North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was part of a secretive delegation that arrived in Beijing by train on Monday and left on Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the matter and foreign media reports.…
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Train believed to be carrying North Korean officials, and possibly Kim Jong-un, leaves Beijing
Mystery train rumored to carry Kim Jong Un leaves China after secretive stay
On Monday, heavy security was reported at the Friendship Bridge on the Yalu River, marking the border between China and North Korea. There was also news of the train transiting several stations on the way…
Beijing 2022 receives boost after Bank of China provides huge cash sum for country’s winter sports
The Bank of China, an official partner of Beijing 2022, has launched its Winter Olympics action plan today by providing CNY ¥30 billion (£3.4 billion/$4.8 billion/€3.9 billion) for Chinese winter sports from now through to…
Sunlands, Latest China Education IPO In U.S., Drops Amid Trade Worries
Sunlands Online Education Group, the latest in a series of U.S. IPOs from Chinese private-sector education companies, slid 3.5% on Friday on its New York Stock Exchange trade debut amid a broad selloff of the…
China’s HNA calls off Swiss listing of airline caterer Gategroup at last minute
Bookbuilding in the Gategroup IPO began this month, with a price range set at 16 to … to 2 billion (francs), and not as much as 2.6 billion. There’s also a certain China discount as…
Train believed to be carrying North Korean officials, and possibly Kim, leaves Beijing
A train believed to be carrying a senior North Korean delegation left the Chinese capital on Tuesday following a dramatic whirlwind visit that some reports said included the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un. The conservative South…
China’s big banks escape profit doldrums
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s biggest lender in terms of total assets, said full-year profit grew 2.8 percent to 286.05 billion yuan ($45 billion). Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) said…
Train’s arrival in Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit
BEIJING (AP) — Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or another high-level Pyongyang official was running high Tuesday amid talk of preparations for a meeting between the North’s…
The Latest: Convoy seen in Beijing arriving at train station
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a possible North Korean visit to China (all times local): 3 p.m. A vehicle convoy has been seen entering the Beijing train station under heavy security amid speculation of…
Kim Jong Un reportedly made a flashy entrance in Beijing — and likely told China to keep it quiet
A North Korean official is believed to have arrived in Beijing late on Monday, but China has remained quiet about what could potentially be a historic visit by leader Kim Jong Un. While China doesn’t…
China’s mystery guest: Rumors North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is in Beijing
(CNN)Heavy security in Beijing and the presence of what appears to be a train that belongs to North Korea’s ruling Kim family are fueling speculation that a high-level representative from Pyongyang, perhaps even Kim Jong…
Parts of China are using facial recognition technology that can scan the country’s entire population in one second
Stxteen areas in China are using facial-recognition technology that can reportedly scan the country’s population in one second, and the world’s population two seconds. Over the last two years the system has been used to…
KKR plans to hike investment in technology, consumer sector
Private equity investment firm KKR & Co plans to boost investment in China with a focus on technology and consumer-related sectors and will set up a new technology fund in the country, according to a…