Beijing’s giant plan to invest billions abroad is creating a favorable business environment for Chinese companies expanding internationally, said Zeng Guang’an, the chairman of construction machinery firm LiuGong. The initiative, dubbed “One Belt, One Road…
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Beijing plans to turn Pakistan into its economic colony
NEW DELHI: China’s longterm plans for Pakistan would do the East India Company proud. Proposals for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor+ revealed in Pakistani newspaper Dawn envisage thousands of acres of agricultural land being leased…
Beijing discusses long-term plan to restructure capital city
Beijing deliberated an overall urban plan for the municipality from 2016 to 2030 on Wednesday, which an expert said will restructure the capital and move out the non-essential capital functions. The draft on Beijing Urban…
Beijing wheels out soft power for ‘Millennial Road’ gala performance
All eyes were on China for its biggest diplomatic event of the year – the Belt and Road Initiative summit – where leaders hoped to win over nations by wielding Beijing’s soft power alongside its…
Beijing hukou, most vital in job hunting?
With graduation season approaching, many college graduates still hesitate about their next move. For many, a job providing a Beijing hukou, which offers a residence permit and a number of social benefits in Beijing, is…
Can South Korea and China patch things up over THAAD?
Beijing (CNN)Jeong Min-young is worried. Everyday she checks the news fearing she’ll see more headlines about worsening ties between the country of her birth, South Korea, and her adopted home, China. Since the beginning of…
Privacy concerns as China expands DNA database
China is building a vast DNA database with no appropriate privacy protection, human rights activists warn. While a genetic database of convicted or suspected criminals exists in many countries, China is thought to include anyone,…
China Is Reluctant to Blame North Korea, Its Ally, for Cyberattack
Within China news organizations, both state-run and private, reported on the hacking attacks, as well as the possible links to North Korea, hours after it occurred. But they did so in a controlled fashion that…
China installs rocket launchers on disputed South China Sea island: report
China has said military construction on the islands it controls in the South China Sea will be limited to necessary defensive requirements, and that it can do what it likes on its own territory. The…
Twitter user numbers overtaken by China's Sina Weibo
The success of mobile messenger WeChat (China’s answer to WhatsApp) has challenged Sina Weibo in recent years, with increased smartphone ownership in the mainland influencing social media users to read news on their phones, instead…
Dog meat to be BANNED at China's annual Yulin festival after activists campaigned to end the trade that sees millions of animals stolen and slaughtered each year
The news is warmly – if cautiously – welcomed by Duo Duo, HSI and their respective Chinese animal group partners on the ground, all of whom have campaigned for years for an end to the…
South China Sea CRISIS: Fears as Beijing installs rocket launchers on disputed island
China has conducted extensive exercises in the area – a disputed … and reefs to test Chinese claims and illustrate they are in international waters. The news also comes amid heightened tensions with North Korea,…
VW recalls 577,590 vehicles in China
German carmaker Volkswagen and its Chinese partner FAW are recalling more than 500,000 cars in China due to potential headlight defects, China’s quality watchdog says. Headlights on Golf and Sagitar models could break down due…
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