Beijing’s municipal government today said it will further reduce new car sales in a bid to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in the Chinese capital. The quota to buy new cars will be slashed…
Tagged By news
China, Britain pledge co-operation as UK leaves EU
“The two sides will discuss future trade arrangements and push for the conclusion of a China-EU investment agreement,” Ma said at a joint news conference. The economic dialogue is an annual event, but this year’s…
With all eyes on North Korea, Beijing’s massive South China Sea land grab continues
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) navy soldiers roll on their armoured vehicles to Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3,…
China’s industrial heartland struggles in Beijing’s fight against smog
Smoke billows from a chimney as workers leave a factory in rural Gaoyi county near Shijiazhuang Thomson Reuters By Meng Meng and Elias Glenn SHIJIAZHUANG, China (Reuters) – Severe natural gas shortages are hitting businesses…
Another deadly blaze strikes Beijing as evictions draw fury
BEIJING (AP) — Five people died in an east Beijing fire, underscoring the challenges for the Chinese capital as it struggles to balance building safety with providing housing for its poor. Local media reported that…
China’s Class of 1977: I took an exam that changed China
The news came just before midday … The exams in that year marked the beginning of China’s opening up and reform and the Class of ’77 went on to become the backbone of China’s transformation…
Feeding China’s appetite for jellyfish would take food from turtles, group warns
“China is a huge market. The idea they have fished out other … The department said no one was available for an interview with CBC News on the issue. Hoskings said the province is trying…
In Beijing, helping freezing migrants will get you in trouble with the law
Inside room B209 at the Family of Fortune and Prosperity apartment building near Beijing’s capital airport, You Juhong’s eyes brim with tears as she speaks. “In 2008, Beijing welcomed you. In 2016, Beijing hated you.…
Artist Flees Beijing After Filming Devastation of Mass Evictions
Daxing district, Beijing. After a November fire here that killed 19 people, the government tore down the surrounding migrant housing. HONG KONG — When Hua Yong, a painter in Beijing, first witnessed the eviction of…
South Korea’s Moon, China’s Xi to talk North Korea, trade in Beijing summit
South Korean President Moon presides over the natioanal security council at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul Thomson Reuters By Christine Kim and Ben Blanchard SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) – Reining in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions will…
China planning refugee camps along North Korean border: reports
China is considering plans for five refugee camps along its border with North Korea, according to media reports. Reports in the New York Times, the Guardian and other news outlets say a document shows that…
Alberta beef and pork producers hope new deal with China will pay big dividends
China is loosening restrictions on Canadian beef and pork … “When you have a greater variety of markets, your price stabilizes,” Campbell told Global News on his farm just north of Edmonton. “The value that…
Inside China’s ‘virtue schools’ for women
Centres training women to be “virtuous” have sprung up across China in recent years, telling women that career and femininity do not mix and forcing them to do menial work. But what are these institutes…
