Beijing is to be “downsized” and its population capped as the government tries to turn China’s sprawling, overcrowded capital into a liveable, international city with cleaner air. The government promises air quality in the city…
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Beijing gets closer to nature with this futuristic complex
An incredible new development in Beijing’s central business district is nearing completion. Comprising a series of multi-purpose buildings inspired by the country’s mountains and sea, Chaoyang Park Plaza – by MAD Architects – will offer…
Beijing Residents Await Saturday’s Shared-Housing Lottery Draw
(Beijing) — The good news: The wait is nearly over for more than 12,000 families in Beijing, who will find out tomorrow if they’ve been chosen in a lottery system allowing them to purchase a…
Beijing Takes Dose of Decongestant
Beijing is determined to reduce its population and commercial development in the coming years in order to cure its so-called “big city illness,” the municipal government said on Friday. As China’s capital has been suffering…
Seesaw US-China ties on an upswing as Trump plans trip to Beijing
WASHINGTON DC: The often difficult relations between the world’s greatest powers, China and the United States, appear to be improving again as the pair work to resolve the North Korea nuclear standoff. Washington, and in…
NVIDIA Builds On AI Success At GTC Beijing
Jensen Huang, the CEO of NVIDIA, will not willingly cede the leadership position in deep neural net acceleration to anyone, not even Google and Microsoft. NVIDIA GPUs have been on the forefront of accelerated neural…
Beijing residents mourn loss of cheap shopping as wholesale markets close
BEIJING — It looks like Lunar New Year has come early to Beijing, as locals scrambling for discounts at dozens of migrant-run wholesale markets scattered around the city. But this buying frenzy has actually been…
Rising High Above Beijing, a Security Puzzle
BEIJING—Construction at the top of the tallest building in China’s capital has stalled because of government security concerns, according to people involved in its design and construction, in a new example of how China’s passion…
Rex Tillerson carries full agenda in second trip to China
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is making his second trip to China since taking office in February, and relations between the two world powers have rarely mattered so much. The standoff over…
PM Abe celebrates anniversary of Japan-China ties
and promote the steady improvement and development of their relations,” China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported. China’s national day is Sunday. Beijing welcomed the attendance of Abe, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Taro Kono.…
Beijing Population Capped at 23 Million to Keep City ‘Harmonious and Livable’
The city of Beijing will place a ceiling the number of people who may live in the Chinese capital at 23 million in an effort to become “a world-class harmonious and livable city,” the Diplomat…
China to shut down North Korean companies
At a news briefing on Thursday, China’s foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said: “We are opposed to any war on the Korean peninsula.” “Sanctions and the promoting of talks are both the requirements of the…
Milled down: China steelmakers slash orders as Beijing war on winter smog nears
QINGDAO, China (Reuters) – China’s steel mills are slashing order books, curbing iron ore purchases and bracing for lower revenue as the government forces factories across the north to halve output this winter in Beijing’s…
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