The Shanghai Composite Index fell slightly to start the week, slipping 2.49 points to close the day at 3,266.96 for a loss of 0.08 percent. The losses came despite some terrific earnings reports from industrials,…
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Sydney academic stopped from leaving China
A Sydney university professor has been stopped twice from leaving China. Dr Chongyi Feng, a China studies academic at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), was halted at Guangzhou airport. Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan…
China prevents academic from returning home to Australia, citing security concerns
“He has no way of leaving China right now,” Chen said. Officials have not said why they suspect Feng of “endangering national security,” Chen said, but it could be related to his research on human…
China Southern in talks over American Airlines tie-up
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China Southern Airlines is in talks over a tie-up with American Airlines that could involve the U.S. carrier taking a stake in the state-owned airline, boosting routes between the world’s two largest…
Coalition moves to reassure backbench over Australia-China extradition treaty
Justice Minister Michael Keenan is trying to dispel backbench angst about the Australia-China extradition treaty, as the Government fights a rear-guard action to stop Parliament from blocking the contentious agreement. Mr Keenan and Attorney-General George…
China state firms eye land around Panama Canal: waterway authority
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state firms have expressed an interest to develop land around the Panama Canal, the chief executive of the vital trade thoroughfare said, underlining China’s outward push into infrastructure via railways and…
Canada to bide its time on trade deals with China, Ottawa says
China should not expect rapid progress on a comprehensive extradition treaty with Canada, or on a free-trade agreement, the Liberal government indicated Sunday. Instead, Ottawa will employ a policy of strategic patience, while carefully watching…
Australian government faces political revolt over extradition treaty with China
A renegade Australian politician is mounting a last-ditch attempt to block an extradition treaty with China, sparking new debate about the merits of closer ties with a Chinese judicial system the international community has condemned…
China Southern Rises on Talks to Sell Shares to American Air
Trading in the Guangzhou-based operator had been suspended since March 23 after Bloomberg News reported that Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines will likely make an investment of about $200 million in China Southern’s Hong Kong-listed…
New Zealand and China plan to expand free-trade deal
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ” New Zealand and China announced Monday they would open talks soon to expand a successful free-trade deal in place for nearly a decade. The announcement came during a visit by…
China prevents prof from returning home to Australia
“He has no way of leaving China right now,” Chen said. Officials have not said why they suspect Feng of “endangering national security,” Chen said, but it could be related to his research on human…
Carrie Lam, Beijing's pick, chosen as Hong Kong's leader
The candidate favoured by China’s Communist leadership was chosen as Hong Kong’s new leader on Sunday, in the first such vote since huge pro-democracy protests erupted over the semi-autonomous Chinese city’s election system in 2014.…
Jing-Jin-Ji: China Planning Megalopolis the Size of New England
a humanities professor and environmental campaigner based in the Hebei captial of Shijiazhuang told NBC News. “It used to take almost one day to travel from Hebei to Beijing, but now it’s only a few…
