U.S. detects failed North Korean missile test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military detected a failed North Korean test launch of an intermediate ballistic missile, the Pentagon said on Saturday. The test-firing … Read more
ChemChina, Sinochem in talks on possible $100 billion merger
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned chemical companies Sinochem Group and ChemChina are in discussions about a possible merger to create a chemicals, fertiliser and oil … Read more
Apple to set up R&D centre in Shenzhen, bolster China ties
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Apple Inc will set up a research and development centre in China’s manufacturing metropolis Shenzhen, the U.S. tech giant said on … Read more
China will improve access for foreign companies
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s State Council, or cabinet, said on Saturday the country is committed to improve access for foreign companies in China, as part … Read more
Yum blames South China Sea protests for dip in China sales
(Reuters) – Yum Brands Inc, owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, blamed tensions over the South China Sea for an unexpected dip in quarterly sales … Read more
Road to stagnation? China Inc gets a break from lenders
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Profits at roughly a quarter of Chinese companies in a Reuters analysis were too low in the first half of this … Read more
Insured crabs, tea help China’s farmers avoid weather losses
HONG KONG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ma Rongda, a tea grower for nearly 30 years, knows how badly his business can be affected by extreme … Read more
Yunnan killing spree sparkled by family dispute
Kunming. Yunnan police on Friday Yang Qingpei confessed to killing 19 people after a conflict with his parents, who were among the victims. The man … Read more
Inequalities in China’s healthcare system: ‘Cancer hotels’
China’s healthcare system – In the shadow of one of China’s top cancer hospitals in Beijing, a catacomb-like network of ramshackle brick buildings has become … Read more
Kunming police destroyed nearly 20,000 illegal weapons
On 28 September, Kunming Public Security Bureau destroyed illegal weapons and explosives. The weapons, mainly guns, knives, self-made weapons, and explosives were publicly destroyed. The … Read more
The World’s longest sea bridge, long 55 km, is completed
The challenging project, part of China’s planned national highway network, linking the opposite banks of the Pearl River, has an initial cost of 105 billion … Read more
Paris climate target to cost Asia $300 billion a year, but will help save lies – research
JAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Developing economies in Asia will have to spend $300 billion a year until 2050 to meet targets set by the … Read more
U.N. agency snubs Taiwan, recognising Beijing’s ‘One China’
MONTREAL/TAIPEI (Reuters) – A U.N. aviation agency has snubbed Taiwan by not inviting it to its assembly in Canada, the latest sign of pressure China … Read more
Taiwan asks Google to blur images showing new South China Sea facilitites
(Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said it is asking Google to blur satellite images showing what experts say appear to be new military installations on … Read more