The number of Chinese registered as suffering from depression, anxiety, alcohol abuse, dementia, and other mental illnesses increased by 25 percent between 2014 and 2016, according to Chinese authorities. By one recent accounting, they number…
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Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong over ‘suppression’
ANGRY protesters have marched through Hong Kong against what they described as suppression by Beijing, days after Chinese authorities ruled that part of a city rail station would come under mainland law. Demonstrators scuffled with…
Infant formula shake-out in China may cut 85 per cent of brands
Up to 85 per cent of the 2500 infant formula brands competing in the lucrative China market could eventually be locked out under tough new regulations by authorities that came into force on January 1,…
China to maintain ‘prudent’ monetary policy in 2018, says central bank chief
The leadership under President Xi Jinping has decided that speed of growth is no longer an overriding concern as China now pursues “high quality” development instead, according to a statement from the state news agency…
China’s ban on ivory sales comes into force in ‘the greatest single step toward reducing elephant poaching’
A partial ban had already resulted in an 80 per cent decline in seizures of ivory entering China, according to the Xinhua state news agency. Domestic prices for raw ivory are down 65 per cent,…
Anti-Beijing protesters march in Hong Kong
Angry protesters marched through Hong Kong Monday against what they described as suppression by Beijing, days after Chinese authorities ruled that part of a city rail station would come under mainland law. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong…
Beijing warns of pro-independence turmoil in ties with Taipei in 2018
Beijing’s top policymaking body on Taiwan says the situation facing cross-strait relations will be “grave” this year as risks created by the island’s pro-independence movement heighten, but Beijing will be firm in fighting against separatism.…
China box office posts turnaround in 2017 with 13 percent growth
China’s movie box office revenue rose 13.45 percent last year to 55.91 billion yuan ($8.59 billion), more than tripling the 2016 growth rate as foreign films won a larger share of ticket sales compared to…
China denies using social media to infiltrate German politics and business circles
China’s spy agency created fake LinkedIn profiles to infiltrate political and business circles, a German intelligence service has said. China has called on Germany to avoid undermining bilateral relations. China denied Monday that it has…
China will have a say on all major international issues: Xi Jinping
China will have a “say” on all major international issues and … Though progress has been made, he said, issues of public concern remain, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. “That is why we should strengthen…
China December factory growth eases as tough pollution measures bite
BEIJING (Reuters) – Growth in China’s manufacturing sector slowed slightly in December as a punishing crackdown on air pollution and a cooling property market start to weigh on the world’s second-largest economy. The data support…
International Business – Chinese Newspaper
The International Business newspaper was designed to help China understand the world and vice versa. It was also aimed to open the doors and promote Chinese-foreign economic cooperation. It is China’s most important mass medium…
China reduces tax on donkey skins despite population fears
China is reducing the import tax on donkey skins for use in traditional medicine despite fears over a global reduction in the animal’s population. From Monday, the tax will fall from 5% to 2%, making…
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