China’s tropical island of Hainan is offering subsidised housing and fast track work visas as part of an ambitious campaign to attract 1 million new residents by 2025, as it seeks to become the new…
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N. Koreans visit Beijing to learn about China’s reforms: ministry
Beijing (AFP) – A North Korean delegation has visited Beijing to learn about China’s experience in economic reform and opening up, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, the latest diplomatic outreach by the isolated regime. The…
Beijing: Anti-Moscow Sanctions Won’t Harm Chinese Investors’ Interest in Russia
BEIJING(Sputnik) – Anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Washington will not affect Chinese investors’ interest in the Russian market, Beijing will continue to support bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, Liu Xuesong, the deputy director general of…
China’s crude oil futures boom amid looming Iran sanctions
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) – A U.S. decision to reimpose sanctions on Iran is supporting China’s newly established crude oil … more than double the day before, spurred by news of the Iran sanctions. The jump helped…
Beijing leader hails growing Imperial-China collaborations
One of China’s top officials visited Imperial College London this morning to explore research into sustainable transport and air quality control. Mr Cai Qi, Secretary of the CPC Municipal Committee for Beijing, saw some of…
Coal burning no longer major source of Beijing PM2.5: study
BEIJING – Coal burning is no longer a major source of PM2.5 in Beijing, while car emissions have become the top cause, according to a study released by Beijing’s environment watchdog Monday. The new findings…
Trump’s latest tweets create another twist in U.S.-China trade talks
With a couple of tweets, U.S. President Donald Trump may have brightened the mood of this week’s trade talks between China and the United States. But he’s also increased confusion here in Beijing. In this…
Is Beijing softening its tone towards Hong Kong on major policies?
Reading between the lines is necessary when it comes to Beijing’s narrative on major policies, including those about Hong Kong under “one country, two systems”. Here comes the latest question: is Beijing softening its tone…
China’s first Beijing-built aircraft carrier begins historic sea trials as the country bids to create a the world’s most fearsome navy
China has taken a historic step in its bid to build a navy that rivals the world’s finest by sending the country’s first domestically built aircraft out for sea trials. The vessel has the temporary…
China’s first domestically-made aircraft carrier begins sea trials
China’s first aircraft carrier built entirely in its own shipyard … stability of mechanical systems and other equipment,” Reuters quoted the official Xinhua news agency as saying. The Liaoning provincial maritime safety bureau issued an…
Beijing urges ceasefire after deadly Myanmar border clashes
China on Sunday condemned fighting on its border between Myanmar forces and ethnic rebels that has left 19 dead, mostly civilians, in some of the worst bloodshed on the restive frontier in recent years. The…
China’s first home-built aircraft carrier begins sea trials
BEIJING — China’s first entirely home-built aircraft carrier began sea trials Sunday in a sign of the growing sophistication of the country’s domestic arms industry. The still-unnamed ship left dock in the northern port of…
China’s first home-built carrier sets out for sea trials
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s first domestically developed aircraft carrier … of weapons and other systems and has not yet entered service. The official Xinhua news agency confirmed the ship had left for trials with a…
