China has repeatedly been rocked by scandals involving domestic baby formula brands tainted with unsafe materials. The most serious occurred in 2008 when scores of infants fell sick or died from baby formula tainted with…
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China’s IPO hopes buoyed by outsized belief in ‘unicorns’
Xiaomi has a scant 7 per cent share of the smartphone market and is still clawing its way back from a particularly torrid low point. However, bankers advising the Chinese handset maker on a potential…
China’s Wanda taps Citigroup, CLSA, UBS for sports unit IPO: sources
SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group has tapped three banks including Citigroup Inc and UBS Group AG to work on a proposed initial public offering for its sports businesses, four people…
China bans hip hop, actors with tattoos from appearing on television
and funeral culture (decadent culture),” according to news portal Sina. Rappers PG One and GAI, who were both featured on the massively popular show “Rap of China,” have been sanctioned for content that runs counter…
China defends role in trade after U.S. criticism
China is “strictly complying with WTO rules” and “making great … “We are a defender, builder and contributor of the multilateral trade system,” Hua said at a regular news briefing. “And you may have noted…
China takes aim at hip-hop, saying ‘low-taste content’ must stop
Chinese news portal Sina reported on Friday that China’s broadcasting watchdog had said immoral and vulgar content should be kept off the air, including hip-hop – and even tattoos. The State Administration of Press, Publication,…
E-commerce revives China’s classic brands
Jinhua ham is dried in the sun in Zhejiang province. Selling on Tmall has helped boost annual sales growth of China’s classic brands such as Jinhua Ham. [Photo by Qian Xudong/For China Daily] Wearing costumes…
China threatens military buildup in South China Sea after US Navy warship’s passage: paper
The response came after a U.S. Navy warship, the USS Hopper, sailed close to a contested reef west of the Philippines on Wednesday, two days before Defense Secretary Jim Mattis unveiled a new strategy calling…
China’s top paper says U.S. forcing China to accelerate South China Sea deployments
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top newspaper, decrying Washington as a trouble-maker, said on Monday U.S. moves in the South China Sea like last week’s freedom of navigation operation will only cause China to strengthen its…
Minerals exported dirt-cheap to China
VietNamNet Bridge – China buys 85 percent of Vietnam’s total mineral exports, but the price of exports to the market is 60 percent of the average export price. China buys 85 percent of Vietnam’s total…
China kindergarten dissects pig in front of kids as part of education
In footage posted on Pear Video, a China-based short video platform … in the town of Yesanguan in Hubei province’s Badong county, the Beijing Time news site reported. Some netizens found the scene too inappropriate…
Philippines says it won’t be embroiled in US-China sea spat
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines says it won’t get embroiled in a fresh spat between the U.S. and China involving Beijing’s protest of an American warship passing near a Chinese-controlled shoal also claimed by the…
Beijing’s population drops for first time since 2000 as migrants are driven out
Beijing’s population has dropped for the first time since 2000 as migrant workers are driven out amid a campaign to ease the strain on the sprawling, overcrowded capital city. Its population fell by 22,000 people…
