BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing is starting a special investigation campaign into online video games to root out those with “low taste”, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The month-long campaign that began Monday will seek…
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Beijing, Shanghai record first population decline in 40 years
The population of Beijing and Shanghai, for the first time since 1978, recorded a slight decline in 2017, as China’s two mega cities strive to shed lower-end industries and slow population growth. According to the…
Beijing’s 2022 Games taking shape this year
A guide describes a model of the National Speed Skating Oval, dubbed the Ice Ribbon, at a project construction display in April. The venue is being built in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics. [Photo…
Hong Kong book publisher ‘seized from China train’
Gui Minhai made headlines when he vanished in Thailand in 2015 and later resurfaced in China, along with other publishing colleagues from Hong Kong. He was freed from custody in October and has been living…
China faces protests after investment scheme collapses
Qianbao, Chinese for “Wallet,” had as many as 200 million registered users, according to Chinese news reports. The founder, Zhang Xiaolei — dubbed “China’s most notorious swindler” by one newspaper — turned himself in Dec.…
Beijing Guoan plead ignorance in Bakambu transfer saga
Beijing Guoan are pleading ignorance over the protracted fate of Cedric Bakambu even after the striker declared he was China-bound in a reported 40-million-euro deal. In a statement to AFP, the Chinese club declined to…
China criticizes Trump tariffs on solar, washing machines
“China expresses its strong dissatisfaction with this … Susana Martinez listens during a news conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Some in the U.S. solar-power industry are hoping a decision this week by President Donald Trump doesn’t…
China bans hip hop, actors with tattoos from appearing on television
and funeral culture (decadent culture),” according to news portal Sina. Rappers PG One and GAI, who were both featured on the massively popular show “Rap of China,” have been sanctioned for content that runs counter…
China defends role in trade after U.S. criticism
China is “strictly complying with WTO rules” and “making great … “We are a defender, builder and contributor of the multilateral trade system,” Hua said at a regular news briefing. “And you may have noted…
China takes aim at hip-hop, saying ‘low-taste content’ must stop
Chinese news portal Sina reported on Friday that China’s broadcasting watchdog had said immoral and vulgar content should be kept off the air, including hip-hop – and even tattoos. The State Administration of Press, Publication,…
China threatens military buildup in South China Sea after US Navy warship’s passage: paper
The response came after a U.S. Navy warship, the USS Hopper, sailed close to a contested reef west of the Philippines on Wednesday, two days before Defense Secretary Jim Mattis unveiled a new strategy calling…
China’s top paper says U.S. forcing China to accelerate South China Sea deployments
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top newspaper, decrying Washington as a trouble-maker, said on Monday U.S. moves in the South China Sea like last week’s freedom of navigation operation will only cause China to strengthen its…
Minerals exported dirt-cheap to China
VietNamNet Bridge – China buys 85 percent of Vietnam’s total mineral exports, but the price of exports to the market is 60 percent of the average export price. China buys 85 percent of Vietnam’s total…
