CHINA: We Can Build Whatever We Want On The South China Sea Islands
BEIJING (Reuters) - China can build whatever it wants on its islands in the South China Sea, a senior Chinese official said on Monday, rejecting proposals ahead of a key regional meeting to freeze any...
View ArticleReport: Symantec And Kaspersky Excluded From Approved Antivirus List In China
The U.S.-based antivirus firm Symantec and Russia’s Kaspersky Lab have been added to the growing list of foreign tech firms banned from China, according to latest reports.Chinese government-owned...
View Article10 Devastating Photos Of Destruction Caused By The Earthquake In China
Yesterday, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through a remote, mountainous area of China's Yunnan province. Reports estimate the death toll to be around 390, and that number will potentially rise as...
View ArticleChina Will Ban All Coal Use In Beijing By 2020
BEIJING (AP) — China's smog-plagued capital has announced plans to ban the use of coal by the end of 2020 as the country fights deadly levels of pollution, especially in major cities.Beijing's...
View ArticleTesla Just Removed A Huge Obstacle To Dominating The World's Biggest Auto Market
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc <TSLA.O> said it has "completely and amicably" resolved a trademark dispute in China, removing a hurdle that had threatened...
View ArticleChina Bans Apple Products From Government Purchases
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has prohibited government agencies from purchasing Apple Inc hardware products due to security concerns, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing government officials...
View ArticleThe iPhone 6 Is Getting A Bigger Battery, According To The Latest Rumor (AAPL)
Compared to the iPhone 5S, which features a 1,560 mAh battery, the next iPhone may include an even beefier 2,100 mAh battery, according to a Chinese news analyst cited by GforGames (via 9to5Mac’s Ben...
View ArticleTanned Skin Is So Frowned Upon In China That Women Wear These Crazy Face...
When Americans go to the beach, they seem to bring an entire carload of chairs, umbrellas, coolers, tents, and swim toys. In northeastern China, beach-goers bring one other essential item: a...
View ArticleChina Shuts Down 268 Factories After A Deadly Auto Parts Plant Explosion
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has suspended work at more than 200 factories in an eastern province for safety checks as part of a nationwide review following an explosion at an auto parts plant...
View ArticleThe Largest Mega-Yacht Ever Built In China Is Incredibly Luxurious
Pride Mega Yachts announced this week that the company has sold its nearly 300-foot vessel, "Illusion."The buyer and purchase price weren't mentioned in the company's announcement. But this is the...
View ArticleA British Investigator And His American Wife Will Stand Trial In China For...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A British investigator and his American wife will stand trial in Shanghai on Friday in a case that is seen as key to a bribery investigation against GlaxoSmithKline Plc...
View ArticleChina Investigating US Citizen Who Runs A School Near The North Korean Border
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - A Korean-American who runs a Christian NGO in a Chinese city on the border with North Korea is being investigated by Chinese authorities and has had his bank accounts frozen,...
View ArticleChinese Export Growth Completely Crushed Expectations
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's buoyant exports pushed its trade surplus to a record in July, fuelling optimism global demand will help counter pressure on the domestic economy from a weakening property...
View ArticleCHINA: We Haven't Banned Apple Products From The Government (AAPL)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple Inc products such as laptops and tablets are not banned from Chinese government procurement lists, according to the country's chief procurement center, refuting a report...
View ArticleDeadly Blast At GM Supplier In China Leads To Activist Push For Safer Working...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - More than a dozen Chinese labor rights groups are circulating a petition pushing for safer factory working conditions, in a bid to capitalize on public anger over the worst...
View ArticleApple Offers $1.6 Million In Relief Funds And 'Deepest Sympathies' For Those...
China’s Yunnan Province was struck by a major 6.1 magnitude earthquake this past weekend, which took the lives of nearly 600 people and caused more than 200,000 people to relocate, according to The Los...
View ArticleChina's Far West Is A Chechnya In The Making
The Uighurs have never been particularly comfortable in China. Xinjiang, the region where these Turkic Muslims once formed the vast majority, came unwillingly into the Chinese empire.Rebels in parts of...
View ArticleChinese Citizens Are Freaking Out Over This Government Propaganda Photo
A photo meant to highlight the bravery and adaptability of China's military members has apparently created a public outrage instead.The image of Chinese soldiers using dirty water to cook noodles was...
View ArticleChinese Inflation Is Right In Line With Expectations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's consumer inflation came in as forecast at 2.3 percent rise, data showed, reinforcing bets that benign price pressures will give authorities room to relax monetary policy if...
View ArticleShadowy Wealth Management Products Are Sucking The Juice Out Of China's...
There’s an old canard about Chinese retail investors: They love owning property so much that they never sell. It’s easy to see where the idea comes from. Fifty-five percent of Chinese household wealth...
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