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China has forced a Pacific airline to close down because of diplomatic ties with Taiwan
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BRIEF-China Unicom Hong Kong Says Aggregate Number Of Mobile Billing Subscribers In June 302.018 Mln
July 19 (Reuters) – China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd: * JUNE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF MOBILE BILLING SUBSCRIBERS 302.018 MILLION * JUNE NET ADDITION OF MOBILE BILLING SUBSCRIBERS FOR MONTH 2.584 MILLION * JUNE A… (…
China Unicom enters S African market
China Unicom presents its 5G technology at the Mobile World Conference in Shanghai on June 29,2018. [Photo/IC] China Unicom, the country’s second-largest mobile carrier by subscribers, has set up a br… ( read original story…
China Flirts With Easier Monetary Policy Amid Slowing Growth
China’s banks are being offered cash and given instructions to boost lending, adding to evidence of a shift toward greater official support for the economy. The banking and insurance regulator has ask… ( read original…
China says U.S. blaming Xi for blocking trade deal is ‘bogus’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday comments made by a senior White House official blaming Chinese President Xi Jinping for blocking progress on a deal to avert a trade war were “shocking” and ……
FBI Director says China is ‘the broadest, most significant’ threat to the US and its espionage is active in all 50 states
FBI Director Christopher Wray has described China as “the broadest, most challenging, most significant threat we face as a country.” Wray’s comments come after a week of controversy surrounding Presid… ( read original story …)
China Prods Banks to Support Economy as Policy Shift Emerges
China’s banks are being offered cash and given instructions to lend more, adding to evidence of a shift toward greater official support for the economy. The banking and insurance regulator has asked f… ( read…
China Mobile Hong Kong Privilege Club members enjoy a day at the races
Privilege Club members enjoyed the thrill of horse racing in the privacy of a private member box. Over a sumptuous lunch, they dined and revelled in the excitement of live racing. Satiated, they watch… (…
China Regulator Prods Banks to Lend More as Growth Pace Eases
China’s banks are being offered cash and given instructions to lend more, as regulators attempt to support a slowing economy. The banking and insurance regulator has asked financial institutions to “e… ( read original story…
Why millennials are driving cashless revolution in China
When Frida Cai left Beijing to study abroad in 2013, China’s financial tech boom was just beginning. She used a debit card for her big expenses and carried cash for everyday spending. By the time…
U.S. academic and critic of Beijing censorship will leave China after losing job
BEIJING (Reuters) – An American professor and vocal critic of Beijing’s censorship said he had lost his job at the prestigious Peking University and is leaving China. Christopher Balding, who had taug… ( read original…
Unlikely partners? China and Israel deepening trade ties
To help bring Israeli and Chinese companies together, a number of business events are now held every year, such as Silicon Dragon Israel, which took place in Tel Aviv at the start of the year,…
