HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – At a stroke, the U.S. and Vietnam have complicated the strategic outlook for China over the disputed South China Sea.
Chinese factory churns out Clinton, Trump masks
There’s no masking this Chinese factory’s enthusiasm for American politics, as Julie Noce reports.
Property loans, the glass chin of China banks
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s top banks are lending more to homebuyers and developers than at any time since at least the global financial crisis, making them vulnerable to a property market downturn as prices overheat and real-estate firms struggle with a growing debt burden.
Adidas to return mass shoe production to Germany in 2017
By Joern Poltz ANSBACH, Germany (Reuters) – Adidas will launch mass production of running shoes at a German factory operated largely by robots next year and plans to open a similar plant in the United States next year, the company said on Tuesday.
China’s drugs watchdog struggles as senior staff lured away by industry
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Promises of higher salaries and greater freedom at work are luring officials from China’s high-profile drugs watchdog to the companies they had regulated, a blow just as the country looks to tighten oversight and drive innovation.
400 kilograms of methamphetamine seized in Yunnan
Yunnan police recently in Lincang Cangyuan county cracked a huge narcotics trafficking. Related articles: Crystal Meth, Flakka and other designer drugs are ridiculously easy to … Read more
Crystal Meth, Flakka and other designer drugs are ridiculously easy to buy online from China
You can (illegally) buy designer drugs, such as the extremely dangerous Crystal Meth or Flakka, known also as Alpha PVP (alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone) on some Chinese e-commerce … Read more
China’s Fosun sets sights as world leader but has plan to reduce debt – founder
Lisbon – (Reuters) – Fosun Group, China’s largest private conglomerate, is aiming to become a world leader in insurance, tourism and healthcare but also has a “clear plan” to reduce its debts, chairman and co-founder Guo Guangchang said on Tuesday.
Two men with crossbows killed over 100 dogs in Jiangsu
From March, two men from Jiangsu have organized expeditions in the area between Changzhou and Danyang to steal and eventually kill dogs. The two, armed … Read more
Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing
(Reuters) – Apple Inc <AAPL.O> said on Thursday it has invested $1 billion in Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, a move that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said would help the company better understand the critical Chinese market.
Wanda Cinema to take over Legendary Pictures for $5.7 billion
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese tycoon Wang Jianlin’s Wanda Cinema Line Corp <002739.SZ>, the country’s biggest cinemas operator, said on Thursday it plans to acquire movie-making … Read more
EU lawmakers reject easing trade defences against China
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected on Thursday any loosening of the bloc’s trade defences against China without reforms of its economy, including a … Read more
Chinese Street Kids
Through the Eyes of a Toy Cam: Capturing the Vulnerability and Resilience of Street Children in China “Street Kids” is a poignant and thought-provoking photographic … Read more
Chinese Internet Crime Arrests on the Rise
For China watchers it was an uptick that everyone was certain was bound to come. The internet has proven to be widespread home turf for … Read more