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Sign up here Decision day at the Bank of England, the world’s biggest IPO may be delayed, and Trump seeks another … More from Bloomberg.com: Trump Blocks China-Backed Lattice Bid as Beijing Urges Fairness At…
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Canadian retailer Roots files for IPO Roots Corp. said on Wednesday that it filed for … along the lines of Germany’s reunification 27 years ago. Beijing already has highly productive political and economic relations with…
World’s oldest panda dies aged 37 in China
The world’s oldest captive giant panda has died at age 37 — more than 100 years in human years — her handlers in China said on Thursday as they gave “Basi” an emotional send-off befitting…
China orders bitcoin exchanges to shut down, report says
Regulators in Shanghai, the country’s financial center, gave verbal instructions to exchange operators to shut down, China Business News and 21st Century Economic Report said on their websites. They gave no other details. The central…
9 killed, 9 trapped in China mine, tunnel accidents
At least nine people have been killed and nine others trapped in mining and tunnel building accidents in China, state media reported Thursday … the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Eight others were rescued and…
China sent a ship to the Arctic for science. Then state media announced a new trade route.
China’s state news agency Xinhua reported last week that a Chinese ship had conducted a successful test of a trading route along the long-fabled Arctic Northwest Passage. This was a major milestone, according to the…
China dismisses Modi-Abe summit as emotional moves without any real impact
Yet it doesn’t matter if China has no time for that,” says Global Times, a state-run Chinese news outlet. It says China’s trade with Japan and India is far bigger than bilateral trade between India…
China’s economy loses steam in August, but Beijing seems just fine with that
China’s economy lost momentum in August, with industrial output and retail sales both seeing slower growth, though the weaker figures are unlikely to have come as a surprise to Beijing as it continues to instigate…
Global stocks fall after China data, UK central bank warning
Global stocks mostly fell on Thursday after Britain’s central bank signaled it could consider raising interest rates in coming months and data showed retail sales and industrial output slowing in China. KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE…
China property investment, sales growth pick up in August, despite curbs
A resilient property market will be good news for China’s policymakers, who want to keep the real estate market stable ahead of a once-in-five-years Communist Party congress in October. Real estate investment, which directly affects…
VW, China partners to recall 4.86 mln vehicles over Takata air bags: watchdog
China’s quality watchdog said on Thursday. The recall comes after the watchdog asked the German automaker, General Motors Co (:GM – News) and Daimler AG’s (DAIGn.DE) Mercedes-Benz earlier this year to recall vehicles equipped with…
If the U.S. stops trade with China, it could cost 25 Trump-supporting states big time
Mnuchin reiterated the possibility of sanctions in a Wednesday interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier. “We can stop trade with any country that does business with North Korea,” he said. “You’re saying stopping trade with…
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