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US charges Chinese dissident with allegedly spying for Beijing
US prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a Chinese dissident living in the US, accusing him of being an agent of Beijing’s intelligence service. Yuanjun Tang, 67, was arrested on Wednesday in the New York…
Japanese sushi train restaurant opens Beijing outlet
Sushiro, a popular Japanese sushi train restaurant, opened its first outlet in Beijing at downtown Xidan Joy City on Wednesday, adding to its more than 40 restaurants on the Chinese mainland. Sushiro, which aims to…
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Didi Global Inc. swung to a profit in the June quarter, a welcome boost for the company as it prepares for a potential re-listing in Hong Kong.
Walmart’s Doing So Well in China It Doesn’t Need JD.com Anymore
Walmart Inc. is flying so high on the strength of its Chinese operations that it’s exited a long-time local partnership, an outlier in a consumer landscape that’s increasingly hostile to foreign brands.
China Evergrande subsidiary dealings raises prospects for offshore creditors
Offshore creditors of China Evergrande might be able to increase their chance of recovering funds if they can prove the property developer is due money from onshore subsidiaries, to which they would therefore be entitled,
China Gives Detail on Bond Crackdown With Some Solace for Bulls
A senior official at a Chinese regulatory body said Beijing will keep cracking down on speculative trading in longer-dated bonds, though suggested officials are not seeking to control yields as some …
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A growing chorus of Chinese economists called on Beijing to break away from an implicit budget deficit ceiling, opening the door to more central government borrowing as a way to shore up the faltering …
