HONG KONG (Reuters) - In September 2015, the U.S. Federal Reserve cited risks from China as a key reason for delaying its first interest rate hike in a decade. A wall of Chinese debt maturing in the next few years could jolt the country back into the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
China’s budding online-grocery market a huge opportunity for Canadian food producers
The first time Matthew Bragg tried to sell Atlantic Canada wild blueberries in China, he sent 1.5-kilogram bags ... an Oxford, N.S.-based family business that is the top global producer of wild blueberries. “They don’t have the mentality where you ... ( read original story ...)
China holds Canadians ‘for smoking marijuana’
"Consular services are being provided to two Canadians who were detained in Beijing, China, as well as to their families," said a spokesperson for the department. "Consular officials are in contact with local authorities to gather additional information. ( read original story ...)
China Unicom says talks with strategic investors ongoing, no agreements signed
BEIJING (Reuters) - Telecommunications operator China United Network Communications (600050.SS) said on Sunday it is still in talks with potential strategic investors and has not yet signed any binding agreements. Reuters reported on Friday that Baidu Inc ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Baidu, JD.com to join others investing $12 billion in state-owned China Unicom – sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Baidu Inc and JD.com will join other big Chinese technology firms to jointly invest about $12 billion in the Shanghai-listed unit of China Unicom, the weakest of three big state-owned telecoms firms, two people with direct knowledge ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Belt and Road Initiative could redraw the map on global trade
“The initiative is a complex one,” she told news.com.au. “It encompasses areas of security and economics and is also China’s challenge to US hegemony. It’s part and parcel of China trying to assert itself as a rising power and having this ... ( read original story ...)
China’s steel industry body wants Beijing to get tougher with Trump over possible US import curbs
China’s steel industry association, which represents 80 per cent of the country’s steel production, has called on Beijing to get tougher with the administration of US President Donald Trump and to threaten retaliation if Washington moves to curb ... ( read original story ...)
China shuts down 3,918 illegal websites
Beijing: A total of 3,918 illegal websites were shut down by China’s internet watchdogs from April to June ... according to the CAC statement on Saturday, Xinhua News Agency reported. Up to 316 cases related to illegal websites were handed to judicial ... ( read original story ...)
China opens cinema theatre in disputed South China Sea island
China has opened a modern cinema theatre on Yongxing Island ... a 3D perforated screen for viewers to indulge in the pleasure of big screen, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Chen Zijian, general manager of Hainan Film Company, which operates the ... ( read original story ...)
Woman in east China ‘steals’ prize orchid worth US$3 million
A woman caused panic at a garden centre in eastern China recently when instead of leaving with the ... called to say that one of their most precious specimens was missing, news portal Iqilu.com reported on Saturday. Chinese bike-share firm closes after ... ( read original story ...)