Portable toilets are seen in front of skyscrapers at the Qianhai special economic zone in Shenzhen, China. Siu Chiu/Reuters China is already dealing with declines in tourism due to its notoriously poor pollution levels, but…
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PHL-China ties: A guarded alliance
The TPP would have strengthened the US position in the Asia-Pacific region, where China is growing in influence. But critics labelled the TPP as a clandestine scheme designed to benefit business and other countries to…
China tests new extremely long-range missile that could muscle the US out of the South China Sea
As Business Insider has previously covered, tensions between the US and China have been steadily ratcheting up over the last few years, and they have spiked since Donald Trump took office after breaking with decades…
China see surge in tourist numbers
Beijing: China witnessed a surge in tourist numbers on Friday, the first day of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, official data showed on Saturday. The number of tourists jumped 10.4 percent year on year…
China offers anchor of stability, growth in uncertain world
China is opening new sectors of its economy to investment and … Li said Beijing is also working with business communities on retraining programmes. In 2016, 700,000 workers once employed in downsized industries moved on…
China preparing to hit back if Donald Trump starts trade war, says US business group
China is preparing to retaliate if US president-elect Donald Trump launches a trade war, a key US business lobby group warned on Wednesday. “To our knowledge, China is already preparing measures in the event of…
China finally invents a ballpoint pen of its own
Last week, China announced that it had mastered the art of making ballpoint pens. Don’t laugh: It was a years-long effort that cost millions of dollars and required the leadership of a state-run corporate colossus.…
Sparks fly as China marks Lunar New Year with fireworks, prayers, incense
BEIJING—Chinese are lighting incense sticks and praying at temples to wish for an auspicious start to the Lunar New Year. Thousands visited Beijing’s major temples on Saturday, the first day of the Year of the…
Chinese New Year fireworks spark a return to hazardous Beijing pollution
BEIJING Residents of China’s capital awoke on Saturday to dense, choking smog after many set off a barrage of fireworks overnight to ring in the Lunar New Year, despite limits and public admonitions against such…
Beijing makes 'no fireworks' plea amid smog concerns
Officials in China’s capital, Beijing, have called on residents to refrain from setting off fireworks for the Lunar New Year, amid smog concerns. The call comes after the entire province of Henan banned the practice.…
Beijing Welcomes Chinese New Year in Full Swing, Pollution-Free
While conjuring an image of a smog-free Beijing comes off as difficult these days, it nonetheless has become a conceivable reality this Chinese New Year. The Chinese capital experiences change in its air quality as…
Beijing welcomed Year of the Rooster enveloped in smog
Beijing on Saturday welcomed the Year of the Rooster enveloped in a thick cloud of smog from the customary fireworks and crackers lit by millions of Chinese to celebrate the New Year and scare off…
In China, American Brands Cadillac, Jeep, Buick And Lincoln Score Best Year Ever
Chinese consumers continue to find American cars highly attractive. Especially the premium brands. American automakers and their Chinese joint venture partners sold a record 5. 3 million vehicles in China in 2016. Premium American brands…
