A folk costume tour is arranged in Haidian district during the festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] During the recent Dragon Boat Festival from June 8 to 10, Beijing experienced a surge in …
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Innovative musical set to premiere in Beijing
Main cast members of Chinese musical, Snow Embracing the Blue Pass, give a talk about the musical in Beijing on June 2. [Photo provided to China Daily] The highly anticipated original Chinese musical, Snow Embracing…
HSBC adds over 300 to China headcount after Citi wealth acquisition
HSBC said on Tuesday it had boosted its headcount in China by more than 300, as the Asia-focused lender completed the acquisition of Citigroup’s consumer wealth portfolio in the world’s second-largest …
4 instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College injured in China, in what Iowa leaders calling a stabbing attack
Four instructors from an Iowa college who were visiting their partner university were injured in a park in northeastern China on Monday in a stabbing incident, according to a school spokesperson. The …
4 instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College injured in ‘serious incident’ in China, school says
Four instructors from an Iowa college who were visiting their partner university were injured in a park in northeastern China on Monday, in what Iowa leaders are describing as a stabbing attack. The …
In China, a search for identity boosts Lululemon, premium sportswear brands
Premium sportswear brands are enjoying robust growth in China as they take to directly courting their main customers, posing yet another setback to megabrands Nike and Adidas as they grapple with …
Fierce competition as annual dragon boat racing festivals held in Beijing and Hong Kong
Amateur athletes competed in dragon boat races in Hong Kong and Beijing to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival on Monday.
Beijing can restore private sector confidence with another third plenary ‘magic touch’
Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin used third plenary sessions to usher in new eras of growth. Beijing should do it again.
Edward Wong on journalism in Beijing and the Beltway
“In China, I really didn’t have to place a lot of value on any linkages to the government. We had sources who were two or three steps removed — for example, businesspeople, think tank researchers,…
China has a ‘near monopoly’ on many critical minerals. JPMorgan says it could be the next battleground with the U.S.
China has a “near monopoly” on the mining of many raw materials that are critical for the production of semiconductors and other technologies, JPMorgan said Monday, highlighting the importance of key …
Biden Pushes Back on the Case for China’s Economic Rebound. That’s Bad News for Chinese Stocks.
Is China’s economy starting to recover from the disastrous impact of Covid-19? That question has been on the minds of investors for a long time. So far, there hasn’t been a definitive answer. Last …
Sharif in Beijing: In step with China’s power game
While a trip to China is part of the ritual for every Pakistani PM, the timing was curious. Sharif went to Beijing in the midst of budget preparation, when normally the PM’s presence is required…
Chinese doctor performs telesurgery first with Rome-Beijing procedure
A Chinese surgeon has performed the world’s first live transcontinental remote robotic prostate removal – an operation that was carried out in Rome on a patient in Beijing. The long-distance operation – also known as…
