China will step up protection of property rights to provide sustained impetus for economic development, according to a statement following a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday. Businesses will enjoy better protection ... ( read original story ...)
‘Bloody’ video game will get socialist makeover for China
Related: How China plans to beat the U.S. at technology "Battlegrounds" is currently distributed to home computers via an online platform called Steam. Over 40% of players are in China, who can circumvent censors by downloading the title via Steam's Hong ... ( read original story ...)
China Busts a $3 Billion Underground Bank as It Tightens Its Grip on Money
BEIJING — The money came from all over China — its wealthy southern and eastern coasts as well as the arid northwest — as thousands of people scrambled to circumvent the country’s strict controls on wealth. In the end, more than 10,000 people had ... ( read original story ...)
Economic Watch: China toughens IPO reviews to bolster market confidence
BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- "It is the best of jobs, it is the worst of jobs," is how Chinese top securities regulator Liu Shiyu described the new committee he created to review IPO applications. Early this week, a panel of 63 people in charge of ... ( read original story ...)
China’s tech ambitions could upset global trade order
Washington officials and major global companies increasingly worry about a new generation of deals that could give China a firmer grip on the technology of tomorrow. Under an ambitious plan unveiled two years ago called Made in China 2025, Beijing has ... ( read original story ...)
The double-edged sword of China
Depressed by the superior technology and wealth of Western visitors ... After Japan invaded Manchuria and, later, mainland China, Tokyo seemed to assume that conquered Asian peoples resented not imperialism in general as much as Western imperialism. ( read original story ...)
Senate to focus on Tibetan prisoners as Liberals pursue trade with China
OTTAWA — With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poised to possibly travel to China soon, a Conservative senator plans to shine a spotlight on human rights abuses in its Himalayan region of Tibet. Sen. Dennis Patterson plans to use the procedural rules of the ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China’s SenseTime plans IPO, U.S. R&D center as early as 2018
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up SenseTime Group, valued at more than $2 billion, is planning an IPO and aims to open a U.S. research and development center as early as next year, its founder told Reuters. The Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
China’s SenseTime plans IPO, U.S. R&D centre as early as 2018
HONG KONG, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up SenseTime Group, valued at more than $2 billion, is planning an IPO and aims to open a U.S. research and development centre as early as next year, its founder told Reuters. ( read original story ...)
China tells Australia to mind its own business on South Sea dispute
China has described the foreign policy white paper comments on the disputed South China Sea as "irresponsible" and called on Australia to butt out of the dispute. China's official response to the white paper focused on the Australian government's comments ... ( read original story ...)