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China’s central bank extended hundreds of billions of yuan in emergency loans to financial firms on Friday and ordered some of the country’s biggest lenders to extend credit as well, as it moved to ease…
As yuan weakens, Chinese rush to open foreign currency accounts
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Public-private partnership financing yet to take off in China
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New Zealands Fonterra, a leading global diary supplier and Bank of China has entered into an agreement to form a NZ$300 million ($200 million) multi currency bank facility, according to the announcement by Fonterra. The…
'Let them keep it': Trump says U.S. doesn't want China to return drone 'they stole'
He said the drone costs about $150,000 US and is largely commercial, off-the-shelf technology. Trump blasted China for, as he described it, ripping the research drone out of the water. The USNS Bowditch, which is…
China will transfer seized US drone in 'appropriate' way
The Pentagon said China will return a US Navy underwater drone after its military scooped up the submersible in the South China Sea late this week and sparked a row that drew in President-elect Donald…
Heralding social, financial change, China aims blow at iron rice bowl
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China restricts cars, factories amid 5-day smog red alert
China’s capital and other northern cities have banned half of all vehicles from city streets and ordered factories, schools and construction sites closed in response to a five-day smog red alert. The emergency steps enacted…
China says it's 'appropriately handling' seized U.S. underwater drone
BEIJING — China said Saturday its military seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea to ensure the “safe navigation of passing ships,” but would give back the drone after determining…
China says it's 'appropriately handling' U.S. Navy drone issue
“China is resolutely opposed to this and requests the U.S. stop … media for bad spelling in a tweet in which he accused CNN of reporting “rediculous” fake news. Hours later, he put out a…
