BEIJING Heavy smog that blanketed parts of China at the weekend cleared somewhat on Monday, with flights in Beijing back to normal, but it was likely only to be a brief respite with more choking…
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China starts 2017 engulfed in smog, issues pollution alerts
Heavy smog that blanketed parts of China over the weekend cleared somewhat on Monday … Severe pollution is forecast to persist in the region for three to seven days, the official Xinhua news agency reported.…
China Twitter boss leaves after seven months
The head of Twitter’s China operations has left the firm after seven months in charge. Kathy Chen announced she was leaving following a restructure of the business in Asia. While Twitter is blocked in China,…
What was behind China's 2016 baby boom?
As soon as China abandoned its one-child policy a year ago, Zheng Xiaoyu and her husband started trying for a sibling for their nine-year-old son. Their efforts bore fruit with another boy — one of…
Beijing starts 2017 under a cloud
Beijing woke on the first morning of the New Year covered in thick toxic fog, with a concentration of harmful particles 20 times higher than international standards. After a long period of pollution in December,…
China court jails 16 for black market kidney trading
Xinhua news agency said. Among them were two doctors, a nurse and an anaesthetist who the court said carried out secret transplant surgery. A shortage of donors has led to a booming black market for…
Taiwan Leader Urges China for 'Calm' Talks as Pressure Grows
I believe we should be able to find a solution that allows both sides to maintain peaceful and stable relations,” President Tsai Ing-wen said in a year-end news conference. Tensions have grown since China suspended…
China’s state broadcaster rebrands in push to extend global reach
CCTV and the official Xinhua News Agency have expanded aggressively in recent years with dual missions of becoming globally credible media heavyweights while sustaining their roles as vital propaganda organs of the Communist Party. China…
China says it will shut down ivory trade by end of 2017
JOHANNESBURG — China says it plans to shut down its ivory trade by the end of 2017 in a move designed to curb the mass slaughter of African elephants. The Chinese government will end the…
China Bans Its Ivory Trade, Moving Against Elephant Poaching
“China is moving from being the main problem to the main solution,” he said, calling Friday’s announcement “the most astonishing and wonderful piece of news.” Ms. Pepper of the Natural Resources Defense Council urged other…
China vows shutdown of ivory trade by end of 2017
Ivory is displayed before being crushed in China’s Guangdong province on Jan. 6, 2014, an event aimed at shedding China’s image as a global hub for the illegal trade in African elephant tusks. JOHANNESBURG —…
China announces ban on ivory trade by end of 2017
China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing … Conservation group WWF welcomed the latest news, calling it a “historic announcement… signalling an end to the world’s primary legal ivory market and…
Chrystia Freeland set for trade talks with China in 2017
She can be reached at catharine.tunney@cbc.ca Twitter: @cattunneycbc International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says she’s tentatively booked to have her first face-to-face discussion with China in February as Canada explores a free trade agreement ……
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