Police in Beijing recently detained 54 people suspected of selling hospital appointments to waiting patients for up to 2,000 yuan (US$300) apiece, state media reported. The move followed a two-month investigation into six groups of…
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Beijing and neighbouring region to set up anti-smog agency
The smog prone northern Chinese region of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province will set up a joint environmental protection agency in an effort to coordinate the area’s war on pollution, the official China Securities Journal…
Beijing – the king of renao
Having just ordered a little after-dinner snack serving of dumplings from the local restaurant, I sit on one of the small, flimsy chairs and wait for them to be freshly prepared. The scene here tonight…
Beijing warns US against trying to contain China’s rise
China has fired back at the Trump administration’s plans for a new “Indo Pacific” strategy to counter Beijing’s growing economic and security hold on the region, warning that the world’s two biggest powers should not…
Beijing, Shanghai most scientifically productive cities in China: Nature Index
China’s Beijing and Shanghai has been named by the Nature Index as China’s most scientifically productive cities, which also enjoy the highest city-to-city collaboration in the country. In an article posted on its website on…
Canadian prisoner in China has sentence reduced after ‘re-education’
That includes China’s massive “One Belt, One Road” project that aims to … said the disclosure of the new 18-year sentence is relatively good news and could be start of a series of sentence reductions…
With all eyes on North Korea, Beijing looks ready to deploy fighter jets in the South China Sea
Sand can be seen spilling from a newly dredged channel in this view of Vietnamese-held Ladd Reef, in the Spratly Island group in the South China Sea, November 30, 2016, in this Planet Labs handout…
China may hand prison sentences for disrespecting national anthem
BEIJING – China’s legislature is considering a bill mandating prison sentences of up to three years for disrespecting the national anthem. The move comes amid rising nationalist appeals from the Communist Party under President Xi…
China considers three-year jail terms for disrespecting national anthem
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament is considering tougher penalties for those who disrespect the national anthem, including up to three years in jail, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday. In September, China…
China, South Korea Agree to Shelve Thaad Missile Shield Spat
Why Thaad Bothers China So Much: QuickTake Q&A Tensions over the missile shield had prompted Beijing to retaliate economically, suspending sales of package tours and hindering the operations of South Korean companies. The won extended…
South Korea, China seek to mend relations after THAAD fallout
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – South Korea and China have agreed to work swiftly to get their relations back on track following a year-long standoff over the deployment of a controversial U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea.…
China, US will have some practical cooperation on OBOR, says envoy
Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China in November, a top Chinese envoy to the US has said that Beijing and America will have some practical cooperation on one belt one road (OBOR)…
South Korea’s Moon Jae-in will meet with China’s Xi Jinping over U.S. missile-defence system
In response to the missile-defence system’s deployment, China has issued angry rhetoric and South Korean businesses operating in China have suffered economic retaliation. China believes the system poses a threat to its own security. Seoul…
