BEIJING — A local Chinese government says it plans to build an environmental monitoring station on a tiny uninhabited South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the Philippines. The top…
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Revealed: China's hazardous air pollution could be caused by melting ice caps in Arctic, study claims
China’s air pollution and smog could be caused by melting ice caps in the Arctic, a new study claims. The study published by Science Advances says that melting Arctic sea ice and increasing Eurasian snow…
Saudi Arabia Wants China To Invest In Aramco IPO, That's A Good But Dangerous Idea
Saudi Arabia wants Chinese wealth funds and state oil companies to take a stake in the Aramco IPO, with King Salman traveling to Beijing to make the pitch. That’s according to a recent Bloomberg report,…
China, Saudi Arabia eye $65 billion in deals as king visits
“Practical cooperation between China and Saudi Arabia has already made major achievements, and has huge potential.” A statement later posted on Saudi state news agency SPA said the documents included an MoU for the kingdom…
China’s ‘airpocalypse’ a product of climate change, not just pollution, researchers say
China’s notorious smog problem may have been worsened by climate change in the polar regions, according to a study published in the United States on Wednesday. According to the study published in the US journal…
Australia calls for enforceable South China Sea pact soon
Acting Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said in a separate news conference that diplomats from ASEAN member states and China were progressing in efforts to draft a framework of the code although he refused to…
China, ASEAN vow to enhance tourism cooperation
Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang speaks at an opening ceremony of the China-ASEAN tourism cooperation year in Manila, the Philippines, on March 16, 2017. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday…
China’s baby boom overwhelming smaller cities, lawmaker says
China’s smaller cities have struggled to cope with a baby boom since the nation ended its one-child policy in 2015, demonstrating that it’s too early to further relax the new two-child ceiling. So says lawmaker…
China pledges firm response if Japan interferes in South China Sea
Beijing has been speaking with 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations since 2010 to agree to a set of rules aimed at avoiding conflict in the South China Sea. Addressing a…
China, Saudi Arabia consider deals worth about $65 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed memorandums of understanding and letters of intent potentially worth about $65 billion during Saudi King Salman’s visit to Beijing, a senior Chinese diplomat said. Deputy…
Interview: China's growth, job creation impressive, Australia will benefit: expert
SYDNEY, March 16 (Xinhua) — With China’s Two Sessions coming to a close, a leading economist in Australia said here on Thursday that the future looks bright for the economic partnership between China and Australia.…
Tillerson to warn China of sanctions over North Korea
Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will tell his counterparts in China that the US is prepared to increase financial penalties against Chinese companies and banks that do business with North Korea, according to senior…
These Are China’s Biggest Beer Brands
For beer companies, craft beer is where the profit is. All those imperial stouts, pale ales and spring saisons are “premium” beers that command premium prices. Craft sales have been steadily growing, too, even as…
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