BEIJING (Reuters) – Growth in China’s fixed-asset investment slipped below 10 percent for the first time since 2000 in January-May as a boost from record credit growth seemed to be quickly fading, putting expectations of further stimulus back on the table.
China’s exploding meth market
Chinese factories are pumping out crystal methamphetamine to eager buyers across the Asia Pacific. As Tara Joseph reports, organized crime rings are making millions of dollars from the trade every year, fueling drugs use across the region.
Proposal and cosplay at ‘Warcraft’ China premiere
Around 1,300 ‘Warcraft’ fans gathered on Tuesday (June 7) night to show off their cosplay ahead of the film’s premiere at a cinema in the … Read more
Has Uber helped expose China’s emissions?
A study into car emissions in the Chinese city of Chengdu – carried out using data from companies including Uber – suggests that current lab testing could be off by up to 6,500 metric tonnes per day.
Insight – Lured by hopes of easy money, amateur Chinese commodity traders lose their shirts
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chasing the promise of outsized returns, 48-year-old businessman He Xiaolun started trading oil last August on a platform developed by the Shaanxi Non-ferrous Metal Exchange.
Taiwan ‘won’t recognise’ any Chinese air defence zone over South China Sea
TAIPEI – (Reuters) – Taiwan’s new defence minister said on Monday the island would not recognise any air defence zone declared by China over the South China Sea, as the island’s top security agency warned such a move could usher in a wave of regional tension.
Beijing’s silent prayer on Brexit vote – better in than out
BEIJING (Reuters) – While some world leaders have trumpeted support for Britain to stay in the European Union in this month’s referendum, China has kept a low profile.
Jaguar Land Rover sues Chinese automaker over Evoque copycat
BEIJING (Reuters) – Jaguar Land Rover is suing Chinese automaker Jiangling Motor for allegedly copying the British firm’s Range Rover Evoque, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said – a rare move by a foreign automaker to fight copycats in the world’s biggest autos market.
Democracy is nothing to fear, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
(Reuters) – On the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on student-led protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s new president told China on Saturday that democracy is nothing to fear. Tsai Ing-wen said in a Facebook post on the 27th anniversary that Taiwan could serve as an example to China.
Microsoft sells patents to Xiaomi, builds “long-term partnership”
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Software maker Microsoft Corp is selling about 1,500 of its patents to Chinese device maker Xiaomi [XTC.UL], a rare departure for the … Read more
Which countries have the most slaves? Key figures from global survey index
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly 46 million people around the world are living as slaves, forced to work in factories, mines and farms, sold for sex, trapped in debt bondage or born into servitude, according to the third Global Slavery Index released on Tuesday.
China bets on duty-free paradise to keep luxury spenders at home
Sanya, China (Reuters) – China’s efforts to lift local consumption, spur domestic tourism and keep within its borders citizens that splurge in Milan or Seoul have spawned a duty-free paradise on the southern island of Hainan that it hopes will satisfy a lust for luxury.
China’s towering glass-bottom platform opens
A glass-bottom platform that takes visitors a towering 400 metres above ground opens in China. Yuming Woo reports. At 400 metres above the ground, this … Read more
Beijing fetish restaurant teases with lobster and sex
BEIJING (Reuters) – With drinks served in breast-shaped cups and beers opened with bottle openers shaped like a wooden penis, the father and daughter team behind a Beijing S&M restaurant are encouraging customers to mix food with sex.