China issued its first batch of crude oil import quotas for 2019 on Wednesday at a lower volume than for the same batch a year ago though expectations are for the volumes to climb later…
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Activity on social media of Canadian detained in China raises questions
BEIJING (Reuters) – The social media accounts and messaging apps of a Canadian businessman detained in China have been active since he was arrested in December on suspicion of being engaged in activit… ( read…
China Oil Stocks Slide Amid State Derivative Trading Probe
Until then, confusion and uncertainty will haunt China’s energy stocks.” Cnooc declined to comment when contacted by Bloomberg News. PetroChina and Sinopec didn’t immediately respond to requests for c… ( read original story …)
Unification Plan From China Finds Few Takers in Taiwan
and residents of the city still enjoy much wider freedoms than citizens in the rest of China. But publishing, news media and pro-democratic activism in Hong Kong have retreated in recent years, reflec… ( read…
Global stocks skid after weak China factory readings
BEIJING — Global stock markets tumbled Wednesday as 2019 trading began with news of weaker Chinese manufacturing … of far sharper underlying demand pullback,” said Varathan. China’s extensive trade … ( read original story …)
China’s Xi Jinping says Taiwan ‘must and will be united’ with Beijing
Beijing will not rule out the use of force to ensure the “unshakable historic task” of its complete reunification with Taiwan, Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, said on Wednesday, warning that indepe… ( read original…
Beijing cultivating 24-hour shops and restaurants to boost economy
Residents enjoy snacks at Beijing’s Donghuamen night market before it was closed in June 2016. Photo: VCG Late night coffee shops, 24-hour hotpot restaurants, and glittering window displays are common … ( read original story…
Overseas unit of China’s cigarette monopoly files for Hong Kong IPO
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Tobacco International, the overseas subsidiary of China’s state-owned tobacco monopoly and the world’s largest tobacco producer by volume, has filed for a Hong Kong initial … ( read original story…
China National Tobacco, the world’s largest cigarette maker, plans Hong Kong IPO for international unit
China National Tobacco, a state monopoly that is by far the biggest cigarette maker in the world, plans to list its international unit on the Hong Kong stock exchange even as pressure increases on the…
Beijing twists openness, says Tsai
Beijing manipulation of Taiwan’s democratic openness is a main threat to the island’s security, President Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday.That was one of her comments even as Xi Jinping prepared for a maj… ( read original…
China’s leader urges action on unification with Taiwan
Taiwan and China split in a civil war that brought the Communist Party to power in China in 1949. The rival Nationalists set up their own government on the island about 160 kilometres off the…
China slowdown, trade disputes weigh on Asia factory activity
In China, the Caixin/Markit PMI slipped into contraction territory for the first time in 19 months, broadly tracking an official survey released on Monday. China’s weakness spilled over to other Asian … ( read original…
Xi Jinping says Taiwan ‘must and will be’ reunited with China
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the people of Taiwan to accept it “must and will be” reunited with China. In a speech marking 40 years since the start of improving ties, he reiterated Beijing’s…
