China has announced a plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next several years, while capping coal consumption and increasing the use of non-fossil fuels. Under the plan, by 2020, the level of carbon…
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China Launches Heavy-Lift Long March 5 Rocket for 1st Time
Credit: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation China’s powerful new heavy-lift rocket soared on its maiden flight today (Nov. 3), bringing the nation one step closer to building its own space station in Earth orbit.…
Baidu, China Unicom partner to promote artificial intelligence
A signing ceremony is held between Chinese Internet giant Baidu and leading telecom company China Unicom on Wednesday. [Photo: weibo.com] Chinese Internet giant Baidu inked a strategic partnership with leading telecom company China Unicom on…
Plans for permanent space station on track after rocket launch, China says
Not to be outdone, China is working on an even bigger rocket capable of lifting 100 tons of payload into low-earth orbit, Tian Yulong, the program’s chief engineer, was quoted as saying at a news…
China Launches Most Powerful Heavy-Lift Rocket
China launched its biggest rocket yet on November 3 … senior technical & space policy analyst with U.S. think tank globalsecurity.org told Xinhua News. “Eventually once the Long March-5 has gained high reliability, it will…
Seed China News Report 2016 – Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts – Research and Markets
MOA’s response to GM corn planting in Xinjiang: seeds are smuggled from abroad Recently, a research and development (R&D) unit in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was discovered illicitly planting genetically modified (GM) corn. Yesterday, in…
In a Boost to Bitcoin, Study Shows Chinese Consumers Need More Financial Services
With the estimated $650bln being the most likely scenario and the growth in Chinese financial services likely to add as much as $950bln to Chinese consumption over the next decade, the growing influence of China…
John China Sells 1,200 Shares of SVB Financial Group (SIVB) Stock
SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) insider John China sold 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.40, for a total transaction…
Risk of China crisis grows as credit boom faces correction
Can China avoid a financial crisis? That’s the question facing regulators and investors after a rapid rise in leverage in the world’s second-largest economy. The links between the official banking system and shadowy institutions have…
China takes lead in green finance
China should build a solid foundation in the domestic financial market to support green finance, a senior official with the United Nations Environment Program told China Daily. Green finance – financing environmentally sustainable growth -…
China preliminary third-quarter current account surplus at $71.2 billion: forex regulator
BEIJINGChina posted a preliminary current account surplus of $71.2 billion in the third quarter of 2016 and a deficit of $71.2 billion on its capital and financial account, the country’s foreign exchange regulator said on…
Russia eyes unified payment systems with China: PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia wants a mutually-compatible payments system with China in order to reduce the risk from further financial sanctions by the West, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Friday.…
AIFC delegation visits China
BEIJING-SHANGHAI. KAZINFORM From 3 to 5 November 2016, a delegation of the Astana International Financial Centre visits the People’s Republic of China to meet with the Chinese financial institutions, Kazinform correspondent reports. The delegation met…