BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday said it has appointed a managing director for Greater China – a newly created role – in its latest move to localize product features and comply with…
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Is WhatsApp being censored in China?
These are external links and will open in a new window Users of the encrypted messaging service WhatsApp have reported disruptions in China, prompting censorship claims. Many reported that voice messaging and pictures wouldn’t send…
US-China trade rifts resurface even after friendly summit
Cake and conversation, it seems, can go only so far to mend longstanding economic rifts between the United States and China. Three months after President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, shared chocolate…
Zhongyuan shares make sluggish debut in Hong Kong after investors spurn bank’s IPO
The bank’s shares traded for the first time at HK$2.52 each, less than 3 per cent more than the IPO price of HK$2.45. The bank, based in the Henan provincial capital of Zhengzhou in central…
Calgary’s smoky skies reached Beijing-levels of air pollution, says expert
With the return of thick smoke from wildfires expected Wednesday, an air quality expert is comparing conditions in Calgary this week to pollution in Beijing. Dr. Ke Du, an assistant professor at the University of…
Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman and Alibaba’s Jack Ma host US-China Business Leaders Summit
[The stream began at 8:50 a.m. ET and ended at 9 a.m.] The summit brought together a group of prominent U.S. and Chinese CEOs to discuss economic issues of mutual importance to both countries. U.S.…
China users report WhatsApp disruption amid censorship fears
BEIJING — Users of WhatsApp in China and security researchers have reported widespread service disruptions amid fears that the popular messaging service may be at least partially blocked by authorities in the world’s most populous…
China property slows as government measures bite
Home prices in Beijing fell for the first time in more than two years in June, while Shanghai declined further and Shenzhen stalled, pointing to significant cooling in China’s biggest real estate markets. David Pollard…
July 18: Doing business with China. Plus other letters to the editor
As the wildfires in B.C. show, nature does not reveal a preference for any particular group based upon their professed beliefs and group-defined differences. People flee together, and they stay together in the rescue centres.…
China has a donkey shortage — and why that matters
“There aren’t any donkeys left,” Ma said sadly. “We’ve killed them all.” China is in the grip of a massive donkey shortage caused by soaring demand for e’jiao — a traditional medicine made by boiling…
China’s property market slows, Beijing prices down for first time since 2015
BEIJING (Reuters) – Home property prices in Beijing fell for the first time in more than two years in June, while Shanghai further declined and Shenzhen stalled, pointing to significant cooling in China’s biggest real…
China’s property market slows in June as top-tier cities cool
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s home price growth slowed slightly in June as government efforts to keep prices in check weighed on larger cities though smaller cities maintained rapid growth. Compared with a year ago, average…
Image of Asia: Shoppers walk in Beijing mall
In this photo by Associated Press photographer Andy Wong, people are reflected in glass as they walk beneath giant fashion billboards at Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping center in Beijing. China’s economic growth held steady in…
