China’s biggest private courier company has been drafted by the Chinese military to help deliver on unmanned emergency missions. State-run Xinhua news agency reported on the weekend that SF Express drones took part in People’s…
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China declares intention to improve ties with Japan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes to work with Japan to establish more cordial relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart on Sunday, aiming to move on from a series of disputes, some…
Couillard touts contracts as China visit wraps up
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said he believes the province’s improved relationship with China is proof that his party is Quebecers’ best bet at the ballot box. Wrapping up a trade and cultural mission to China,…
China’s military is turning its aggressive South China Sea tactics on Japan
Richard Weitz, a senior fellow and the director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute, told Business Insider that the Chinese “want to enforce their claims” by forcing foreign planes to acknowledge…
What does China’s new Arctic policy mean for Canada?
On Friday, China released a white paper describing its Arctic policy in a rare public move. The policy outlines plans to develop shipping routes, expand its research programs, pursue environmental protection and develop resources across…
China approves 3 IPO applications
BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — China’s securities regulator Friday approved three new IPO applications, which will raise up to 4.9 billion yuan (about 767 million U.S. dollars) in the A-share market. Two companies will be…
China tells world: It’s us or the United States
Trump has already attended a gala reception and dinner with European business chiefs. The US President is due to address the forum on its closing day at the end of a week that saw his…
In Beijing, a Forbidden City of secret eats
The problem is obvious: Beijing is full of delicious food, representing thousands of years of culinary history. Beijing is also an immense city of some 21 million people, and most visitors are not up to…
China unveils plans for a ‘Polar Silk Road’ across the Arctic
China on Friday outlined its ambitions to extend President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative to the Arctic by developing shipping lanes opened up by global warming. Releasing its first official Arctic policy white…
China to develop Arctic shipping routes opened by global warming
Fears that China wants to plunder Arctic resources or damage the environment were “absolutely unnecessary”, Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou said, according to Reuters news agency. The paper does acknowledge China’s interests in oil and…
This Week In China Tech: Record Breaking IPOs And News From Davos
There was massive tech news coming from China this week from staggering IPOs and massive fundraising rounds to complicated international listing announcements and central government directions. Every week, we try to help you take count…
China considering merging its banking, insurance regulators: report
China is considering a merger of its banking and insurance regulators, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Government agencies under the direction of a Communist Party central reform group led…
Sogou doubles down on AI with launch of real-time translation and transcription devices
At the start of the Sogou Partner Conference in Beijing, the audience heard a recording that sounded like American President Donald Trump congratulating Sogou on the recent IPO and how this was a step forward…
