China Current Events: August 9
Typhoon ploughs into China east coast, causes severe destruction A strong typhoon ploughed into China’s eastern coast on Wednesday, the country’s third in a week, knocking down buildings and cutting off power to hundreds of thousands of people, state media said. Read more US blueprint for war with China flawed and could spark nuclear strikes, [...]
China Current Events: July 9
Deaths, rescues at mines in Hunan province Rescuers on Sunday pulled to safety four of about a dozen miners trapped underground for more than three days in a flooded coal mine pit in central China, while seven workers in another mine were killed by an outburst of gas. Read more Anti-Chinese protests in Vietnam as [...]
Current Events in China: May 2
9 still trapped in flooded SW China colliery Nine miners were still trapped in the flooded colliery in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, as continuous rainfall has hampered the rescue efforts, local authorities said Tuesday. Read more Details of Chinese activist’s escape Chen Guangcheng’s blindness was a help and a hindrance as he made his way [...]
China Current Events: April 16
Old Harrovian expat killed in China ‘had affair with the wife of party chief and feared for his life’ British businessman Neil Heywood was killed on the orders of a powerful Chinese politician who discovered the Old Harrovian was having an affair with his wife, it was claimed yesterday. Read more Neil Heywood was poisoned [...]
China Current Events
- Former Bank Executive in China Faces Bribe Accusations - New York Times May 20, 2013Telegraph.co.ukFormer Bank Executive in China Faces Bribe AccusationsNew York TimesHong Kong — China's top anticorruption agency said on Monday that a former state bank executive faces accusations of pocketing huge bribes, making him the latest senior official to face charges during the new leadership's drive to show that it is ...China Communist P […]
- China offers India a 'handshake across the Himalayas' - Reuters May 20, 2013Indian ExpressChina offers India a 'handshake across the Himalayas'ReutersNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and China will study new ways to ease tensions on their ill-defined border after an army standoff in the Himalayas, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday on his first official foreign trip. The number two in the Chinese ...Chinese Official Arri […]
- At Least 12 Dead in China Factory Explosion - ABC News May 20, 2013ABC NewsAt Least 12 Dead in China Factory ExplosionABC NewsA massive blast ripped through an explosives factory on Monday in eastern China, killing at least 12 people and leaving others buried in the debris, state media reported. Rescuers were taking care to avoid setting off additional explosions as they ...China Factory Explosion Kills 12Wall Street Journa […]
- Danone looks to milk China demand surge - CNNMoney May 20, 2013Wall Street JournalDanone looks to milk China demand surgeCNNMoneyThe French dairy giant, which owns the Activia yogurt brand, hopes the joint ventures with Hong-Kong listed Mengniu will help it gain wider distribution across China, where a series of food safety scares have prompted consumers to hunt for trustworthy ...Dairy Giants Join in China Yogurt Ventu […]
- Underground Lender Gets Death Sentence in China - New York Times May 20, 2013Underground Lender Gets Death Sentence in ChinaNew York TimesBEIJING — A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs. The woman, Lin Haiyan, was convicted of ...and more » […]
- On China's Border, Underground Banking Flourishes - New York Times May 20, 2013Yahoo!7 NewsOn China's Border, Underground Banking FlourishesNew York TimesZHUHAI, China — In an underground mall just a stone's throw from the Chinese border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy, trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the ...China to remain competitive […]
- China trying to manage exposure of corruption online - Reuters May 20, 2013China trying to manage exposure of corruption onlineReutersBut while acknowledging that China's online world is helpful, authorities have also moved quickly to quash rumors that might fan protests that could escalate out of control, deleting microblog posts or even entire accounts. The accounts of two people ...and more » […]
- Tons of New Zealand Meat Stranded on Chinese Docks - ABC News May 20, 20133News NZ (blog)Tons of New Zealand Meat Stranded on Chinese DocksABC NewsHundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted their import due to a certification dispute. China is New Zealand's largest export market and its largest consumer of sheep meat.New Zealand Meat Stuck in China […]
- China Calls for North Korea to Release Fishing Crew - New York Times May 20, 2013Aljazeera.comChina Calls for North Korea to Release Fishing CrewNew York TimesHONG KONG — China on Monday repeated its call for North Korea to free a Chinese fishing boat and crew seized earlier this month, and the boat's owner voiced concern about the safety of the detained fishermen, in the latest episode to lay bare recent ...China urges North Korea […]
- China Property Gains Defy Government Plans - Wall Street Journal May 20, 2013Wall Street JournalChina Property Gains Defy Government PlansWall Street JournalSurging credit has kept China's real-estate sector humming despite a renewed attempt by the government to bring prices under control, supporting short-term economic growth but risking a destabilizing decline in prices down the line. Despite attempts to ...China's wealth […]