Agricultural commodities trader Wilmar International (F34.SG) is up 11% on Friday as analysts cheered its strong first quarter profit and a potential IPO of its China operations. Brokerage CIMB upgraded the stock to add from…
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Why Beijing Proclaimed Wednesday 'Chinese Brands Day'
China is the world’s second-largest economy and a manufacturing powerhouse, but its companies struggle with brand-building. The country’s leadership wants to change that, and the State Council, or cabinet, has proclaimed that every May 10…
China's big push for its global trade narrative
China’s President Xi Jinping intends to tell you a story. But first he’s going to try it out on the world’s political leaders. Not those of the United States, Japan, India or much of the…
China takes aim at the moon with long-term cabin trial
China is taking another step in its space exploration programme … The first four will then return for yet another 105 days. According to state news agency Xinhua, one of the main elements of the…
China developers to issue interbank bonds to avoid exchange hurdles
HONG KONG May 11 China’s Shimao Property and Longfor Properties said they had won regulatory approval to issue medium-term notes in the interbank market, a refinancing channel local developers are increasingly tapping to circumvent restrictions…
RPT-China developers to issue interbank bonds to avoid exchange hurdles
HONG KONG May 11 China’s Shimao Property and Longfor Properties said they had won regulatory approval to issue medium-term notes in the interbank market, a refinancing channel local developers are increasingly tapping to circumvent restrictions…
China simulates extended moon stays amid space drive
SHANGHAI China is testing the ability for future astronauts to stay on the moon for extended periods, as Beijing accelerates its space program and looks to put people on the surface of the moon within…
4 tons of garbage collected in China's Everest cleanup
the official Xinhua News Agency said. The nine-day cleanup that began Saturday targets climbing trails and campsites between 5,200 and 6,500 meters (17,000 and 21,300 feet). Parts of Everest are in China and Nepal. Each…
China says has 'positive' talks with Vietnam on South China Sea
“I think that talking about the South China Sea this time is really a positive piece of news. Neither side raised any criticisms of each other. There were no voices of that were out of…
8 dead, 20 injured after moderate quake in far western China
The official Xinhua News Agency said there had been frequent aftershocks and search and rescue work was under way. Earthquakes are common in China’s west. ( read original story …)
China, Africa trade, investment 'off to a flying start' in 2017
China’s total trade with Africa rose 16.8 percent to $38.8 billion in the first quarter, its first quarterly increase on a yearly basis since 2015, Sun said during a regular news briefing in Beijing. That’s…
China auto sales shrink in April as demand cools sharply
HONG KONG — China’s auto sales shrank in April as demand for most types of vehicles wilted, an industry group said Thursday. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said 1.7 million passenger cars were sold…
Earthquake in far western China kills 8, injures more than 20
The county has a population of around 33,000, and is notable for being a stop on the Karakoram Highway, built along the ancient Silk Road connecting China’s far western city of Kashgar to the Pakistani…
