What is it? If it is going to matter in China, it must have an L in its name. Audi already sells the long-wheelbase A4L, A6L and the A8L models; now comes the first long-wheelbase…
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B.C. Bud to Beijing? China presses Canada over illicit marijuana imports
OTTAWA — Chinese officials have been quietly grilling Canada about illicit marijuana flowing to their country, prompting Ottawa to agree to work with them on the problem, an internal federal memo reveals. The previously unknown…
Trump sends top trade posse for Beijing talks
Donald Trump is sending the Magnificent Seven of US trade policy to Beijing this week for talks to stave off a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. But hanging over the discussions involving…
Chinese state media has a message for the US ahead of trade talk in Beijing
Ahead of a meeting between officials from the world’s two largest economies to iron out their trade tensions, state-owned Chinese media has one message for the American delegates: Don’t expect China to give into all…
‘Amazing China’ documentary more fiction than fact
That’s not surprising given the years of positive coverage Huajian has enjoyed in China’s Communist Party-controlled media, and the fact that many foreign news sites are blocked. Wei said he featured the company because it…
Start-ups listed on Beijing’s ‘new third board’ eye Hong Kong IPOs
A number of Chinese start-ups trading on National Equities Exchange and Quotations, or Beijing’s “new third board”, are … Many technology companies would thus like an IPO with the HKEX,” said Cheung. “The new third…
Investors Cool a Bit on Big Hong Kong IPO
But it is short of the some HK$500 billion or in orders received ahead of the November IPO of China Literature Ltd., the country’s largest reading platform, being hived off from internet giant Tencent Holdings…
China’s Biggest Tech Unicorns Stampede to Go Public
Several factors are at play, including a loosening of listing rules in China and Hong Kong … online food review and delivery services business and is also planning an IPO—targeting a $60 billion market valuation—according…
Photos reveal what it’s like to shop at Walmart in China — which is shockingly different from the US and struggling to compete
By the most recent measures, e-commerce accounts for a whopping 21.4% of total retail in China. By comparison, the US is hovering around 12%. In recent years, Walmart has built out a robust online grocery…
In blow to Taiwan, Dominican Republic forges ties with China
Wang, China’s foreign minister, hailed “a new page in the history … Flavio Dario Espinal, legal consultant to the Dominican presidential office, said at a news conference Monday in Santo Domingo that the change in…
Taiwan loses diplomatic ally as Dominican Republic switches ties to China
It said that even without formal diplomatic ties, China was already its second largest supplier of imported products. Presidential legal adviser Flavio Dario Espinal told a news conference that the government was grateful to Taiwan.…
Taiwan says China dangled $3 billion to grab ally Dominican Republic
as the Holy See and China edge closer to an accord on the appointment of bishops in China. The news on the Dominican Republic switch, announced in both Beijing and Santo Domingo, drew strong and…
China snatches Dominican Republic from Taiwan in diplomatic blow
a self-governed and democratic island off China’s southeastern coast, that Beijing considers an integral part of its territory. Taipei reacted angrily to the news, which left the island with 19 diplomatic allies around the world…
