Beijing finds it tough to raise participation. “There are only classification targets … but no punitive measures for residents who disobey the instructions,” said Yang Kun, a city management official in the upmarket Finance Street…
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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Saturday cheered the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as one that showed the world that confrontation between the two powers was…
Beijing struggles to get residents to sort their trash
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China's stock market regulator greenlights 10 IPOs
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Beijing's great social divide displayed on a street corner, as buskers struggle to survive
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China laps up glossy TV corruption drama
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Trump to make China visit after hosting Xi for talks.
US President Donald Trump has accepted his counterpart Xi Jinping’s invitation to make a visit to China, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Mr Trump is hosting the Chinese president for a two-day visit at…
China Unicom tipped to become more market-driven under ‘mixed-ownership’ scheme
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FT: China Pounces Amid US Retreat From Global Financial System
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China threatened to make life tough for Google if Trump keeps up his criticism
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Beijing man wins 260,000 yuan compensation over rush-hour subway accident that left him paralysed
A man who became paralysed after he was injured trying to squeeze onto a crowded train during rush hour has won 260,000 yuan (HK$293,000, US$37,700) compensation from the Beijing subway, Chinese media reported. A district…
China forex reserves rise slightly in March, stay above $3 trillion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign exchange reserves rose slightly in March, though by a bit less than the market expected, as capital control measures and a pause in the dollar’s rally helped contain outflows. Reserves…
