BEIJING — A retired Chinese police chief was sentenced to death on Friday for the murder of his mistress and other crimes, amid an ongoing crackdown on official corruption and abuse of power by public…
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Ex-police chief given death for murder of mistress in China
Beijing warns residents as heavy smog returns
Beijing is warning its 20 million residents to limit outdoor activities to avoid the ill effects of heavy pollution blanketing the city. The warning comes as a thin layer of gray haze settled over the…
China's household debt a growing risk to economy
Faced with expensive medical bills to treat breast cancer, the 38-year-old nurse from Heilongjiang in northern China is struggling to repay her mortgage and relies on financial support from her wider family to pay for…
China says may relax foreign ownership controls on financial firms – statement
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China may allow foreign investors to hold controlling stakes in mainland securities, fund management and insurance companies, the Chinese and British governments said, underlining Beijing’s commitment to opening up the mainland…
China’s Super-Rocket Could Land Astronauts on the Moon
China’s heavy-lift rocket Long March-5 has successfully launched on Nov. 3 from the new Wenchang Space Launch Center carrying an experimental satellite into near-Earth orbit. The 187-foot-long Long March-5 is equaled in power with the…
China's Xi urges unity amid challenges in Taiwan, Hong Kong
BEIJING — China’s President Xi Jinping made a strong call for unity among all people of Chinese descent on Friday, amid political turmoil in Hong Kong and rising independence sentiment in self-governing Taiwan. Xi spoke…
China's Singles Day: The made-up festival
The biggest shopping day on the global calendar is now 11 November. But how did a made-up festival in China turn into such a bonanza with sales of over $14bn (£11bn) last year? ( read…
How China feels about the US election result
Plus, the fact that pollsters and critics across the western media couldn’t predict his win lends evidence to China’s narrative that the western media is biased and corrupt. Dr Adam Lockyer, a security expert at…
China's Xi vows zero tolerance for separatist movements
Xi made the comments at an event in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People to mark 150 years since the birth of Sun Yat-Sen, China’s latest bid to exploit the legacy of a man many…
China’s Stocks Enter Bull Market as Economic Growth Stabilizes
China’s stocks rose, with the benchmark index entering a bull market, as the economy showed signs of stabilization and the rollout of property curbs boosted the lure of equities. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.8…
China to launch yuan direct trading pair with Canadian dollar
Direct trading between the currencies will help cut companies’ foreign exchange costs and spur two-way trade and investment, the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) said. (Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)…
China slashes its demand for US plastics scrap
Asia: A combination of lower virgin plastics prices, a stronger US dollar and weaker Chinese demand is being blamed for a steep decline in America’s plastics scrap export volumes to China. Latest figures from the…
China Mobile Launched World's First Commercial Wideband Massive MIMO
[Shanghai, China, Nov 8, 2016] On November 4, 2016, China Mobile Shanghai Branch and Huawei jointly deployed the world’s first wideband Massive MIMO site. This is another key milestone delivered after the world’s first Massive…
