Although China’s presence in the Asian scheme of things is growing, it’s still far from being the power it wants to be Is it the grand visionary scheme of the century that will transform Asia?…
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Spectrum Brands is expanding into China
Rayovac hearing aid batteries, STP motor oil and George Foreman grills will soon be sold in China. Spectrum Brands Holdings, the Middleton consumer products company that markets those products and many others, says it has…
Why China can’t get enough of QR codes
Business cards, bikes and bills Beyond payments, the codes are now used for all sorts of services in China, like exchanging business cards and renting bikes. Chinese authorities are also getting on board. In Hangzhou,…
China agrees the UN must ‘take necessary measures’ to crack down on North Korea
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive to a documents signing ceremony during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 8, 2015. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin BEIJING/VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – China…
China supports UN action on North Korea while urging talks
China supports further United Nations action in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test but also wants to see renewed efforts to begin dialogue involving all sides, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. China hopes…
The Latest: China, German leaders back new N.Korea sanctions
China’s state broadcaster, China Central Television, said Xi told Merkel that China remains committed to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and to the region’s peace and stability. Xi said: “Facts have repeatedly proven that…
China SHOOTS DOWN missiles near North Korea border – nuclear crisis deepens
China’s air force carried out exercises near the peninsula, practising to defend against a “surprise attack” – presumably from their erratic neighbours. Chinese state-run media, which effectively acts as ay propaganda wing for leader Xi…
China will spend £47 million building a simulation base of Mars as Beijing plans to probe the red planet in 2020
China is set to spend 400 million yuan (£47 million) building a simulation base of Mars to conduct research and give locals a chance to see what living on the red planet would be like.…
China supports UN action on North Korea, also pushes for talks
BEIJING – China supports further United Nations action in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test but also wants to see renewed efforts to begin dialogue involving all sides, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday.…
China backs UN to take ‘necessary measures’ against North Korea’s latest nuclear testing
CHINA supports further United Nations action in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test but also wants to see renewed efforts to begin dialogue involving all sides, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said overnight. China hopes…
Chinese logistics firm Best, backed by Alibaba, launches $932 million U.S. IPO
The Hangzhou-based company, led by Johnny Chou, a former Greater China president for Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google, plans to list on the New York stock exchange and the IPO will be equivalent to 16.4 percent…
Beijing says it supports further action on North Korea, but Chinese experts doubt it will ‘obey’ US on tough sanctions
China on Thursday said it backed further measures against North Korea, although Chinese analysts doubted Beijing would support tough new sanctions being proposed by the United States. The US is seeking an oil embargo, a…
China e-car venture Future Mobility names brand Byton, eyes U.S., Europe
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese electric-car venture Future Mobility Corp, co-founded by former BMW and Nissan Motor executives, has named its brand “Byton” that it plans to launch in the United States and Europe soon after…
