China’s financial hub of Shanghai will limit its population to 25 million people by 2035 as part of a quest to manage “big city disease”, the cabinet has said. The State Council said on its…
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China to overtake US economy by 2032 as Asian might builds: report
The report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in London sees India leapfrogging … In 2032, three of the four largest economies will be Asian – China, India and Japan – and, by…
Beijing’s migrant crackdown leaves up to 15,000 children without education
The debris of a demolished kindergarten is covered at a village, which is mainly inhabited by migrant workers, in Tongzhou district of Beijing, China. Source: Reuters/Jason Lee IN what is called its most aggressive crackdown…
China regulator summons founder of debt-laden LeEco back to China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator has formally ordered the founder of indebted tech conglomerate LeEco to return to China and sort out a mounting debt pile linked to his firms, ramping up pressure on…
China hands down harshest sentence yet in multi-year rights crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – China sentenced a prominent rights activist to eight years in jail for subversion on Tuesday, his lawyer said, the harshest sentence to be passed so far in a government crackdown on activism…
China calls for constructive efforts to ease Korean tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China called on Monday for all countries to make constructive efforts to ease tension after North Korea said the latest U.N. sanctions against it are an act of war and tantamount to…
How China’s first emperor searched for elixir of life
China’s first emperor launched an obsessive search for the elixir of life before dying aged 49 in 210 BCE, new archaeological research has revealed. Qin Shi Huang, who created the world-famous terracotta army, ordered a…
China sets schedule for becoming strong trading nation
China’s Ministry of Commerce on Monday determined to turn China into a “strong economic and trading nation in all respects” by 2050. In the past five years, China’s domestic consumption, foreign trade and investment all…
China closes more than 13,000 websites in past three years
China ushered in a tough cyber security law in June, following years of fierce debate around the controversial legislation that many foreign business groups fear will hit their ability to operate in the country. China…
China urges restraint after N. Korea calls sanctions ‘war’
Add North Korea as an interest to stay up to date on the latest North Korea news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The Chinese government has urged countries to act with restraint and work…
China shuts down over 13,000 websites in past three years, to ‘maintain a clean cyberspace’
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…
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…
