China Mobile will begin testing of its 5G network during the second half of 2017 according to a report by DigiTimes. The carrier, along with Qualcomm and ZTE has announced that it will begin interoperability testing and outdoor reception trials of the 5G ... ( read original story ...)
China home price growth cools for fourth straight month as government curbs bite
Over the past year, authorities have slapped curbs on China's property sector - a major contributor to the broader economy - as the concentration of price surges in the country's wealthiest cities stoked fears of a nasty crash. The January data released by ... ( read original story ...)
Is China finally losing patience with North Korea? Let's hope so
And once again, Beijing has shied away from doing the one thing that would really hurt Mr. Kim – opening its border and allowing North Koreans to flee into China. Yes, that would be a messy exodus. Beijing is no doubt averse to that, but it is probably ... ( read original story ...)
China Needs to Shape Up and Take Off Space Technology, Says Embarrassed State Media
China's space technology is falling short compared to India and the state media is embarrassed that India has more satellites in space, according to state media. The total number of satellites from India is 104 and mostly owned by the U.S. The media said ... ( read original story ...)
China's thriving SUV-only automaker looks to global growth
BAODING, China -- Wei Jianjun is the chief matchmaker in China's love affair with the SUV. A decade ago, the chairman of Great Wall Motors Ltd. saw opportunity as the bulky vehicles began shedding their image in China as a farm tool. Wei cut back on making ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing's Tsinghua Unigroup seeks 2018 IPO for chip unit: sources
TAIPEI -- China's state-backed Tsinghua Unigroup is pushing for an initial public offering of its mobile chip unit, Unigroup Spreadtrum RDA, in 2018, sources told Nikkei Asian Review. Unigroup Spreadtrum RDA, China's top mobile chipmaker which supplies to ... ( read original story ...)
DataCenterNews Asia – China Unicom & Radisys use CORD architecture to build better networks
China Unicom and Radisys will be building an open software and network virtualization architecture for 5G services. The two companies will be using Mobile CORD (M-CORD) development PODs that use open source software. CORD, which stands for Central Office ... ( read original story ...)
China commercial banks' profits rose 3.54 pct in 2016 – regulator
BEIJING Feb 22 China's banking regulator said on Wednesday the commercial banking sector's net profit rose to 1.65 trillion yuan ($240 billion) last year, a 3.54 percent increase from 2015. Chinese commercial banks' weighted average core tier 1 capital ... ( read original story ...)
China regulators set new rules for asset managers as debt fears grow
The rules, formulated by the central bank in conjunction with China's securities, banking and insurance regulators, were the latest effort by the authorities to bolster their oversight of financial assets, including wealth management products (WMPs), amid ... ( read original story ...)
China’s central bank leads charge to shine regulatory light on the risky business of shadow banking
China’s financial watchdogs are considering casting a huge new regulatory net over the country’s vast shadow banking sector. The central bank has spearheaded the drafting of new regulations to tame China’s 60 trillion yuan (HK$67.7 trillion) “asset ... ( read original story ...)