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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Current Events in China: June 21
China denies military drill with Russia, Syria, Iran China on Wednesday said there was no truth to an Iranian media report about a joint military drill involving China, Russia, Syria and Iran. Read more Russia jails two men for giving China nuke secrets Russia has jailed two university professors for passing top secret information on [...]
China Current Events: June 20
Neil Heywood scandal widens to Cambodia as Patrick Devillers arrested The investigation into the murder of the British businessman Neil Heywood took another twist after it emerged that the former business partner of his alleged killer had been arrested in Cambodia. Read more China dissatisfied over Vietnam’s island patrols: spokesman A spokesman for China’s Foreign [...]
Current Events in China: May 18
Chinese woman tortures step-daughter to death A woman in China’s Shanxi province has been detained for allegedly torturing her seven-year-old step-daughter to death. Read more Beijing to issue passport to blind activist within 15 days Blind activist Chen Guang-cheng said Thursday China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to [...]
China Current Events
- China Home-Price Gains Signal Growth Challenge for Li - Bloomberg May 20, 2013CNBC.comChina Home-Price Gains Signal Growth Challenge for LiBloombergChina's new-home prices rose last month in 68 of 70 cities tracked by the government, indicating Premier Li Keqiang will need to maintain efforts to cool the property market even as economic growth slows. Increases in Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai ...Repeat: China April House Price […]
- Chinese Official Arrives in India, Hoping to Focus on Trade - New York Times May 20, 2013Channel News AsiaChinese Official Arrives in India, Hoping to Focus on TradeNew York TimesAn account of Mr. Li's meeting with Mr. Singh published by China's state-run news agency, Xinhua, cast an upbeat glow on relations, despite the border dispute. “My visit to India is meant to tell the world that mutual political confidence between China ...Chin […]
- Tons of New Zealand meat stranded on Chinese docks - MiamiHerald.com May 20, 20133News NZTons of New Zealand meat stranded on Chinese docksMiamiHerald.comWELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Hundreds of tons of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted imports from the country due to a certification dispute. China is New Zealand's largest export market ...'Nothing sinister' […]
- French food group Danone takes stake in China Mengniu - Reuters May 20, 2013BloombergFrench food group Danone takes stake in China MengniuReutersChina Mengniu, one of the country's largest dairy producers, also said on Monday it would set up an 80 percent-owned joint venture with Danone to develop a chilled yoghurt product portfolio in China, Hong Kong and Macau. In a filing to the Hong Kong ...Danone to Form Joint Venture, Inv […]
- China asks N Korea to release fishing boat - Aljazeera.com May 20, 2013Aljazeera.comChina asks N Korea to release fishing boatAljazeera.comChina has called on North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew, after the boat's owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media says. The owner of the boat took to a microblog this weekend to raise attention to the ...China urges North Korea to release Chi […]
- China Property Gains Defy Government Plans - Wall Street Journal May 20, 2013Wall Street JournalChina Property Gains Defy Government PlansWall Street JournalThat cuts against a March announcement by China's State Council, the government's top policy-making body, saying it would crack down on burgeoning speculation and sharply rising prices. The State Council move sparked fears of a downturn in the ...China's wealthy pa […]
- Why China's Riches Won't Bring It Freedom - Bloomberg May 19, 2013Why China's Riches Won't Bring It FreedomBloombergChina's experience as a late developer is crucial to understanding its peculiar trajectory. Liberals, always a minority among the country's leaders and thinkers, had little chance of flourishing against a backdrop of civil war and foreign invasions ... […]
- China's ambitious plans for its huge reserves - BBC News May 19, 2013BBC NewsChina's ambitious plans for its huge reservesBBC NewsI ask, because while so many Western governments spend sleepless nights worrying about the size of their trade deficits, China has the opposite problem. Thanks to its export success, China is the world's largest holder of foreign exchange reserves.and more » […]
- Insight: Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishes - Reuters May 19, 2013Insight: Despite curbs, China's vast hot money triangle flourishesReutersZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming 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 ...and more » […]
- China's Alibaba Is Soaring, But Avoid The IPO - Forbes May 19, 2013China's Alibaba Is Soaring, But Avoid The IPOForbesThat's Tencent, “the winner-take-all social player in China.” And Ma Huateng, the company's admired chief, is intent on monetizing the country's social media. Don't bet against him because he has the tools to cut Alibaba down to size. Tencent's wildly ...and more » […]