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,…
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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…
St. John’s recycling not in danger of ending up in landfill from new China regulations
Changes coming in the new year that limit the types of plastic and paper China accepts for recycling won’t have much of an impact on St. John’s, says mayor Danny Breen. In July, China —…
2017 Was A Bad Year For China. Will 2018 Be Worse?
It seems like a long time since China was routinely the source of good news. Growth rates remain impressive, but it is increasingly obvious that they are being bought at the cost of ever rising…
China`s Xi Jinping vows to support UN, boost living standards
“as reform and opening-up is the path we must take to make progress in contemporary China and to realise the Chinese dream”. In a speech quoted by the state Xinhua news agency, Xi said that…
China ready to promote trust, cooperation with Russia in 2018
Xi made the pledge in his New Year greeting message to Putin, reports Xinhua news agency. China seeks to promote international strategic coordination with Russia, and to work for new fruits in the development of…
