They were issued by the China Netcasting Services Association, which includes as members more than 600 companies, including the official Xinhua News Agency, the social media giants Sina and Tencent, the dominant search engine Baidu…
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China pulls Vietnam border war movie from cinema holiday line-up at last minute
A movie tribute by one of China’s leading directors to Chinese veterans of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war has been pulled from cinemas after a last-minute “discussion”. Director Feng Xiaogang’s movie Youth, or Fanghua, was scheduled…
China puts US on notice over solar panel trade curbs ahead of Trump trip
China’s Ministry of Commerce called on the United States to “exercise caution” on trade restrictions and rejected the US International Trade Commission’s ruling on Friday that the cheap imports were responsible for the woes of…
China insurance regulator sent to prosecutors in graft probe
China’s top anti-corruption agency says the country’s former insurance regulator has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and turned over to prosecutors to face criminal charges. A weekend statement by the Central Commission for…
Kings sweep Canucks in China pre-season series
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in a shootout to win both of the NHL’s first pre-season games in China. Saturday’s game in Beijing caps a push by the league to popularize…
Ice hockey makes push to help China get its skates on
The Kings won the first of two China exhibitions between the sides 5-2 in Shanghai on Thursday and repeated the feat with a 4-3 shootout win two days later after the Canucks had rallied in…
China says North Korea earthquake a ‘suspected explosion’
A number of previous shallow quakes in North Korea, including the most recent earlier this month, have turned out to be caused by the rogue state’s nuclear tests, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported. According…
Kim Jong-un, Taking On U.S. Directly, Sidelines China and South Korea
The Korean Central News Agency, which is run by Pyongyang, referred to a coming party congress in Beijing in unflattering terms on Friday. The quiet in Beijing illustrated China’s almost complete lack of influence in…
Brodzinski seals shootout win for Kings over Canucks in Beijing
BEIJING — The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 in penalties to win both of the National Hockey League’s first-ever preseason games in China. Saturday’s game in Beijing caps a push by the…
Canada looks to China trade deal while knowing ‘there are issues there,’ McCallum says
“China’s preference would be to do a simple free trade agreement.” A document obtained by CBC News this summer shows the government has been confronting long-standing concerns from business and other stakeholders, including issues related…
China imposes limit on oil supply to North Korea
China announced Saturday that it will limit energy supplies to North Korea and stop buying its textiles under U.N. sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile development, further reducing support from Pyongyang’s last ally. Exports…
China limits oil trade to North Korea and bans textile trade
China is North Korea’s most important trading partner … but does refine some petroleum products from crude oil it imports – which is not included in the new ban. The AFP news agency reports that…
Trump’s Gift to China Relieves Pressure on Xi to Rein in Kim
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump had big news to share: China, under U.S. pressure, had just ordered its banks to stop doing business with North Korea. Here was proof that President Xi Jinping was finally…
