Most of the dead had been working on the interior concrete wall of a massive circular cooling tower 70 metres (230 feet) up when the scaffolding collapsed Thursday morning, resulting in one of China’s most…
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China Industrial Profits Accelerate as Factory Prices Increase
Profit at industrial companies in China accelerated last month as prices recovered. Industrial profits rose 9.8 percent in October from a year earlier to 616.1 billion yuan ($89 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics said…
Fiona Reynolds — China takes lead on climate change
China is emerging as an unequivocal driver of global climate change mitigation, sustainability and green finance, as its representatives forcefully communicated during a recent U.N. climate change conference in Morocco. The talks in Marrakech, which…
Former finance minister urges supply-side reform
China’s former finance minister has stressed the need to press ahead with structural reform on the supply side to fend off corruption and low efficiency during the transformation process. “As a key driver of global…
China’s Debt Bubble: Why the Bears Are Wrong
This is not to deny China’s financial risk. But the concerns should lie somewhere else in the system rather than in a systemic blow-up. Despite its high debt level, China’s financial risk is still localised…
Strong Earthquake in Remote Far-Western China Kills 1
A strong earthquake in a remote area of China’s extreme west has killed at least one villager after a home collapsed, authorities said Saturday. The government has dispatched emergency response workers and closed some railways…
Castro's death a reminder in China of changed communist axis
BEIJING — In the shadow of east Beijing’s soaring glass skyscrapers, elderly retirees still speak nostalgically about their Cuban brothers-in-arm, faraway comrades bound by communist solidarity. But in central Beijing’s halls of power, Cuba is…
‘Something Is Wrong’: Fresh Fish Vanish From Beijing Stores, Raising Suspicions
BEIJING — In supermarkets across the Chinese capital, shoppers have been staring, baffled by empty fish tanks and asking: Where have all the fish gone? Carp and other freshwater fish usually sold alive and flapping…
10 Things To Do In Beijing – Why You Need To Visit The Capital Of China
Beijing is a multifaceted metropolis filled with surprises at every street and corner. The vibrant city is not just the capital of China but also the country’s focal point of arts and culture.There is so…
Beijing to give seniors bracelets to prevent them getting lost
In Beijing, 12,000 elderly people will receive free bracelets that could help prevent them from getting lost, local authorities said on Saturday. The bracelets will be given to elderly people who have cognitive problems such…
Three Olympic gold medals stripped in latest IOC doping retests
The IOC, which stores samples for 10 years, reanalyzed more than 1,000 samples from the 2008 Beijing Games and 2012 London Olympics with improved techniques that can detect the use of steroids going back weeks…
Beijing cancels bilateral meetings with Mongolia following Dalai Lama visit
Biannual parliamentarians advisory summit also cancelled; Mongolian Prime Minister’s visit to Beijing also in question. A blow to the economy of Mongolia, which counts on Chinese loans and investment. Ulaan Baatar: the visit of the…
Britain’s 4x400m girls from Beijing 2008 are set to be upgraded to bronze – more than eight years after finishing FIFTH
BRITAIN’S 4x400m girls are set to be upgraded to Olympic bronze – more than eight years after finishing FIFTH with their Belarus rivals the latest athletes to be kicked out for doping. Christine Ohuruogu, who…
