Since saying “I do” to the International Olympic Committee in 1998 the National Hockey League and Winter Games have endured an often tumultuous relationship, one that ended last year in an acrimonious separation. In sporting…
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Trial of Beijing’s new airport to be held next year: officials
Trial of the Beijing’s new international airport, which is tipped to be the largest in the world after its completion, is likely to start from October 2019, officials said on Thursday. The airport, which is…
As Pax Americana crumbles, Taiwan is in Beijing’s crosshairs
Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party have got their imperialist salami slicer working overtime. After their success in gobbling up the South China Sea while four United States presidents were distracted or couldn’t be…
Beijing’s Flexible Property Rules
Wait, isn’t there supposed to be some restriction on Chinese companies buying property offshore? If there is, it doesn’t seem to include Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. and CC Land Holdings Ltd., two of the mainland…
US slips behind China in new global leadership poll
This historic low puts the US’s leadership approval rating on par with China’s and sets a new bar for disapproval … the lowest since Gallup began tracking this measure in 2007. The news isn’t much…
China economy rebounds in 2017 with better than expected 6.9% growth
The official growth figures released on Thursday are welcome news for Beijing policymakers who are looking to cut debt and pollution in older industries without stunting growth in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s gross domestic…
Shenzhen, China to host WTA Finals till 2028
MELBOURNE, Australia – The season-ending WTA Finals will be held in Shenzhen, China for a decade starting next year. The WTA issued a statement Thursday saying real estate developer Gemdale Corporation submitted the winning bid…
China criticizes US moves on intellectual property, telecoms
China is criticizing recent moves by the U.S. government and Congress targeting the sale of fake goods and Chinese telecoms equipment. Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said Thursday that the U.S. Trade Representative lacked “objectivity”…
China luxury sales rebound as millennials snap up cosmetics, handbags: report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s luxury goods market is back in fashion. Domestic sales of Gucci handbags to Chanel cosmetics, sluggish in China for years, rose at the fastest pace in over half a decade last…
China rights lawyer Yu Wensheng loses licence
Yu Wensheng, 50, received the news in a letter from Beijing’s Bureau of Justice on … halfway through President Xi Jinping’s first term. In 2017, China jailed a prominent human rights lawyer, Jiang Tianyong, and…
Sunken tanker leaves 13-kilometre oil slick in East China Sea
A Chinese salvage team on Saturday recovered two bodies from the tanker, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported. Another body, presumed to be one of the Sanchi’s sailors, was found on Jan. 8 and taken…
There Are Finally Blue Skies Over Beijing, But Are They Sustainable?
In Beijing, winter is usually a time of choking air pollution as coal consumption is known to spike during the heating season. But since the end of 2017 there has been a decided improvement in…
China admits to having agents in Canada as former judge harassed in Toronto
The couple’s doorbell rang repeatedly. Ms. Yang got up to see who was there, then roused Mr. Xie, a former Chinese judge who has been the target of a lengthy campaign by authorities in China…
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