Just a day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke out in Paris in support of a free press — an institution he said needs to be “free-thinking, independent, rigorous, robust, respected” — Canada’s f… (…
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China’s premier ‘will not stop’ reforms, reassures peace in South China Sea
SINGAPORE — China’s premier sought Tuesday to reassure its neighbours that Beijing will push ahead with reforms needed to support growth across the region and also keep the peace in contested waters … ( read…
Beijing dismisses ‘hearsay’ on Muslim internment
After originally denying the existence of the centres, Beijing has repeatedly described the camps as vocational “training centres” that were built to help people drawn to extremism to stay away from t… ( read original…
China scours social media, erases thousands of accounts
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top cyber authority has scrubbed 9,800 social media accounts of independent news providers deemed to have posted sensational, vulgar or politically harmful content on … ( read original story …)
China suspends rules allowing tiger bone, rhino horn trading
BEIJING — China says it is suspending rule changes allowing trading in tiger and rhinoceros parts, after the move to reverse a ban sparked an outcry from environmental groups. The official Xinhua New… ( read…
Trade war and censors blow chill wind through China’s giant tech scene
The 30-year old game developer is a child of the county’s tech boom: she studied at one of China’s top universities and her company hit it big with an award-winning game that was published on…
China postpones lifting rhino, tiger parts ban
China appeared to backtrack on a controversial decision to lift … But in an interview transcript published by the official Xinhua news agency, a senior State Council official said the new rules have … (…
China reconsiders its controversial decision to lift the ban on the use of tiger and rhino products
China’s reversal of a ban on endangered rhino and tiger products … But in an interview transcript published by the official Xinhua news agency, a senior State Council official said the new rules hav… (…
China’s Ruyi, pretender to LVMH’s throne, plots more ‘affordable luxury’ deals
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s acquisitive apparel firm Shandong Ruyi is targeting more global deals involving “affordable luxury” brands, under a push to establish the first high-end … ( read original story …)
Shoppers shatter sales record again in China’s version of Cyber Monday
WATCH: China reveals world’s first virtual news presenters Alibaba founder Jack Ma, who will step down as chairman in less than a year, attended the start of the gala in Shanghai and appeared … (…
China’s ‘Singles Day’ shopping frenzy sets sales records
SHANGHAI — Online shoppers spent more than US$14 billion within the first two hours of China’s annual buying frenzy on Sunday, once again breaking records as the consumer tradition enters its 10th ye… ( read…
China’s import expo logs $57.8 billion of deals: China Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Around $57.83 billion worth of deals were agreed for the year ahead at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the official China Daily said on Saturday. The Nov. 5-10 … ( read…
China tells US to stop sending warships near Beijing-claimed islands in South China Sea
“The United States is not pursuing a Cold War or containment policy with China,” Pompeo told a joint news conference. “Rather, we want to ensure that China act responsibly and fairly in support of sec……
