Tingting Zhang, business development manager of Beijing-based sports marketing firm Yutang Sports, says rugby union is currently a “niche” sport in China compared with basketball, table tennis and badminton. But she says it does have…
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China exports down 7.3% from a year ago
China’s exports fell again in October in a fresh sign that weak global demand is complicating efforts by Beijing leaders to shore up economic growth and reduce reliance on trade and investment. Exports contracted by…
China's October exports fall in new sign of global weakness
BEIJING — China’s exports fell again in October in a fresh sign of weak global demand that is complicating efforts by Beijing leaders to shore up economic growth and reduce reliance on trade and investment.…
China’s Internet Controls Will Get Stricter, to Dismay of Foreign Business
HONG KONG — In August, business groups around the world petitioned China to rethink a proposed cybersecurity law that they said would hurt foreign companies and further separate the country from the internet. On Monday,…
China replaces finance minister amid debt, stimulus efforts
BEIJING — China’s government replaced its finance minister Monday with a veteran of its tax bureau, prompting expectations communist leaders plan changes in the tax system. A government announcement that Lou Jiwei, one of China’s…
China's Wanda Group buying Dick Clark Productions
China’s Dalian Wanda Group announced on Friday its $1 billion US acquisition of Dick Clark Productions, the TV company that produces the Golden Globes and the Miss America pageant. One of China’s most important conglomerates,…
China's Wanda extends Hollywood push with Dick Clark deal
It already owns Legendary Entertainment, co-producer of film hits such as “Jurassic World”, and U.S. cinema chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc AMC.N. It also has business ties with Sony Pictures and Sony Corp’s 6758.T film…
Paging Chinese airlines' ideal customer – the Western business traveller
At Airshow China this week, the country’s largest air expo, flag carrier Air China showed off virtual reality goggles for long-haul business class customers. Fast-growing Hainan Airlines has unveiled menus by Michelin-star chefs, joining bigger…
China's Wanda buys Dick Clark Productions for $1 billion
BEIJING – China’s Dalian Wanda Group has added another entertainment trophy to its stable of overseas acquisitions, paying $1 billion for Dick Clark Productions, the TV company that produces the Golden Globes and the “Miss…
AIRSHOW-Paging Chinese airlines' ideal customer: the Western business traveller
China’s airlines are sprucing up services on gleaming new jets to fresh destinations with the bold aim of cracking a lucrative passenger market dominated by established rivals – Western business travellers. At Airshow China this…
China's Dalian Wanda buys Golden Globes firm
Mr Wang has not shied away from his ambition to make China a dominant global force in entertainment and to bring “more Chinese elements” to the output. But he insists he is motivated by a…
China carfentanil trade thrives as seizures top 400 in US
Fueled by a thriving trade out of China, the weapons-grade chemical is suspected in hundreds of drug overdoses in the U.S. and Canada. An AP investigation last month showed how easily carfentanil can be purchased…
Ordering deadly drugs from China is easy
Fentanyl, acetylfentanyl and alpha-PVP are controlled substances in both China and the U.S. Many vendors also bragged openly about their ability to circumvent customs authorities around the world. The companies’ cheery let’s-do-business attitude … (…
