African athletes competing in a marathon [Photo: Chinanews.com] A student from Kenya has even told China News Service that he can earn an average of about USD 3,000 per month, making it an important way to pay bills and to help his families. Wilfred ... ( read original story ...)
China Just Launched Its Largest Rocket Ever
testing out China’s latest rocket along with bringing an experimental satellite designed to test electric-propulsion technology. The Long March 5 rocket blasted off from the Wenchang launch center on Hainan Island, off China’s southern coast ... ( read original story ...)
China carfentanil trade thrives as seizures top 400 in US
Fueled by a thriving trade out of China, the weapons-grade chemical is suspected in hundreds of drug overdoses in the U.S. and Canada. An AP investigation last month showed how easily carfentanil can be purchased online from China. Of the 12 companies that ... ( read original story ...)
Ordering deadly drugs from China is easy
Fentanyl, acetylfentanyl and alpha-PVP are controlled substances in both China and the U.S. Many vendors also bragged openly about their ability to circumvent customs authorities around the world. The companies’ cheery let’s-do-business attitude ... ( read original story ...)
China October data seen offering more signs of stability, room for reforms
Vice finance minister Zhu Guangyao said this week that China's debt is under control, but warned that challenges remain, while the IMF said in August that the country's debt load is unsustainable. Analysts are expecting new property curbs to have an impact ... ( read original story ...)
KFC owner Yum Brands completes spinoff of China business
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of KFC and Taco Bell completed the spinoff of its China division, which began trading on the New York Stock Exchange as a separate company Tuesday. The Shanghai company, Yum China Holdings Inc., will run the KFC and Pizza Hut ... ( read original story ...)
China Unicom Successfully Trials ADVA Optical Networking G.metro Technology for Mobile Fronthaul
BEIJING, China, Nov. 03, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADVA Optical Networking announced today that China Unicom has conducted a successful field trial of its G.metro (WDM-PON) technology in an advanced fronthaul network. The wavelength-agnostic prototype uses ... ( read original story ...)
Federal Reserve, China, YouTube: Business news in brief Wednesday 2 November
A divided US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting on interest rate policy yesterday, as bitterly contested US elections loomed large on the horizon. Most observers and market players do not expect the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed’s monetary ... ( read original story ...)
China consolidates its position as world leader in business travel, new trends on the horizon
CHINA is an unstoppable force in the travel industry – a heavyweight whose appetite for travel is seemingly unending. From May to July this year alone, over 18 million mainland Chinese – roughly the entire population of Chile – are crossing the ... ( read original story ...)
Bombardier expands business jet service on three continents
said at a news conference at the National Business Aviation Association conference. Bombardier will open a service facilities in Tianjin, China, and Biggin Hill Airport, outside London, early next year. The company also will triple the size of its service ... ( read original story ...)