China’s modernisation of its armed forces is proceeding faster than many analysts expected. Now, according to experts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies – the IISS – in London, it is China and no…
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Innovative Chinese Brands Look to Ride Digital Wave to Global Reach
Because of China’s rapid economic expansion, many brands launched as digital brands, skipping the analog stage completely are leapfrogging western competitors. What brand will own the future of short-distance transportation? Hint: It was started only…
Hong Kong Catholics step up opposition to Vatican deal with Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Catholics in Hong Kong stepped up their opposition to a deal between the Vatican and Beijing on Monday with an all-night prayer vigil and an open letter warning of dire consequences…
What justifies Xiaomi’s proposed IPO valuation of US$100 billion?
IT was a cold winter night in 2015 when Xiaomi’s founder and CEO Jun Lei (雷军) was standing in his Beijing office, gazing at the TV screen … Xiaomi is seeking to list in Hong…
China appears to have rushed its J-20 stealth fighter into service with an ’embarrassing’ flaw
They also told Business Insider the new WS-15 engines likely won’t be added until 2020. So while China claims it has become the first nation other than the US to field a fifth-generation stealth jet,…
Beware of cheap international flights going through China
To complicate things even more, some regions in China have created their own rules making short visits exempt from visa requirements, meaning you get a waiver at the destination airport for visits up to 144…
China’s State Media Takes Aim at Crypto Trading, ICOs
China’s state-owned news agency appears to be stepping up rhetoric on over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading and overseas initial coin offerings (ICOs), calling the blockchain use cases attempts to bypass domestic regulation. In a news report…
China starts work on world’s biggest test site for drone ships at gateway to South China Sea
China has started building the world’s biggest test site for … according to Dayoo.com, a Guangzhou Daily news site. When completed, the Wanshan Marine Test Field would cover 771.6 sq km and be the biggest…
Kevin Rudd has slammed the Turnbull government’s approach to China
But Doctor Adam Lockyer, a senior lecturer in Security Studies at Macquarie University, said Mr Rudd is quite right to be critical of Australia’s approach to China. “Many of his points are accurate,” he told…
China to step up aid to Syria as war winds down
“I think it’s about time to focus all efforts on the development and reconstruction of Syria, and I think China will play a bigger role in this process by providing more aid to the Syrian…
China rebukes Sweden over detained bookseller case
… side’s repeated demands that China release him is a crude and unjustifiable interference into China’s judicial sovereignty.” https://www.independent.ie/world-news/china-rebukes-sweden-over-detained-bookseller-case-36593813.html “The Swedish side’s … ( read original story …)
Japan’s Honda to recall roughly 350,000 cars in China over engine issue
BEIJING (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) will recall roughly 350,000 vehicles in China to resolve a cold-climate engine issue and quell a barrage of customer complaints that has hit the Japanese automaker over…
Small earthquake rattles China’s capital, Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) – A rare small earthquake rattled the Chinese capital Beijing on Monday, centered in an area just south of the city in the neighboring province of Hebei. The government said the 4.3 magnitude…
