U.S. to list China among worst human trafficking offenders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to place China on its global list of worst offenders in human trafficking and forced labour, said a … Read more
Villagers begin to mourn dead after deadly China landslide
XINMO, China (Reuters) – Villagers in China visited what used to be their relatives’ homes on Monday to mourn loved ones lost when a landslide … Read more
Chinese Nobel rights activist Liu Xiaobo released on medical parole
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winning rights activist Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on medical parole and is being treated in … Read more
China doles out $100 million punishment to Russian-controlled fund for role in 2015 crash
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese court meted out a nearly 700 million yuan (80 million pounds) punishment to a Russian-controlled high-frequency trading firm for futures … Read more
Tesla to open the first factory in China with unknown local partner
Tesla in China The American electric car manufacturer confirmed that it is in talks with Shanghai’s government about the possibility of opening the first factory … Read more
China’s TV and film watchdog shutting down video Sina Weibo streaming services
Sina Weibo, the popular Twitter-like social platform, the news portal Ifeng.com and ACFUN, a major online video site with a real-time commenting system, and other … Read more
Amazon’s grocery push playing catch up with Chinese e-commerce giants
BEIJING (Reuters) – As Amazon.com Inc looks to swallow U.S. grocery chain Whole Foods, China’s tech giants are already digesting hefty bricks-and-mortar deals, taking the … Read more
China’s first set of nuclear emergency robot successfully deployed
The first batch of nuclear emergency response robots, designed to guarantee the safety of nuclear power plants have been unveiled and already deployed. Four nuclear … Read more
Chinese bankers flock to Hong Kong as expats retreat
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A flood of Chinese bankers is changing the social fabric of Hong Kong, as they rapidly expand their footprint in one … Read more
Chinese start-up Mobike gains $600 million in biggest financing round to date
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese bike-sharing start-up Mobike said it has raised $600 million (469.7 million pounds) in a financing round led by Tencent Holdings Ltd, … Read more
U.S. weighs restricting Chinese investment in artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States appears poised to heighten scrutiny of Chinese investment in Silicon Valley to better shield sensitive technologies seen as vital … Read more
Panama establishes ties with China, ditches Taiwan in win for Beijing
PANAMA CITY/BEIJING (Reuters) – Panama has established diplomatic ties with China and broken with Taiwan in a major victory for Beijing, as it lures away … Read more
100 million in China benefited by World’s biggest water transit project
World’s biggest water transit project – In 2014 China opened an $80 billion mega tunnel to transfer water from the country’s south to to the … Read more
Foxconn says Apple, Dell join its bid for Toshiba chip business
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Apple Inc and computing giant Dell Inc will join a Foxconn-led consortium bidding for Toshiba Corp’s highly prized chip unit, the CEO … Read more