China has launched a renewed crackdown on golf, closing 111 courses in an effort to conserve water and land, and telling members of the ruling Communist Party to stay off the links. The state-run Xinhua…
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12 bodies recovered after landslide buries hotel in China
Authorities in China say they’ve recovered the bodies of 12 people killed … and debris after the Friday night landslide in Hunan province. The official Xinhua News Agency said 3,000 cubic metres of debris tumbled…
Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Brings Taco Bell Back to China
Yum! Brands, Inc.’s China division now operates a single Taco Bell store in Shanghai. The store opened on Monday and it serves the Mexican food chain’s popular menu items. However, the menu items have had…
Trump’s treasury chief willing to brand China currency manipulator
US Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin said during his Senate confirmation hearing he is willing to label China as a currency manipulator if warranted, after president-elect Donald Trump backed away from his pledge to do…
Top 10 luxury brands in China’s cyberspace
Some luxury brands began to advertise and even tried to sell products on WeChat, one of China’s most popular instant messaging app in 2016, indicating increased input in digital development. Fortune Character Institute, a research…
Dunkin Brands : Chinese express doubts about US relations under Trump
BEIJING — People in Beijing expressed doubts Saturday about President Donald Trump’s ability to steer the U.S. economy and manage China-American relations, underscoring concerns over trade, Taiwan and other issues. While Trump didn’t mention China…
Fast-fashion brands defy slowdown in China's apparel market
Growing popularity in second- and third-tier cities is cementing the leading position of Uniqlo, H&M and Zara in China, according to FT Confidential Research’s latest quarterly brand survey. Growing demand in the provinces may justify…
Xi positions China as a champion of free trade in the Trump era
While an eager audience recorded the moment on their cellphones, Xi Jinping spent nearly an hour expounding on the state of the world, and China’s rising role in it. Here stood the authoritarian successor to…
China now the unlikely champion of free trade in the Trump era
While an eager audience recorded the moment on their cellphones, Xi Jinping spent nearly an hour expounding on the state of the world, and China’s rising role in it. Here stood the authoritarian successor to…
Trump’s trade chief willing to brand China currency manipulator
US Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin said during his Senate confirmation hearing he is willing to label China as a currency manipulator if warranted, after president-elect Donald Trump backed away from his pledge to do…
China expecting 'grim, complex' situation in relations with Taiwan this year, senior official says
Relations between China and Taiwan this year will be “even more complex and grim” and Beijing will resolutely oppose any form of separatist activity, a senior Chinese official said, but added China would also maintain…
China sees 'grim' situation in relations with Taiwan this year
China is deeply suspicious of Tsai … and maintain the peaceful development of cross-Taiwan Strait relations and peace and stability”, state-run Xinhua news agency paraphrased Yu as saying. In a letter to Pope Francis released…
Trump could benefit B.C. economy — if he works with China, expert says
As the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump takes place today, at least one expert says his presidency could benefit B.C.’s economy — as long as he doesn’t start a trade war with China. The…
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