Saudi Aramco has invited China’s Sinopec to take part in the upcoming initial public offering (IPO) of the Saudi oil company planned for next year, the Chinese firm’s chairman Wang Yupu said on Monday. China…
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Sydney academic stopped from leaving China
A Sydney university professor has been stopped twice from leaving China. Dr Chongyi Feng, a China studies academic at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), was halted at Guangzhou airport. Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan…
China prevents academic from returning home to Australia, citing security concerns
“He has no way of leaving China right now,” Chen said. Officials have not said why they suspect Feng of “endangering national security,” Chen said, but it could be related to his research on human…
China Southern in talks over American Airlines tie-up
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China Southern Airlines is in talks over a tie-up with American Airlines that could involve the U.S. carrier taking a stake in the state-owned airline, boosting routes between the world’s two largest…
Coalition moves to reassure backbench over Australia-China extradition treaty
Justice Minister Michael Keenan is trying to dispel backbench angst about the Australia-China extradition treaty, as the Government fights a rear-guard action to stop Parliament from blocking the contentious agreement. Mr Keenan and Attorney-General George…
China state firms eye land around Panama Canal: waterway authority
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state firms have expressed an interest to develop land around the Panama Canal, the chief executive of the vital trade thoroughfare said, underlining China’s outward push into infrastructure via railways and…
Canada to bide its time on trade deals with China, Ottawa says
China should not expect rapid progress on a comprehensive extradition treaty with Canada, or on a free-trade agreement, the Liberal government indicated Sunday. Instead, Ottawa will employ a policy of strategic patience, while carefully watching…
Australian government faces political revolt over extradition treaty with China
A renegade Australian politician is mounting a last-ditch attempt to block an extradition treaty with China, sparking new debate about the merits of closer ties with a Chinese judicial system the international community has condemned…
China Southern Rises on Talks to Sell Shares to American Air
Trading in the Guangzhou-based operator had been suspended since March 23 after Bloomberg News reported that Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines will likely make an investment of about $200 million in China Southern’s Hong Kong-listed…
New Zealand and China plan to expand free-trade deal
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ” New Zealand and China announced Monday they would open talks soon to expand a successful free-trade deal in place for nearly a decade. The announcement came during a visit by…
Why Apple Is Letting Oppo and Vivo Win in China
During 2016, both brands — subsidiaries of BBK Electronics — surpassed Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone in terms of unit sales in China. Last week, Oppo and Vivo founder Duan Yongping talked about how Oppo and Vivo…
China stops individuals from buying Beijing commercial property
SHANGHAI China’s regulators have introduced rules to curb the purchase of new commercial property in Beijing by individuals in the latest step by authorities to cool the market. New commercial plots can now only be…
American Airlines in negotiations to buy stake in China Southern
proposed issue of shares of the company and other business cooperation,” the Guangzhou-based operator said in a stock exchange filing on Sunday. Shares of China Southern will resume trading in Hong Kong on Monday. They…
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