SHANGHAI, May 2 (Reuters) – China’s HNA Group is selling a real-estate focused unit for 2.9 billion yuan ($456.08 million), the firm said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday, amid a broader sell down by…
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Asia sees signs of export weakness before key U.S.-China trade talks
China, which denies allegations it coerces technology transfers … In Taiwan, another Asian hi-tech powerhouse, factory growth slowed to six-month lows. Business growth in the United States and Europe, while still strong, has slowed to…
Banks feel bite of low IPO approval rate
In the first quarter of 2018, the volume of A-share IPO applications approved by the CSRC declined dramatically, according to data compiled by China Banking News in April. From January to March, CSRC greenlighted 32…
One chilling story shows how far China will go to silence critics
Speaking at an event at the Lowy Institute attended by Business Insider, Ma said Chinese-language media in Australia faces unique pressures that other ethnic media don’t. She then described one incident which illustrated how China…
Payback time? The links between Beijing, the Dominican Republic and Tsai Ing-wen’s pro-independence appointments
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s recent appointments to the island’s premiership and top officials on mainland affairs signal she could be prepared to stand firm against Beijing, analysts said. But the choices might have also unnerved…
Dominican Republic breaks with Taiwan, forges diplomatic ties with Beijing
The Dominican Republic’s government has announced it is establishing diplomatic relations with Beijing and breaking ties with Taipei. The decision is the latest setback for Taiwan in the Caribbean and Latin America. Panama dropped its…
Close Xi aide to meet U.S. trade delegation in Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, Vice Premier Liu He, will meet a top-level U.S. trade delegation in Beijing this week, state media said on Wednesday, amid a festering dispute between…
How Beijing got rid of pollution tag with astute planning
Beijing was one of the most polluted megacities in 2012, with levels comparable to Delhi. However, between 2013 and 2016 PM10 levels fell by about 15% in Beijing, while the Indian capital has seen no…
Stretched-out Audi Q5L debuts at 2018 Beijing auto show
What is it? If it is going to matter in China, it must have an L in its name. Audi already sells the long-wheelbase A4L, A6L and the A8L models; now comes the first long-wheelbase…
B.C. Bud to Beijing? China presses Canada over illicit marijuana imports
OTTAWA — Chinese officials have been quietly grilling Canada about illicit marijuana flowing to their country, prompting Ottawa to agree to work with them on the problem, an internal federal memo reveals. The previously unknown…
Trump sends top trade posse for Beijing talks
Donald Trump is sending the Magnificent Seven of US trade policy to Beijing this week for talks to stave off a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. But hanging over the discussions involving…
Chinese state media has a message for the US ahead of trade talk in Beijing
Ahead of a meeting between officials from the world’s two largest economies to iron out their trade tensions, state-owned Chinese media has one message for the American delegates: Don’t expect China to give into all…
‘Amazing China’ documentary more fiction than fact
That’s not surprising given the years of positive coverage Huajian has enjoyed in China’s Communist Party-controlled media, and the fact that many foreign news sites are blocked. Wei said he featured the company because it…
