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Beijing bars 2 young Hong Kong legislators who 'posed a grave threat'
Beijing ruling bars Hong Kong lawmakers from taking office
Beijing has intervened in Hong Kong politics to block two elected lawmakers from taking office. Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching, who are pro-independence, have refused to pledge allegiance to Beijing when taking their oaths. Beijing…
China Names New Finance Minister to Replace Veteran Lou Jiwei
China has replaced veteran reformer Lou Jiwei with a new finance minister who’ll be tasked with juggling fiscal stimulus and efforts to rein in excess leverage in the world’s second-largest economy. Xiao Jie, previously a…
China says it must intervene to stop Hong Kong separatism
… in a statement that Beijing could not afford to do nothing in the face of challenges in Hong Kong to China’s authority, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Saturday. The dispute in Hong…
China pledges 18-per cent carbon emissions cut by 2020
BEIJING — China has announced a plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next several years, while capping coal consumption and increasing the use of non-fossil fuels. Under the plan, by 2020, the level…
China says it must act to deter Hong Kong separatism
BEIJING – China’s top legislative panel has said Beijing must intervene in a Hong Kong political dispute to deter advocates of independence for the city, calling such acts a threat to national security. The official…
China launches $11 billion fund for Central, Eastern Europe
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has set up a 10 billion euro ($11.15 billion)investment fund to finance projects in Central and Eastern Europe, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Shanghai:601398.SS – News) (HKSE:1398.HK – News) said…
China launches 10 billion euro fund for Central, Eastern Europe
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has set up a 10 billion euro ($11.15 billion)investment fund to finance projects in Central and Eastern Europe, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China said in a statement issued on Sunday.…
China Announces Plan to Curb Carbon Emissions
China has announced a plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next several years, while capping coal consumption and increasing the use of non-fossil fuels. Under the plan, by 2020, the level of carbon…
China Launches Heavy-Lift Long March 5 Rocket for 1st Time
Credit: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation China’s powerful new heavy-lift rocket soared on its maiden flight today (Nov. 3), bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space station in Earth orbit.…
Baidu, China Unicom partner to promote artificial intelligence
A signing ceremony is held between Chinese Internet giant Baidu and leading telecom company China Unicom on Wednesday. [Photo: weibo.com] Chinese Internet giant Baidu inked a strategic partnership with leading telecom company China Unicom on…
Plans for permanent space station on track after rocket launch, China says
Not to be outdone, China is working on an even bigger rocket capable of lifting 100 tons of payload into low-earth orbit, Tian Yulong, the program’s chief engineer, was quoted as saying at a news…
China Launches Most Powerful Heavy-Lift Rocket
China launched its biggest rocket yet on November 3 … senior technical & space policy analyst with U.S. think tank globalsecurity.org told Xinhua News. “Eventually once the Long March-5 has gained high reliability, it will…
