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China's envoy says Turkish Uighur criticism could hit economic ties
Turkey risks jeopardizing economic ties with China if it keeps criticizing Beijing's treatment of Uighur Muslims, China's envoy to Ankara warned, just as Chinese firms are looking to invest in Turkish energy and infrastructure mega-projects.
China's Economy Sees First Signs of Pickup, Earliest Gauges Show
China’s economy is showing the first signs of recovery after months of slowdown, as stock and commodity rallies lift confidence.
Why some U.S. fund managers like China regardless of trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to delay raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods has helped push global stock markets broadly higher as investors hope for a resolution in the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
China's stimulus appears to be 'finally kicking in' as new loans hit record high, experts say
China's new bank loans surged to a record high in January — a sign that government stimulus may finally be kicking in, some analysts say.
Alibaba is the force behind hit Chinese Communist Party app: sources
A Chinese government propaganda app that recently became a huge hit was developed by Alibaba, two people at the company told Reuters, at a time when the nation's tech firms are under global scrutiny over their ties to Beijing.
Hong Kong, Crossroads of the Criminal Wildlife Trade (Published 2019)
Despite reforms, the territory is a linchpin in the global traffic in illegal animal parts.
Commentary: A vanishing century-old tea house in Hong Kong, as heritage gives way to wealth
The tea house is set to close in end February, because the landlord has refused to renew its lease, in a district that increasingly caters to the ...
China's Potential HIV Contamination Revives Drug Safety Fears
Concerns about potentially HIV-tainted blood products produced by a state-backed company, followed by conflicting information from regulators, is undermining confidence in China’s drug industry as it seeks to join the global biotech race.
9 Tons of Pangolin Scales Are Seized in Hong Kong (Published 2019)
Officials believe the scales came from nearly 14,000 pangolins. All eight pangolin species are endangered, some critically.
Erik Prince had 'no knowledge' of training agreement in China's Xinjiang: spokesman
(Corrects value of investment to 40 million yuan from 4 million yuan in paragraph 13 of this Feb. 1 story.)
Drill, China, drill: State majors step on the gas after Xi calls for energy security
China's state energy giants are set to raise spending on domestic drilling this year to the highest levels since 2016, focusing on adding natural gas reserves in a concerted drive to boost local supplies.
The future of #MeToo in China hinges on a lawsuit against the country’s most famous TV presenter
In a test case for China's beleaguered #MeToo movement, a young woman is suing a high-profile television celebrity.
Erik Prince company to build training centre in China's Xinjiang
(Corrects value of investment to 40 million yuan from 4 million yuan in paragraph 6 of this Jan. 31 story.)
China to help plug UK nuclear power gap as Japanese plans falter
China’s General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) will bring forward plans to build a nuclear plant in Britain, it said on Thursday, helping plug a gap left by the failure of two Japanese projects.
China's Tencent releases test version of Game of Thrones smartphone game
Tencent Holdings has released a test version of a third-party developed smartphone game in China based on U.S. hit television show Games of Thrones, bolstering its pipeline that has been hit by government curbs of online gaming.
Exclusive: British Lotus cars to be 'Made in China' at new Geely plant: documents
The Chinese owner of Lotus plans to start producing the British sports car brand in China for the first time with the opening of a new 9 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) factory in Wuhan city, company job advertisements and government documents showed.
WeChat's Star Founder Seeks Second Act for China's Super-App
Allen Zhang stepped on stage to wrap up a long day of presentations at a Tencent Holdings Ltd. conference. Four hours later, the WeChat founder had methodically torn apart his own brainchild before mapping out the next act for China’s premier super-app.
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2018 gave us many opportunities to look back at China’s past—the tenth anniversary of Sichuan earthquake and of the Beijing Olympics, the 40th year since the country began its policy of Reform and
China to Hasten Approvals for Foreign Financial Firms
China will speed up approvals for securities firms and fund-company joint ventures in which foreign investors have majority stakes, a senior official said, another sign that policy makers are pressing ahead with efforts to open up the country’s financial system.
Exclusive: Foxconn to begin assembling top-end Apple iPhones in India in 2019 - source
Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019, the first time the Taiwanese contract manufacturer will have made the product in the country, according to a source familiar with the matter.