China has shut down more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 in a continuous campaign against “illegal information” online, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday. The closures are part of Beijing’s moves…
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CapitaLand to smarten property offerings
will step up efforts in technology innovation in China and explore setting up buildings, malls and communities that are all “intelligent”, in a bid to accelerate digitalization of its property offerings. Toward this end, the…
Chinese brands earn youth’s trust
Today’s Chinese youth recognize major domestic brands better than well-known international brands, an AT Kearney report said.[Photo by Wang Haibin/for China Daily] Chinese millennials, or people born in the late ’80s and early ’90s, and…
China shuts down thousands of websites in Internet network crackdown
Chinese authorities shut down more than 13,000 websites for breaking laws and regulations governing the country’s Internet network since 2015, reported China’s state-run news agency Xinhua. An additional 2,220 website operations had been summoned for…
Access to China’s housing fund for Hongkongers hits a snag, as Shenzhen-based firm refuses to let eligible employee join
Latest official figures showed there were 82,531 Hongkongers working in mainland China. As members of the fund … that they could use to apply for low-interest housing loans for property purchases on the mainland, or…
China just sent the world’s largest amphibious aircraft on its maiden flight
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s domestically developed AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, performed its maiden flight on Sunday from an airport on the shores of the South China Sea, the latest step in a military…
One Target in Beijing’s Migrant Crackdown: Schoolchildren
BEIJING — Ding Fei, a truck driver from rural China, was thrilled to find a school in a crowded migrant neighborhood where his 7-year-old daughter might flourish. Finally, he thought, she could learn to read…
China launches world’s largest amphibious aircraft with an eye on South China Sea
“Its successful maiden flight makes China among the world’s few countries capable of developing a large amphibious aircraft,” chief designer Huang Lingcai told Xinhua state news agency. The aircraft has military applications but will also…
China approves four IPO applications
BEIJING – The Chinese securities regulator has approved four new IPO applications, which will raise up to 5.8 billion yuan (about 881 million U.S. dollars) in the A-share market. Two companies will be listed on…
In ‘China’s Jerusalem’, Christians say faith trumps official Sunday School ban
Christian news site World Watch Monitor reported in September. Sources spoken to by Reuters were unaware if the policy was a local government initiative or centrally mandated. They also did not know of any similar…
China’s trade with North Korea edges up in November
Beijing/Shanghai: China’s trade with North Korea edged up to $388 million (Dh1.4 billion) in November but remained around its lowest levels this year, data showed on Saturday, as tough sanctions continue to slow business with…
Beijing property prices remain stable
BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Property market in Beijing held steady in November with … fourth plenary session of the 12th Beijing committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). According to the research arm…
China, Flush With Cash, Sets Sights on Shipping
“China controls up to 40% of the global shipbuilding capacity, and that’s a natural metric of where they want to be in the financing business,” said Arlie Sterling, president of Boston-based shipping consultancy Marsoft Inc.,…
