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 [...]
Current Events in China: July 12
Over 220,000 people evacuated as flood hits SW China county again More than 220,000 people in southwest China’s Sichuan Province have been evacuated from low-lying areas following a flood that struck the disaster-prone region on Wednesday, local authorities said. Read more China Slowdown Seen Forcing Wen’s Hand on Property Curbs China’s weakest growth in three [...]
China Current Events: July 6
China surprises with second rate cut in weeks China’s central bank cut interest rates for the second time in a matter of weeks on Thursday, stepping up efforts to bolster an economy that last quarter probably suffered its weakest growth since the global financial crisis. Read more Two child-trafficking gangs eliminated in China Chinese police [...]
Current Events in China: July 3
Sichuan Protest Turns Violent Police in southwestern Sichuan province deployed tear gas against residents protesting a planned molybdenum copper plant in the latest case of environmental activism facing at times violent resistance from authorities. Read more China confirms H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Xinjiang China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has reported an outbreak of [...]
Current Events in China: June 28
Riot in Guangdong village after son of migrant worker beaten A riot took place in a village under the jurisdcition of Zhongshan in China’s southern province of Guangdong after local officials beat a 13-year-old boy from Sichuan, Hong Kong’s Ming Pao reported on Jun. 27. Read more Uproar over ‘soft’ penalties after China abortion scandal [...]
China Current Events: June 23
China manufacturing hits 7-month low: HSBC Chinese manufacturing activity hit a seven-month low in June, data from HSBC showed Thursday, putting pressure on Beijing to do more to boost the world’s second-largest economy. Read more China behind N. Korea embargo breaches: UN A U.N. panel has found Chinese involvement in more than half of the [...]
China Current Events: June 19
Chinese spacecraft docks with module A Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked with an orbiting module Monday, another first for the country as it strives to match American and Russian exploits in space. Read more Chinese bank ‘owner’ highlights audacious mainland fraud In a China awash with fake iPhones, pirated DVDs and knockoff Louis Vuitton [...]
China Current Events: May 19
Home prices decrease in over half of large Chinese cities Prices for new homes in China fell in more than 60 percent of major cities in April from March, the government said Friday, as moves to curb the property market took effect. Read more China’s most-wanted man jailed for life over £3 billion fraud China’s [...]
China Current Events: May 16
China to increase residential land supplies this year China will increase residential land supplies by more than 20 percent this year in order to further restrain property prices, according to a plan released by land resource authorities Tuesday. Read more US launches air pollution data in Shanghai The United States consulate in Shanghai has begun [...]
Current Events in China: April 6
Drought plagues 13 Chinese provinces China’s ongoing severe drought has hit 13 Chinese provinces, having an adverse impact on agricultural production, the country’s drought relief authorities said Thursday. As of Thursday, the dry spell has left 7.82 million people and 4.58 million head of livestock without adequate drinking water in provinces including Yunnan, Sichuan, Hebei, [...]
China Current Events
- China's Hunger For Pork Will Impact The US Meat Industry - Forbes June 19, 2013China's Hunger For Pork Will Impact The US Meat IndustryForbesSmithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest pork producer by sales volume, has agreed to be acquired by Shuanghui International Holdings, a privately owned meat processing company headquartered in China, for $7.1 billion including debt, valuing the ... […]
- Photo: China has a Kobe Bryant statue - Los Angeles Times June 19, 2013Bleacher ReportPhoto: China has a Kobe Bryant statueLos Angeles TimesKobe has become a favorite in hoops-loving China, holding clinics, appearing in commercials, meeting fans and, during the 2011 NBA lockout, there was even talk of the star joining the Chinese league. A sculpture of former Laker Shaquille O'Neal towers ...There's a big Kobe Bryant […]
- China's Xi tells Vietnam wants peace in South China Sea - Reuters June 19, 2013U.S. News & World ReportChina's Xi tells Vietnam wants peace in South China SeaReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told his visiting Vietnamese counterpart of Wednesday that maintaining peace and stability in the contested South China Sea was vital for both countries, who should remember their traditional friendship.China, Vietna […]
- China's Chicken-and-Egg Problem: What Comes First, Wealth or Freedom? - TIME June 19, 2013China's Chicken-and-Egg Problem: What Comes First, Wealth or Freedom?TIMEThis article is the third in Foroohar's series on Chinese business developments and their effects on the global economy; read earlier installments here and here. There are many questionable bits of conventional wisdom about China, but one of the most ... […]
- China: North Korea Willing to Resume 6-Party Nuclear Talks - Voice of America June 19, 2013Voice of AmericaChina: North Korea Willing to Resume 6-Party Nuclear TalksVoice of America"I really appreciate the constructive role China has been playing in reducing tension on the Korean Peninsula and facilitating dialogue between the two parts of Korea. It is important that first of all, tension be reduced so that both parties of Korea ...China, Nor […]
- China puts up a green wall to US trash - Christian Science Monitor June 19, 2013Christian Science MonitorChina puts up a green wall to US trashChristian Science MonitorOperation Green Fence, a campaign by Chinese customs to strictly enforce laws governing the import of waste, "could be a game changer," says Doug Kramer, president of Kramer Metals, an international scrap dealer in Los Angeles. "A lot of companies have ...a […]
- Hoping to engage a cynical public, China's Communists launch 1-year ... - Fox News June 19, 2013BBC NewsHoping to engage a cynical public, China's Communists launch 1-year ...Fox NewsChina's leadership wants to show a cynical public that it's modernizing and serious about graft, but it appears to be favoring a top-down ideological campaign — with study sessions, self-criticism and propaganda — over imposing real checks on power.China med […]
- Dalian Wanda of China to Spend $1.6 Billion on Yacht Maker and London Hotel - New York Times (blog) June 19, 2013New York Times (blog)Dalian Wanda of China to Spend $1.6 Billion on Yacht Maker and London HotelNew York Times (blog)“Sunseeker is well-placed to take full advantage of opportunities in China, one of the world's fastest-growing luxury yacht markets,” Mr. Wang said in a news release. “Acquiring Sunseeker deepens Wanda's international influence, furt […]
- China Expands Local Bond Program - Wall Street Journal June 19, 2013China Expands Local Bond ProgramWall Street JournalChina has moved to substantially expand a program that lets local governments sell bonds directly and take a bigger role in managing their own finances, people familiar with the matter said. The central government, which has long held a near monopoly ... […]
- China completes Internet, phone monitoring scheme for Tibet - Reuters June 19, 2013Aljazeera.comChina completes Internet, phone monitoring scheme for TibetReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China has completed a monitoring scheme in restive Tibet that requires all telephone and internet users to register under their real names, state media said on Wednesday, as part of a campaign to crack down on what officials ...China completes monitoring scheme […]