China's imports of North Korean goods in May fell by more than 30 percent from a year ago, data showed on Friday, the latest sign that China's ban on coal purchases from the isolated country continues to curb trade between the two neighbours. The world's ... ( read original story ...)
China tightens online video controls, scaring investors
It ordered them to stop the services. Communist leaders promote internet use for business and education but try to block access to material deemed subversive or obscene. Beijing has been especially wary of social media since they were used by organizers of ... ( read original story ...)
Belt and Road Initiative to benefit the whole world, Australian business leader says
The president of the Australia China Business Council's North Territory office said he believes the Belt and Road Initiative, proposed by Chinese president Xi Jinping, could bring a lot of new business opportunities to the whole world. Daryl Guppy ... ( read original story ...)
Despite False Starts, Focus on Mobile Transit Ticketing Continues in China
China Mobile has introduced a prototype of a contactless SIM to enable transit ticketing on the iPhone. It remains to be seen whether it launches the new SIM embedded with a tiny antenna, but other mobile transit initiatives are proceeding. NFC TIMES ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Dealmaking Tycoons Scrutinized by Banking Regulator
News spooks China markets less than 36 hours after MSCI nod Chinese regulators stepped up scrutiny of the country’s most prolific overseas acquirers, asking banks to report their exposures to the companies after last year’s unprecedented outbound ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing shopkeepers protest evictions
Over 100 shopkeepers at a popular Beijing market held a rare street protest Friday against what they call unreasonable eviction as the Chinese capital seeks to curb population growth. The crowd gathered outside the entrance of the Beijing Zoo wholesale ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing wages war on ‘Chinglish’ to prevent translation gaffes
China has long been known as the land of the confused tourist, with instructions on public notices using phrases like: ‘Be careful to hit your head.' But poorly translated English – or what is otherwise known as Chinglish – is set to become a thing ... ( read original story ...)
These 20 Leading Technologists Are Driving China’s AI Revolution
China’s leading technology companies are on fire, heavily investing in artificial intelligence and building true global presences. McKinsey recently reported that academic and research institutions in the country publish more cited research papers than ... ( read original story ...)
Worldwide technology park group encourages partnership
Chengdu, a leading centre of hi-tech excellence in China, is building an alliance of world-class ... Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Sophia Antipolis, a leading European technology park, proposed building a confederation of first-class ... ( read original story ...)
China supplier for Ivanka Trump brand worst labour abuser, says pressure group
A China factory that has produced shoes for the Ivanka Trump brand and other US companies is the worst labour rule violator among dozens of similar production plants checked by undercover investigators, an advocacy organization said. Workers at the Huajian ... ( read original story ...)