Beijing has made an unprecedented intervention in Hong Kong politics to block two lawmakers from taking office. Pro-independence elected lawmakers Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching have refused to pledge allegiance to Beijing when being sworn in. Beijing has ... ( read original story ...)
Rights advocates express alarm after China police official chosen as head of Interpol
BEIJING - A top Chinese police official was elected president of Interpol on Thursday, setting off alarm bells among rights advocates over abuses and lack of transparency within China's legal system. Vice Public Security Minister Meng Hongwei was named as ... ( read original story ...)
UK and China seek to bury power plant spat with deeper finance ties
LONDON Britain and China smoothed over a diplomatic spat on Thursday as top finance officials announced closer cooperation between stock exchanges in the two countries and other initiatives in the financial services sector. British finance minister Philip ... ( read original story ...)
U.K., China Agree ‘Strategic Plan’ for Financial Services
LONDON—The U.K. and China on Thursday agreed to deepen ties between their financial services industries, in part of Britain’s ongoing push to establish London as a global hub for Chinese finance that has gained added significance since the country ... ( read original story ...)
UK-China 8th Economic and Financial Dialogue: financial services
Plans for London-Shanghai Stock Connect to progress to next stage as part of long-term, strategic plan for financial services cooperation between UK and China. The London-Shanghai Stock Connect – the first of its kind outside China – will proceed to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong's economic growth to ease in third-quarter on China slowdown
continuing to take a toll on the Asian financial centre. The once vibrant city is also grappling with a slowdown in China, while its outlook has been hurt by rising tensions with Beijing that could threaten stability and impede policymaking. The economy ... ( read original story ...)
China Cord Blood Corporation to Report Second Quarter and First Half Fiscal 2017 Financial Results
China Cord Blood Corporation (NYSE: CO) (the "Company") today announced that it plans to release financial results for the second quarter and first half fiscal year 2017 on Thursday, November 17, 2016, after the market close. Please dial in ten minutes ... ( read original story ...)
Ousted China Finance Minister Lou's Unfinished Tasks
China’s local governments have accumulated RMB24 trillion ... it builds up a large amount of leverage throughout the financial system, which is a potential risk to financial stability. Throughout his term, Lou devoted much of his time on managing ... ( read original story ...)
Developing financial systems to support sustainable growth in China
The ESRC and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) are pleased to announce nine new collaborative research projects that seek to develop and deepen our understanding of the Chinese financial system and its crucial role in supporting the ... ( read original story ...)
China's Tianjin Airlines extends China-Britain service
China´s Tianjin Airlines has extended China-Britain service with the addition of a new flight route from London to Xi´an, capital of Northwest China´s Shaanxi province, the company said. The new flight service will be operated on an Airbus A330-200 ... ( read original story ...)