(Bloomberg) -- A debt crisis at one of China’s most well-known private conglomerates entered a new stage Thursday, with the company saying cross-default clauses had been triggered on dollar bonds ... ( read original story ...)
Canada worried about implications of new extradition treaty between Hong Kong and China
However, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a news conference earlier this month that the matter is between Hong Kong and China, and other countries “have no right to interfere.” ... ( read original story ...)
How Chinese internet trolls go after Beijing’s critics overseas
Arslan Hidayat was at work when the trolls attacked. "My phone was going 'bring, bring, bring,'" said the 31-year-old English teacher. "I was like, What the hell's going on?" A Facebook page he helps ... ( read original story ...)
Visual China fined over false photo copyright claims
shut its website and apologized after it falsely claimed copyright of images such as the first photo of a black hole and China’s national flag. The news had caused its shares to slump by the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Huawei makes second attempt at Brazil smartphone market
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is making a second attempt at cracking the Brazilian smartphone market, the fourth-largest in the world, with the launch of two high-end ... ( read original story ...)
China continues buying and stockpiling crude oil
China appears to have kept the flow of crude into strategic and commercial storage facilities at high levels in the first quarter, even as the price of oil climbed. While China doesn’t release ... ( read original story ...)
Air China to Fly Shanghai-London Route as Beijing Eases Restrictions
BEIJING — Air China on Wednesday received approval to launch a long-haul route from Shanghai to London, and permit the carrier to compete with China Eastern Airlines, as Beijing eased a decade-old ... ( read original story ...)
As Beijing flexes its muscles, one Hong Kong politician is trying to spread Canadian values
HONG KONG — Alvin Yeung doesn’t mince words about a new Hong Kong law promoting China’s national anthem. It not only requires the city’s school children to learn and sing the song, but ... ( read original story ...)
China builds Mars base in Gobi desert to simulate future life in space
A Mars base simulator sits in the middle of nowhere in China's Gobi desert, but instead of housing astronauts training to live on the Red Planet, the facility is full of teenagers. Surrounded by ... ( read original story ...)
China’s auto sales slide may be obscuring a demand shift in the industry’s largest market
Some of China's automobile industry watchers are putting their hopes on a new growth trend, driven by consumer demand for more intelligent cars. Electric-powered cars were a clear focus for start-ups ... ( read original story ...)