Beijing is to be “downsized” and its population capped as the government tries to turn China’s sprawling, overcrowded capital into a liveable, international city with cleaner air. The government promises air quality in the city…
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Beijing gets closer to nature with this futuristic complex
An incredible new development in Beijing’s central business district is nearing completion. Comprising a series of multi-purpose buildings inspired by the country’s mountains and sea, Chaoyang Park Plaza – by MAD Architects – will offer…
Beijing Residents Await Saturday’s Shared-Housing Lottery Draw
(Beijing) — The good news: The wait is nearly over for more than 12,000 families in Beijing, who will find out tomorrow if they’ve been chosen in a lottery system allowing them to purchase a…
Beijing Takes Dose of Decongestant
Beijing is determined to reduce its population and commercial development in the coming years in order to cure its so-called “big city illness,” the municipal government said on Friday. As China’s capital has been suffering…
Seesaw US-China ties on an upswing as Trump plans trip to Beijing
WASHINGTON DC: The often difficult relations between the world’s greatest powers, China and the United States, appear to be improving again as the pair work to resolve the North Korea nuclear standoff. Washington, and in…
NVIDIA Builds On AI Success At GTC Beijing
Jensen Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA, will not willingly cede the leadership position in deep neural net acceleration to anyone, not even Google and Microsoft. NVIDIA GPUs have been on the forefront of accelerated neural…
Beijing residents mourn loss of cheap shopping as wholesale markets close
BEIJING — It looks like Lunar New Year has come early to Beijing, as locals scrambling for discounts at dozens of migrant-run wholesale markets scattered around the city. But this buying frenzy has actually been…
Rising High Above Beijing, a Security Puzzle
BEIJING—Construction at the top of the tallest building in China’s capital has stalled because of government security concerns, according to people involved in its design and construction, in a new example of how China’s passion…
Bannon Puts Spotlight on China Threat for 2018: ‘The Single Biggest Economic and Business Issue of Our Time’
Bannon, who’s been consulting with Henry Kissinger and other foreign policy veterans, is preparing a project to sound an alarm about what he views as the primary economic threat to America: China. “If we don’t…
Rex Tillerson carries full agenda in second trip to China
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is making his second trip to China since taking office in February, and relations between the two world powers have rarely mattered so much. The standoff over…
China just ordered all North Korean businesses in the country to close
China has long been North Korea’s main ally. KCNA via REUTERS BEIJING — China on Thursday ordered North Korean-owned businesses to close, cutting foreign revenue for the isolated North under UN sanctions imposed over its…
J.D. Power Asia Pacific’s 2017 China IQS Names GAC Motor the Highest-ranking Chinese Brand for Fifth Consecutive Year
GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — GAC Motor, China’s fastest growing automaker, has consolidated its position of dominance in the auto industry by retaining its position as the highest ranking Chinese brand in J.D.…
China’s bitcoin market alive and well as traders defy crackdown
In the short-run, the crackdown has also created an arbitrage opportunity for investors, with the price of bitcoin in China now trading at a discount to overseas exchanges. “They can’t set rules to stop me…
