Current Events in China: August 11
Chinese police ‘admit’ Gu Kailai cover-up: official Four Chinese police officers on Friday admitted in court to covering up the killing of a British businessman to protect the wife of a senior politician charged with his murder, an official said. Read more China export growth slows to 1% China’s trade and domestic demand have weakened [...]
Current Events in China: July 26
Beijing sees reshuffle amid flood scandal Beijing’s mayor and a vice mayor have resigned, state media reported Wednesday, in what is likely a routine reshuffling that comes amid public questioning of the city government’s handling of rainstorms that left at least 37 dead in the capital. Read more China to form high-speed railway network by [...]
China Current Events: July 19
US man tortured in Chinese custody: lawyer Police in southern China have tortured a Chinese-American businessman who is in custody suspected of leading an organised crime gang, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Read more Average Chinese person’s carbon footprint now equals European’s The per capita emissions of the world’s largest national emitter is almost on [...]
China Current Events: July 10
Chinese bloggers embroiled in park brawl A group of China’s leading opinion-makers and intellectuals became embroiled in a violent fracas thanks to a simmering feud between rival internet bloggers. Read more Chinese Wind Power Company Eyes Vestas’ Assets Ming Yang Wind Power Group seeks to buy market-leading equipment maker. Read more China GDP to Rebound [...]
China Current Events: June 8
Global markets rally on news of China rate cuts World shares rallied to their highest in more than a week and the euro gained on Thursday after China surprisingly cut interest rates to shore up sluggish economic growth, fueling hopes other major central banks may follow suit. Read more Crucial new details of exchange that [...]
China Current Events
- China Falls Short on Efforts to Rebalance - Wall Street Journal May 23, 2013Wall Street JournalChina Falls Short on Efforts to RebalanceWall Street JournalChina's economy also showed signs of losing momentum in May. The flash reading for the HSBC Markit Purchasing Managers' Index came in at 49.6 in May, a seven-month low and down from 50.4 in April, signaling a deterioration in manufacturing business ...and more » […]
- China HSBC flash PMI hits 7-mth low, fans growth fears - Reuters May 23, 2013BloombergChina HSBC flash PMI hits 7-mth low, fans growth fearsReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, a preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed, adding to concerns that a recovery in the world's second-largest economy is sputtering.China Manufacturing Unexpec […]
- China Solar Talks With Europe Go Dark - Forbes May 23, 2013China Solar Talks With Europe Go DarkForbesChina and the E.U. agreed to discuss alleged dumping by China into Europe, undercutting local solar panel producers. The talks were held between representatives of the Chinese solar sector, Wang Guiqing, deputy head of the China Chamber of Commerce ...Bull Damages Stocks In China Internet And Solar ShopsInvestor […]
- Wary of China, US Steps Into Sprint's Board - Wall Street Journal May 23, 2013Wall Street JournalWary of China, US Steps Into Sprint's BoardWall Street JournalThe mitigation steps, if agreed to, would be "quite significant and show concerns about China in telecom," said Benjamin Powell, a former general counsel to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who is now a CFIUS lawyer at Wilmer Cutler ...and more […]
- Asia Stocks Swing Between Gains, Losses on Policy Concern - Bloomberg May 23, 2013LivemintAsia Stocks Swing Between Gains, Losses on Policy ConcernBloomberg“The market is negatively reacting to Bernanke's comments and disappointing manufacturing data from China,” said Daphne Roth, Singapore-based head of Asia equity research at ABN Amro Private Bank, which oversees about $207 billion. “Investors should ...Asia stocks slide after Chin […]
- Elusive pandas caught on camera in China habitat - NBCNews.com May 22, 2013Elusive pandas caught on camera in China habitatNBCNews.comThe images were obtained "where there was little external disturbance and therefore they truly reflect the conditions of those species in the wild," Jiang Zeyin, species program officer at WWF-China, said in a statement. [Wild Panda Caught on Camera] ...and more » […]
- China milk powder firms court foreign cachet for domestic gains - Reuters May 22, 2013China milk powder firms court foreign cachet for domestic gainsReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - The rolling green hills and gurgling blonde toddlers in the ads for Yashili International Holdings Ltd underscore how keen China's biggest milk powder producers are to appear global to emerge from the shadow of a fatal baby formula ...and more » […]
- Analysis: From opera to exercises, US and China deepen military ties - Reuters May 22, 2013Analysis: From opera to exercises, US and China deepen military tiesReutersThe amiable spirit in these areas does not mean China and the United States are any less wary of each other on thorny subjects like allegations of Chinese cyber-spying, the possibility of an arms race in space, and the U.S. military's "pivot" to Asia ...and more » […]
- North Korea sends 'special envoy' to China amid tension - Fox News May 22, 2013CBS NewsNorth Korea sends 'special envoy' to China amid tensionFox NewsPYONGYANG, North Korea – After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most ...North Korea sends top of […]
- North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to China - New York Times May 22, 2013North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to ChinaNew York TimesSEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, sent his first special envoy to China on Wednesday, amid signs that Mr. Kim's government was trying to mend strained ties with Beijing and was also seeking breaches in the tightening ring of ... […]