The solid September readings will be welcome news for Beijing ahead of a major political leadership reshuffle next week, at which President Xi Jinping is expected to further tighten his grip on power. Once again,…
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Mercedes-Benz, JVs to recall over 350,000 vehicles in China: watchdog
BEIJING (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz, the luxury brand of German carmaker Daimler AG, and its Chinese joint ventures will recall 351,218 vehicles due to potential issues with air bags made by Japan’s Takata Corp, China’s quality…
China’s Trade With North Korea Slumps as Nuclear Sanctions Bite
North Koreans use boats, cars, trucks and several rail lines to carry everything from seafood to diesel fuel and mobile phones back and forth across the border, according to a report by Bloomberg News. China’s…
China’s trade growth accelerates in September
China has been credited with helping to support global demand and weaker imports might hurt suppliers for whom this country is a major market. China’s global trade surplus in September shrank 38.6 per cent from…
China September FDI jumps most in over 2 years as manufacturing, hi-tech boom
BEIJING, – Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China rose the most in more than two years in September, likely boosted by strong growth in the country’s manufacturing and hi-tech sectors, the commerce ministry said on…
The devastating California wine country fires have made the air more toxic than Beijing’s — and it’s about to get worse
People take pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge as smoke from wildfires covers the San Francisco skyline Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. Eric Risberg/AP The smell of fire hangs in the air in San Francisco. Despite…
The air quality in the Bay Area right now is as bad as Beijing
Maps of the Bay Area from BerkeleyEarth.org, a site tracking air quality around the globed, showed unhealthy levels in many areas on the morning of Oct. 12, 2017. Maps of the Bay Area from BerkeleyEarth.org,…
Beijing’s Airbnb blackout ahead of Party Congress
Airbnb removes listings in Beijing as the Chinese capital prepares to host a five-yearly Party Congress next week, when security is at its highest. Samantha Vadas reports. If you’re looking for somewhere to stay in…
Airbnb temporarily removes listings in Beijing
Airbnb removes listings in Beijing as the Chinese capital prepares to host a Party Congress, when security is at its highest. Airbnb removes listings in Beijing as the Chinese capital prepares to host a Party…
Beijing Pushes for a Direct Hand in China’s Big Tech Firms
HONG KONG—The Chinese government is pushing some of its biggest tech companies—including Tencent, Weibo and a unit of Alibaba—to give the state a stake in them and a direct role in corporate decisions. Wary of…
Beijing furious as US warship sails near South China Sea islands
A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three US officials told Reuters, prompting anger in Beijing, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation…
China close to matching US in foreign aid flow — but often with Beijing’s own interests in mind
While China could be set to usurp the U.S. as the leading donor of foreign aid throughout much of the developed world, AidData researchers stressed the country’s lack of transparency meant its aid activities remained…
Unprecedented trove of data maps China’s growing global reach and self-interest of its aid
On the list of China’s contributions overseas, there is hurricane relief, books and mosquito nets. But it is the grants and loans for building national roads — even a nuclear power plant — that have…
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