BRASILIA/BEIJING (Reuters) – China lifted a ban on imports of meat from Brazil on Saturday after Brazilian authorities clarified details of a police investigation into alleged bribery of health inspectors, in a victory for President…
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Beijing's favored candidate Carrie Lam chosen to be Hong Kong's first female leader
HONG KONG – A committee dominated by pro-Beijing elites chose Hong Kong’s next leader Sunday in the first vote since huge pro-democracy protests erupted over the election system in 2014. Carrie Lam, the government’s former…
Hong Kong chooses new Beijing-backed leader amid political tension
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Beijing-backed civil servant, Carrie Lam, was chosen to be Hong Kong’s next leader on Sunday amid accusations that Beijing is meddling and denying the financial hub a more populist leader…
Hong Kong chooses new leader amid accusations of China meddling
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A small electoral college began voting for a new Hong Kong leader on Sunday amid accusations that Beijing is meddling and denying the Chinese-ruled financial hub a more populist leader perhaps…
Hong Kong set to get new leader as anointed by Beijing
Lam is an efficient and pragmatic administrator but unpopular with Hong Kongers because she’s seen as a proxy for Beijing and out of touch with ordinary people. Her main rival is former finance chief John…
Hong Kong leader's race pits Beijing's pick vs 'Uncle Chips'
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong’s next leader will be chosen Sunday by an election committee stacked with pro-Beijing elites who heed the wishes of China’s communist leaders rather than the semiautonomous region’s voters. The…
Travel Brands Climb on List of China’s Most Valuable Brands
In the latest ranking of China’s most valuable brands, Chinese travel brands are among the biggest winners in year-over-year change in brand value. Ctrip, China’s leading online travel marketplace is one of the big winners,…
China, South Korea Meet in World Cup Qualifier Amid Tensions
“Even if North Korea collapses, missile defencs would not go away,” a former U.S. national security adviser told NBC News. “The worry [for China] is that THAAD is a basis for a collective security system……
Beijing pressing for full access to Canada's economy in trade talks
China’s new envoy says Beijing is seeking unfettered access for Chinese state-owned firms to all key sectors of the Canadian economy during free-trade talks now under way with Ottawa – including an end to restrictions…
China Mobile Ltd. Wants More Broadband Customers
China Mobile (NYSE: CHL) reported fourth-quarter results early Thursday morning. Let’s take a look at what we learned. The world’s largest mobile phone network (about triple the size of the two largest American carriers combined)…
China Mobile, domestic rivals set sights on 5G
HONG KONG — China’s top three wireless carriers are looking toward beginning fifth-generation service around 2020, with the two smaller players hoping to narrow the gap with leader China Mobile. China Mobile said it will…
Book Review: Saving China’s Banking System
China’s Banking Transformation: The Untold Story by James Stent. Oxford University Press, hardcover, 1798pp with bibliography and index In the middle of the first decade of this century, Chinese officials led by then-Prime Minister Zhu…
China debt risk 'very much under control': vice finance minister
BOAO, China China’s debt risks are “very much under control”, but local governments must ensure that the increase in their debt spending this year is within stipulated limits, Vice Finance Minister Liu Wei said on…
