TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig, who was detained in Beijing earlier this week, is a fluent Mandarin speaker with a great love of China who has traveled to some of ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese streaming service Tencent Music climbs in trading after $1.1-billion IPO
Despite the gain, Tencent Music’s less-than-optimal IPO pricing doesn’t bode well for mainland China companies considering their own coming-out parties, and follows recent lackluster debuts by the lik... ( read original story ...)
Chinese detentions raise fears of Canadian business chill, rethink of travel plans
... after Canada detained a high-ranking Chinese business executive have prompted some Canadian business leaders to think twice before going to China on business. The detention of Huawei CFO Meng Wanz... ( read original story ...)
A Weakened China Tries a Different Approach With the U.S.: Treading Lightly
The detained executive is a daughter of one of China’s most admired business leaders. She helps run a company, Huawei, at the center of a global race to dominate the next generation of telecommunicati... ( read original story ...)
Beijing eases back on ‘Made in China 2025’
China is easing its high-tech industrial development push, dubbed “Made in China 2025,” which has long irked the United States, amid talks between the two countries to reduce trade tensions. There are ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing official praises Hong Kong’s ‘positive energy’ and improved political atmosphere in meeting with delegation from city
A top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has praised the city for showing “positive energy” and improvements in political atmosphere, even as he warned against any challenge on national sec... ( read original story ...)
Canadian Michael Spavor investigated for harming China’s national security: China government news site
BEIJING (Reuters) - Canadian Michael Spavor is being investigated in China on suspicion of harming China’s national security, a Chinese government news site said on Thursday. The Dandong city state se... ( read original story ...)
China sheds little light on detention of Canadian Michael Kovrig
The government news organization said he was suspected of engaging in activities that endanger China's national security. Kovrig's detention comes in the wake of a diplomatic furor after Huawei Techno... ( read original story ...)
China’s Tencent Music jumps in U.S. debut
The IPO raised $1.1 billion in proceeds and is one of the largest ... plans until November in a market weakened by trade tensions between the United States and China. It finally launched its hotly-ant... ( read original story ...)
China makes first major U.S. soybean purchases since Trump-Xi meeting
“China was buying right out of the gate this morning. It looks like we’re back in business now,” the second trader said. The soybeans are expected to be shipped from grain terminals in the U.S. Pacifi... ( read original story ...)