A video showing a group of women dancing next to their cars in northern China has gone viral. The group apparently started dancing to pass the time while stuck for hours in a traffic jam.…
Tagged By beijing
China Looks to Churchill (or Was It Palmerston?) to Decode Trump
“I think two old sayings can best explain what I see ahead for future China-U.S. relations,” Sun Jiwen, spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce, said at a briefing in Beijing Thursday. “There are no eternal…
China's Arctic ambitions take shape in remote Iceland valley
LAUGAR, Iceland — In a remote valley near the Arctic Circle where the wind whips the coarse yellow grass, China and Iceland are preparing to look to the sky — and a shared future. Construction…
China blocks “Kim Fatty the Third” from web search results
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the remodeled Mangyongdae children’s camp in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on June 4, 2016. Relations between China and North Korea…
North Korea asks China to block search results for Kim Jong Un nickname ‘Kim Fatty the Third’
It’s especially popular among young, irreverent Chinese who tend to look down on their country’s would-be ally. Relations between China and North Korea have been strained by the North’s nuclear weapons program, which China has…
China urges US, South Korea to not deploy missile system
Xinhua news agency reported. The ministry has agreed to take over the Lotte Skyhill Country Club in Seongju from the country`s fifth-largest conglomerate. “China has repeatedly firmly opposed the THAAD deployment,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry…
China’s Yuan Tumbles to Eight-Year Low as Banks Weaken Forecasts
The yuan plunged to an eight-year low, with banks slashing their forecasts for China’s exchange rate amid concern an imminent Federal Reserve interest-rate increase will accelerate capital outflows. QuickTake The People’s Currency The currency fell…
China bans Kim Jong-un's 'fatty' nickname from the internet after complaint from North Korea
“What I want to stress is that China has always dedicated itself to constructing a rational, cultured and healthy environment for public opinion,” Geng told a daily news briefing. China “does not approve of insulting…
PHOTOS: China says aircraft carrier now ready for combat
More than 1,000 non-commissioned officers serve aboard the Liaoning, Li said. The Associated Press In this undated file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning berths in a port of China.…
China's coal use likely peaked in 2013 amid rapid shift to renewables, global energy report says
A dramatic shift to renewable energy is underway in China and India, while Australia continues to lead the way on rooftop solar, a comprehensive report analysing the global energy market has found. The report finds…
Cash-strapped Beijing Times to stop publishing at end of year
A prominent Beijing-based newspaper will be closed down permanently by the end of this year, amid a harsh business environment for print media on the mainland. The Beijing Times announced on Sunday that the paper’s…
Beijing’s ruling amounts to a purge of dissident voices from Hong Kong’s legislature
Suddenly, in the wake of Beijing’s most recent interpretation of the Basic Law, it seems everybody—from retired civil servants to taxi drivers—is a legal expert poised to launch a judicial review. Indeed, so far all…
U.S. should consider Beijing-backed Asia-Pacific trade deal: China paper
BEIJING U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s administration should consider supporting a Beijing-backed free trade deal in the Asia-Pacific, state media said on Tuesday, adding that China would be relieved to see a rival U.S.-led trade deal…
