The official Xinhua News Agency said the three were travelling Tuesday to the … The program has led to the births of 15 pandas, eight of whom have now returned to China, according to Xinhua.…
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Beijing’s meddling means the yuan may never be a truly global currency
“The [yuan] is rising but will not rule,” wrote Cornell University’s Eswar Prasad in the March edition of the International Monetary Fund’s Finance and Development magazine. Since then, there has been renewed evidence of Beijing’s…
‘Go back to China’: Outrage over racist rant caught on video
“They should go back to China,” the woman tells one man, who appears to be trying to mediate the situation. “Go back to China! This is Canada,” she says. She then makes an incorrect claim…
Beijing dismisses Taiwan leader’s offer to help in transition to democracy
Beijing hit back at Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s offer to help mainland China transition to democracy, saying on Monday the values and ideas pushed forward by her party had caused chaos on the self-ruled island.…
Wasted green power tests China’s energy leadership
BEIJING – China’s scramble to curb pollution has made it the world leader in renewable energy development, yet increasing amounts of that green electricity have gone unused as the country struggles to integrate wind and…
China slams US for remarks on South China Sea, Taiwan
China has accused the United States and Japan of making “irresponsible remarks” over the South China Sea and Taiwan during the recently held Shangri-La Dialogue. Stressing that China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha islands…
IBM Announces Partnership with Baheal Group to Bring Watson for Oncology to China
Consistent with its mission to improve and save lives, Baheal will extend the reach of Watson for Oncology across China, where a quarter of the world’s cancer deaths occur BEIJING and ARMONK, N.Y., June 4,…
As China eyes trade growth, Europe moves to calm wary industries
Ambassador Yang Yanyi, head of the Chinese mission to the EU, told China’s official Xinhua News Agency before the summit that some differences between the two regions may arise while others fall away but “the…
China 28 years after Tiananmen massacre
Taiwan’s president has offered to help China transition to democracy, on the 28th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Tsai Ing-wen said that the biggest gap…
China upset at Mattis’ ‘irresponsible remarks’ on South China Sea
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has expressed its strong dissatisfaction with what it labelled “irresponsible remarks” on the South China Sea by U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis during a security forum at the weekend. Mattis…
B.C. winery owners’ daughter ‘optimistic’ government is working to free her parents in China
The daughter of two B.C. winery owners detained in China left Ottawa on Friday “optimistic” the federal government is working to free her parents. Amy Chang spent most of the week in Ottawa pleading with…
China: Archaeologists discover lost temple after 1,000 years
The Fugan temple lasted from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420 A.D.) to the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.) Beijing: Archaeologists have excavated a temple in China`s Chengdu city … (1127-1279 A.D.), Xinhua news agency reported.…
China’s huge interest in durians worrying, say farmers
The huge interest in acquiring durian farms by Chinese businessmen are worrying local farmers. As the Musang King durian gets popular in China in recent years, many businessmen have expressed interest to acquire durian orchards…