Rishikesh, believed by many to be the yoga capital of India, is also emerging as one of the biggest exporters of yoga teachers to Southeast Asia as well as China where demand for yoga is…
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Beijing looks for edges on cooperation with Trump
J Berkshire Miller is the director of the Council on International Policy. On February 28, China’s top diplomatic envoy, Yang Jiechi, visited the White House and met top US officials, including Vice President Mike Pence,…
Is China retaliating against Lotte missile deal?
China is a crucial market for many South Korean companies, and the food and retail giant Lotte is no exception. The fifth biggest firm in South Korea gets an estimated 30% of its sales from…
Beijing Is Preparing To Replace Its Entire Taxi Fleet With Electric Cars
Authorities in Beijing are working on a plan to replace all of the city’s taxis with electric vehicles. The plan of action to convert the city’s cabs from gasoline to electricity is aimed at controlling…
Beijing Auto's green car unit plans IPO in 2018
BEIJING The green energy car subsidiary of Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive Group [BEJINS.UL] plans an initial public offering in 2018, Chairman Xu Heyi said on Monday, adding that the unit should be profitable that year.…
Beijing Auto's new energy unit plans IPO in 2018: group chairman
China has aggressively promoted battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars, including spending billions of dollars in subsidies, in an effort to cut heavy urban smog and promote technological innovation in its auto sector. Xu said…
China's premier says cities pressured by rising prices need to boost land supply
China is looking to keep the property market stable this year after prices of new homes soared 12.4 percent last year, the most since 2011. Local authorities in more than 20 cities have introduced curbs…
China cuts growth target to 6.5% this year – Premier Li Keqiang
The scrapping of China’s national mobile telephone roaming charges was as … to push through some painful reforms to deal with a rapid build-up in debt, Reuters news agency reports. On the subject of tackling…
China sets 2017 growth target of '6.5 per cent or higher'
BEIJING — China’s government has set an economic growth for this year of “around 6.5 per cent or higher if possible,” down from last year’s 6.7 per cent expansion but among the fastest in the…
China cuts growth goal, puts focus on reform and 'firewall' against risks
China aims to expand its economy by around 6.5 percent, Premier Li Keqiang said in his work report at the opening of the annual meeting of parliament on Sunday. The target is realistic and will…
China trims 2017 growth target, warns against trade controls
BEIJING — China’s top economic official trimmed its growth target and warned Sunday of dangers from global pressure for trade controls, as Beijing tries to build a consumer-driven economy and reduce reliance on exports and…
China to defer implementation of property tax despite surging prices
BEIJING China has no plans to implement a nationwide property tax this year, the spokeswoman for China’s parliament said on Saturday, despite mounting expectations that such measures would soon be introduced to restrain surging property…
China to increase military spending by 7% in 2017
China says it will increase military spending by about 7% this year, just days after Donald Trump outlined a boost to the US defence budget. The scheduled announcement was made ahead of the annual National…