BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) – China’s housing authority has reiterated that policies to control home prices and prevent speculative investment in the property market will not be changed or loosened, the official Xinhua news agency…
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Beijing 2022 marches toward a ‘model’ Olympic Games
In less than four years, Beijing will stage the 2022 Winter Olympics and become the first city ever to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. The ancient metropolis is now gearing up to deliver…
Beijing 2022 looks to learn from PyeongChang 2018
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) The organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics recently concluded a series of talks centering on PyeongChang 2018 and what can be learned for Beijing’s showpiece event in 2022. Participants from…
Looking for Rohmer challenges China’s cinematic gay taboo
A low-budget film has made headlines in China, not for its glowing success at the box office or critical acclaim, but simply because it made it into cinemas at all. Looking for Rohmer, adapted from…
North Korea Border Town Is Now China’s Hottest Property Market
A North Korea border town has suddenly become China’s new hot property market, as Kim Jong Un’s embrace of peace sparks a buying frenzy. New home sales in Dandong, which sits across the Yalu River…
China bitcoin miner Canaan ditches US for Hong Kong IPO
Canaan Creative, China’s second-largest bitcoin mining hardware maker, is planning to seek an initial public offering in Hong Kong instead of the US, which if successful would make it the first blockchain-related company to list…
InterContinental doubles down on China, targets high-end hotel brands
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is doubling down on the China market and plans to acquire or develop more luxury brands to compete against other hospitality giants, according to its chief executive for the country. “Luxury…
China has quietly been preparing to ‘fill the vacuum’ created by the US leaving the Iran deal
China’s role in global diplomacy has been rising, and Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the Iran nuclear deal may have given Beijing a major boost. Alex Vatanka, a senior fellow at the…
Adidas sees ongoing sourcing shift from China to Vietnam
BERLIN (Reuters) – The chief executive of Adidas (ADSGn.DE) expects a shift in its sourcing of footwear from China to Vietnam to continue although he shrugged off concerns on Wednesday about the possible imposition of…
Japan, China, South Korea agree to cooperate on North Korea
China, Japan and South Korea warmed their chilly relations Wednesday … “The three countries will take leadership to achieve peace and prosperity in the Northeast Asia,” Abe told a joint news conference in Tokyo, with…
“Qingdao, a City of Brands” Global Market Promotion
An Opportunity for Global Investors in the “Made in China” Program QINGDAO, China, May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Qingdao, known as a “City of Brands”, is the 7th busiest port in the world in terms…
China cutting US soybean purchases in face of tariffs threat
At the same time, farmers in China are being encouraged to plant more soy, apparently to help make up for any shortfall from the United States. Beijing has included soybeans on a list of $50…
Exclusive: China ramps up checks on U.S. pork imports in potentially costly slowdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has ramped up inspections of pork shipped from the United States, importers and industry sources said, the latest American product to be hit by a potentially costly slowdown at Chinese ports…
