China’s smaller cities have struggled to cope with a baby boom since the nation ended its one-child policy in 2015, demonstrating that it’s too early to further relax the new two-child ceiling. So says lawmaker…
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China pledges firm response if Japan interferes in South China Sea
Beijing has been speaking with 10 members of the Association of South East Asian Nations since 2010 to agree to a set of rules aimed at avoiding conflict in the South China Sea. Addressing a…
China, Saudi Arabia consider deals worth about $65 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed memorandums of understanding and letters of intent potentially worth about $65 billion during Saudi King Salman’s visit to Beijing, a senior Chinese diplomat said. Deputy…
Interview: China's growth, job creation impressive, Australia will benefit: expert
SYDNEY, March 16 (Xinhua) — With China’s Two Sessions coming to a close, a leading economist in Australia said here on Thursday that the future looks bright for the economic partnership between China and Australia.…
Tillerson to warn China of sanctions over North Korea
Washington (CNN)Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will tell his counterparts in China that the US is prepared to increase financial penalties against Chinese companies and banks that do business with North Korea, according to senior…
These Are China’s Biggest Beer Brands
For beer companies, craft beer is where the profit is. All those imperial stouts, pale ales and spring saisons are “premium” beers that command premium prices. Craft sales have been steadily growing, too, even as…
China consumer day show skewers Nike shoes, Muji foods
SHANGHAI: China’s annual consumer rights day TV show turned its spotlight on U.S. sports brand Nike Inc for misleading advertising and Japanese brand Muji for selling food products allegedly sourced from part of Japan affected…
Manulife gets green light to cater to investors in China
Manulife Financial Corp has been granted a licence that will allow it to launch investment products in China through a wholly-owned local subsidiary, as Beijing further liberalizes its capital markets. Canada-based Manulife said on Wednesday…
Booking.com investing in China with confidence
Q. What do you think of China’s economic growth target of about 6.5 percent this year, amid the sluggish global recovery? What business opportunities do you see coming from sectors that will be opened to…
In China, brands scramble ahead of “315” consumer day show
SHANGHAI, March 15 (Reuters) – Chinese and global firms steeled themselves on Wednesday ahead of the country’s annual consumer rights day TV show, an evening gala from China’s state broadcaster that can have brands and…
China's Name-and-Shame TV Show Puts Household Brands on Edge
Household brands in China are bracing for the government’s version of public-service journalism — the annual program on state-run TV that uses hidden cameras to highlight what the network calls companies’ unfair practices against consumers.…
Australian woman badly burned when her HEADPHONES exploded in her face on a flight from Beijing to Melbourne
A woman who was travelling to Melbourne has received burns to her face after the pair of battery-operated headphones she was wearing exploded mid-flight. The woman was sleeping two hours into her flight from Beijing…
China's Premier Li touts free trade, says no hard landing for economy
That would not make our trade fairer,” Li said at his annual news conference at the end of the annual meeting of China’s parliament. “Our hope on the Chinese side is that no matter what…
