa ... ( read original story ...)
China News: Shanghai Composite Index Shrugs Off Big Profits In Industrial Sector
The Shanghai Composite Index fell slightly to start the week, slipping 2.49 points to close the day at 3,266.96 for a loss of 0.08 percent. The losses came despite some terrific earnings reports from industrials, possibly due to fears of monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Blancco Technology Group Expands Asia Pacific Presence with New Office Opening in Beijing, China
ATLANTA and BEIJING, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Blancco Technology Group (AIM: BLTG), the de facto standard in data erasure and mobile device diagnostics, today announced the opening of a new office in Beijing, China. The Beijing office will be led ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese brands make their mark
A decade ago, the most respected domestic brands in China were those attached to clothing, shoes and other small items. Nowadays, Chinese appliance brand Haier, e-commerce platform Alibaba, and personal computer manufacturer Lenovo are well recognised ... ( read original story ...)
China lifts ban on Brazilian beef
BEIJING -- China has lifted an import ban on beef from Brazil after Brazilian authorities promised to block shipments by producers at the centre of a product quality scandal, a foreign ministry spokeswoman said Monday. Brazil also has promised to take ... ( read original story ...)