told lawmakers on Sunday that China’s opening door will not close, vowing that the country will continue to open up on all fronts and continue to liberalise, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. His…
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China must woo top tech talent turned off by Trump, says Baidu chief
The billionaire chief of Baidu, which is often referred to as China’s Google, has urged Beijing to further ease visa restrictions to attract overseas workers, some of whom might be put off by US President…
China's congress meeting brings crackdown on critics
BEIJING, China – Chinese authorities have shut down activist Ye Haiyan’s blogs and forced her to move from one city to another. Left with few options, she now produces socially conscious paintings to make a…
Cities and data: China’s weapons in the battle for clean air
Birds fly in and out of the eight-storey “Green Office Building” in Shenzhen, China, because a third of its walls are completely open to the air. It’s a clever natural design that enables the building…
Rishikesh yoga gurus have China in a twist
Rishikesh, believed by many to be the yoga capital of India, is also emerging as one of the biggest exporters of yoga teachers to Southeast Asia as well as China where demand for yoga is…
Beijing looks for edges on cooperation with Trump
J Berkshire Miller is the director of the Council on International Policy. On February 28, China’s top diplomatic envoy, Yang Jiechi, visited the White House and met top US officials, including Vice President Mike Pence,…
Is China retaliating against Lotte missile deal?
China is a crucial market for many South Korean companies, and the food and retail giant Lotte is no exception. The fifth biggest firm in South Korea gets an estimated 30% of its sales from…
Beijing Is Preparing To Replace Its Entire Taxi Fleet With Electric Cars
Authorities in Beijing are working on a plan to replace all of the city’s taxis with electric vehicles. The plan of action to convert the city’s cabs from gasoline to electricity is aimed at controlling…
Beijing Auto's green car unit plans IPO in 2018
BEIJING The green energy car subsidiary of Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive Group [BEJINS.UL] plans an initial public offering in 2018, Chairman Xu Heyi said on Monday, adding that the unit should be profitable that year.…
Beijing Auto's new energy unit plans IPO in 2018: group chairman
China has aggressively promoted battery electric and plug-in hybrid cars, including spending billions of dollars in subsidies, in an effort to cut heavy urban smog and promote technological innovation in its auto sector. Xu said…
China's premier says cities pressured by rising prices need to boost land supply
China is looking to keep the property market stable this year after prices of new homes soared 12.4 percent last year, the most since 2011. Local authorities in more than 20 cities have introduced curbs…
China cuts growth target to 6.5% this year – Premier Li Keqiang
The scrapping of China’s national mobile telephone roaming charges was as … to push through some painful reforms to deal with a rapid build-up in debt, Reuters news agency reports. On the subject of tackling…
China sets 2017 growth target of '6.5 per cent or higher'
BEIJING — China’s government has set an economic growth for this year of “around 6.5 per cent or higher if possible,” down from last year’s 6.7 per cent expansion but among the fastest in the…
