China Current Events: Aug 3
China ropes off Scarborough Shoal To cut or not to cut? Chinese fishing vessels left Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) but they roped off the mouth of its lagoon to prevent other fishermen from getting in, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said Thursday. Read more China Non-Manufacturing Index Fell [...]
China Current Events: July 27
Gu Kailai poisoned Neil Heywood ‘after he threatened her son’ The wife of one of China’s most senior political leaders has been charged with murdering the British businessman Neil Heywood over his alleged threat to her son’s “personal security”, state media announced yesterday. Read more China develops attack copter, denies piracy allegations China today confirmed [...]
China Current Events: July 25
Slowing economy sharply weakens China’s tax revenue growth The Chinese government collected much less tax in the first half of this year as the economy expanded at its slowest pace since the depth of the global financial crisis, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on Tuesday. Read more China announces South [...]
Current Events in China: July 24
Beijing rains kill 37, raise debates As China’s flood-ravaged capital dealt with the aftermath of the heaviest rain in six decades Monday, including the deaths of 37 people, questions were being raised about whether the city’s push for modernization came at the expense of basic infrastructure such as drainage networks. Read more CNOOC to buy [...]
Current Events in China: July 20
China reprimands Russia for alleged attack on Chinese fishing boats Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping on Thursday expressed strong dissatisfaction with Russia over an alleged attack on a Chinese fishing vessel, which has left a fisherman missing. Read more China pledges US$20 bil. credit to African nations Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday pledged [...]
Current Events in China: July 4
China rushes surveillance ships to islands claimed by Vietnam Amid rising tensions between China and its neighbours over the disputed territories in the South China Sea, Beijing today sent four surveillance ships to the area also claimed by Vietnam after spotting a foreign fishing vessel there. Read more China protest against alloy plant enters third [...]
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: July 2
Hong Kong protests as Leung takes helm A pro-democracy heckler interrupted a speech by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the swearing-in of Hong Kong’s new leader Sunday and tens of thousands of residents marched to protest Chinese rule on the 15th anniversary of the Asian financial hub’s return to Beijing’s control. Read more Manufacturing falls [...]
Current Events in China: May 25
Chen Guangcheng’s brother flees guarded village The brother of the blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng has become the second member of the family to escape from their heavily guarded village in northern China. Read more U.S. soldier, two Chinese charged with smuggling guns to China A member of the U.S. National Guard and two Chinese citizens [...]
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 [...]
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- 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 […]