How deep are relations between China and Zimbabwe really? The news that General Constantino Chiwenga had visited China only a few days before the the military takeover in Zimbabwe was a coincidence that did not…
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Trudeau mulling China trip in December, free trade talks possible
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is looking at a possible trade trip to China early next month but Canada isn’t ready to launch formal free trade talks with China just yet. Canada and China…
China has ‘special responsibility’ when it comes to North Korea: NATO chief
NATO’s secretary general says China has a “special responsibility” when it comes to bridging the divide between North Korea and the rest of the international community. In an interview with The West Block‘s Vassy Kapelos,…
Top China diplomat talks refugee crisis with Myanmar leaders
China, a long-standing friend of Myanmar during the Southeast Asian country’s isolation from the West, has been helping shield Myanmar from the criticism. Wang said at a news conference Sunday that China has a “three-stage…
Sogou’s IPO ups ante in competition with rival Baidu
The IPO proceeds will be used for research and development as well … both domestically and globally,” Xiang Yang, an industry analyst at Beijing-based CCID Consulting, told the Global Times on Thursday. However, Xiang is…
Sogou IPO Prices High As China Search-Engine Firm Starts Trading
[ibd-display-video id=2549896 width=50 float=left autostart=true]Beijing-based Sogou priced 45 million American depositary shares at 13 late Wednesday, having set an estimated price range of 11 to 13. Sogou will list on the New York Stock Exchange…
Beijing housing block fire: Nineteen people killed
A fire in a housing block in a southern district of the Chinese capital, Beijing, has killed 19 people and injured eight others, reports say. It took firefighters several hours to bring the overnight blaze…
Fire Kills at Least 19 in Beijing Apartment Building
BEIJING — A blaze roared through an apartment building on the blue-collar edge of Beijing, killing at least 19 people, many of whom were apparently migrant workers from the Chinese countryside who were trapped in…
China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s leaders
“China and Myanmar are very much different in size and power, but when it comes to mutual understanding, the two countries are friends with the same values,” Suu Kyi said at a news conference with…
China just revealed its plans for pulling ahead in the space race — and they include building a nuclear-powered shuttle
China has big plans in store for 2045. Reuters/Bobby Yip China has unveiled goals it hopes to achieve by 2045 that include a nuclear-powered space shuttle. They also include a reusable space plane and vehicles…
Subways May Be the Latest Casualty of China’s Crackdown on Debt
The NDRC didn’t immediately reply to questions faxed on Saturday by Bloomberg News. Subway construction is a constant presence in China’s cities, with streets torn up to build the capacity needed to transport the swelling…
House fire in Beijing suburb kills 19 people
BEIJING — The official Chinese news agency says a fire at a building advertising low-cost rental apartments in a southern Beijing suburb has killed 19 people and injured eight others. Xinhua News Agency says firefighters…
House fire in southern Beijing suburb kills 19, injures 8
BEIJING — A fire at a building advertising low-cost rental apartments in a southern Beijing suburb killed 19 people and injured eight others, official media reported Sunday. Firefighters put out the fire at Xinjian Village…
