Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne’s crucial visit to Beijing this week shows the Chinese government is eager to get its relationship with Australia back on a friendly footing after a year of diplo… ( read…
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Railway for Beijing 2022 Olympics to Open Next Year
Big news for 2022 Olympics-goers: the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway’s first track was laid last Monday morning, October 29. The latest development marks a key milestone in the construction of the highly … ( read original story…
Beijing First in Rankings of Global Science Cities
Beijing ranks in first place in a list of cities that produced the most high-quality research in 2017, and nine other Chinese cities made the top 50, according to the Nature Index 2018 Science Cities,…
BEIJING | China’s Xi promises market opening as import fair begins
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping has promised to open China’s market wider as he opened a trade fair meant to promote the country’s image as an importer, but he offered no response to U.S. and…
In midst of trade war, China draws 400,000 buyers – and skepticism – with pledge to ‘expand imports’
“China is trying to make an effort to show that it does buy … “We believe that these policies will help to ensure continued long-term economic development by improving the business environment,” par… ( read…
China Seeks Allies as Trump’s Trade War Mounts. It Won’t Be Easy.
But many European and East Asian leaders have complaints similar to Mr. Trump’s. They say China discriminates against foreign companies doing business here and unfairly supports local companies. Some … ( read original story …)
China’s Xi Jinping promises lower tariffs, more imports
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will lower import tariffs and continue to broaden market access, President Xi Jinping said on Monday at the opening of a week-long trade expo seen as an attempt by Beijing t……
Vying for Vuitton: China’s e-commerce rivals seek luxury stranglehold
PARIS (Reuters) – China’s online giants Alibaba (NYSE:BABA – News) and JD.com (NasdaqGS:JD – News) are taking their battle for relevance in the lucrative luxury goods market to a new level, as they ai… (…
Default Risks Rise in $355 Billion China Property Bond Market
Investors are bracing for more debt defaults among China’s cash-squeezed real estate developers as funding costs surge and refinancing pressure intensifies. Borrowing costs in dollars for China’s high … ( read original story …)
China motorway toll crash: At least 15 dead in Lanzhou
However, according to China’s Xinhua news, the lorry driver told authorities his brakes failed as he travelled down a hill towards the toll station. Xinhua puts the death toll at 15, with another 44 p……
A first-hand review of Haidilao’s ‘smart’ hotpot restaurant in Beijing
As a self-anointed hotpot connoisseur who has patronised the Beijing-based chain’s restaurants 33 times … “being nice to one another” as a core value for employees in its IPO prospectus. About 83 pe… ( read…
Beijing’s air pollution is changing, new research shows
The composition of air pollution in Beijing is changing, according to the latest research into the subject. Potentially harmful pollutants, known as nitrates, emitted by cars and factories are now the … ( read original…
Patience pays off for brands using Chinese KOLs to boost online sales
The KOL bubble: how brands can earn the trust of China’s affluent demographic About 1.5 per cent of them will click through and, out of this group, only 1.5 per cent will buy something right…