China’s foreign minister recently likened the U.S. and North Korea to two speeding trains hurtling toward each other, an analogy that would seem to place China in the role of helpless bystander. And indeed, while…
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China capital outflows stabilized in first quarter as capital controls bite
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China’s DEADLY new warship fires missiles off coast of North Korea as WW3 fears mount
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N.B. shoemaker tries to get China-inspired shoes off on right foot
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Baidu to share self-drive car technology
He said this could mean that Baidu’s technology will be used in millions of cars on China’s roads by 2020. However, bigger international carmakers who are already working on autonomous vehicles are unlikely to follow…
China, EU push message of free trade, engagement
Top diplomats from China and the European Union pledged closer cooperation Wednesday, highlighting their common interests in peace and security and pushing a message of free trade and open engagement in contrast to fears that…
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How China can ward off financial crisis
With emerging Asian economies now accounting for nearly two-thirds of global growth, China bears have a ready audience for their gloomy prognostications. Some, like the high-profile U.S. economist Tyler Cowen, have been predicting imminent financial…
China granted monopoly retail rights to Ivanka Trump on the same day she had dinner with its president
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China Mobile Achieved CNY708.4 Billion Operating Revenue In 2016
In 2016, China Mobile realized operating revenue of CNY708.4 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6%. Its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization were CNY256.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 6.9%; and its net profit…
Chinese Investment Scandal Highlights ‘Shadow Banking’ Risks
He was wrong. On Wednesday, Ms. Wang, 61, joined about a dozen other customers in the lobby of a Beijing branch of the bank China Minsheng, pressing employees for details and demanding their money back,…
China EV makers to take on Tesla's Model 3 through price, local manufacture
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – It’s not due to arrive in China until next year, but already Chinese-funded, smart, connected plug-in car start-ups are scrambling to launch cars to go head-to-head against Tesla Inc’s “mass market” Model…
