Citizens in many parts of China are paying a high price in terms of air pollution for reported improvements in Beijing, a recent environmental study suggests. In a study released this month, the environmental group…
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U.S. businesses optimistic on China growth, bemoan unfair treatment
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. companies are more confident China will further open up to foreign investment in coming years, a top business lobby said on Tuesday, but it cautioned that an “astounding” three-quarters of its…
Beijing-Xiongan rail to start construction
Construction will begin in March on an intercity railway linking Beijing and Xiongan New Area in neighboring Hebei province, with the new line expected to be completed in February 2020, according to a report on…
China eyes black swans, gray rhinos as growth is seen slowing in 2018
China’s economy grew 6.9 per cent in 2017, the first annual acceleration since 2010. That pace easily beat the government’s 2017 target of around 6.5 per cent, welcome news for policymakers looking to curb financial…
Cardinal critic reveals drama in Vatican’s overture to China
The news agency, which follows the Catholic Church closely in China, reported earlier this month that a Vatican delegation was in Beijing in December to negotiate Zhuang’s retirement and Huang’s nomination in Shantou. In addition,…
China dismisses ‘absurd’ African Union HQ spying claim
China has dismissed reports it bugged the African Union (AU) headquarters as “preposterous”. Kuang Weilin, the Chinese ambassador to the AU, told reporters in Ethiopia the “absurd” claim in France’s Le Monde was “very difficult…
Investors readying for a surge in blockbuster China IPOs
Several Chinese tech unicorns are angling to go public in 2018, including smartphone maker Xiaomi. The NYSE, Nasdaq, HKSE and other global exchanges are competing for China public offerings. Last year 137 Chinese companies went…
Investors get ready for a surge in blockbuster China IPOs
Several mega-funded Chinese tech unicorns, including smart phone and electronics maker Xiaomi , are angling to go public later this year with huge, multibillion-dollar offerings, heightening investor interest in China’s booming technology sector. ( read…
Vatican Asks 2 Bishops in China to Cede Posts to Beijing’s Picks
BEIJING — In a move that has upset many in the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican asked two “underground” bishops in China to surrender their positions to individuals approved by the country’s authoritarian government, including…
To see the fallacy of Trump’s intellectual rights charge, shall we all pay China for the use of paper?
But I shall restrict myself here to his complaint about intellectual property theft and to China, as China is obviously the culprit he had in mind. First, some perspective. The figures show that intellectual property…
Chinese property firms make a beeline to raise capital in Hong Kong amid mainland freeze
The company ranked 22nd among the top 100 property management firms in China with a 0.3 per cent market share by gross floor area managed in 2016, according to its listing prospectus, which cited China…
Shanghai will strengthen property market regulation
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Shanghai government will continue to strengthen its regulation of the city’s property market, Mayor Ying Yong said on Monday, as China moves to curtail real estate speculation. Ying signalled that the…
China starts experiment to tame its wild property market – Report
Bloomberg News reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping has unleashed the world’s biggest experiment aimed at taming runaway property prices. After Xi used a milestone Communist Party Congress in October to push a housing model…
