Category: China
Australian universities are under threat from more attractive, cheaper Chinese competitors
In the YouTube video the young man browses Chinese-language books in a library, practices Chinese calligraphy with careful brushstrokes, introduces himself in Mandarin. He is [...]
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Ripple ‘definitely’ wants to target China with its blockchain-based payments tech, exec says
* China is “definitely a target” for Ripple, Jeremy Light, the firm’s VP of EU strategic accounts, told CNBC. * Among Ripple’s clients is the Hong [...]
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Senior Chinese government delegation to visit US for trade war talks
A senior Chinese delegation will visit the United States for trade talks later this month, the Commerce Ministry announced on Thursday. A statement from the ministry said [...]
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Why your next flight may go via China
Booking a flight from London to Sydney can paint a telling picture of the big change in global air travel in recent years. It is the same if you are looking to fly from [...]
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China’s recycling restrictions hit US towns
The latest trade disputes between the US and China have focused on items like steel, aluminum and agricultural goods. But there’s another trade crisis that’s [...]
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Viewpoint: Chinese mosque standoff risks peace in model Muslim province
China is determined to maintain control over how religion is practised, but recent threats to demolish a mosque could backfire, writes US-based academic David R Stroup. On a [...]
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Dr M in the spotlight over China visit
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s visit to China has garnered overwhelming interest from the media, both foreign and local. Since news of the prime minister’s official [...]
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Putin says China’s Xi to Visit Russia in September
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Chinese President Xi Jinping would visit Russia in September, Russian news agencies RIA and Tass reported on Wednesday. Xi will visit [...]
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Chinese vaccine maker made 500,000 substandard baby vaccines Xinhua
A Chinese drug company produced nearly 500,000 substandard vaccines for babies, roughly double an earlier estimate by authorities investigating a safety scandal, state news [...]
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China’s brutal crackdown on the Uighur Muslim minority, explained
A UN panel has said China detains about 1 million in secretive “reeducation camps,” where they face political indoctrination and torture. A United Nations human [...]
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Hunter left man caught in boar trap for dead on Chinese mountainside
A man who spent two weeks in the wilderness of eastern China caught in a trap for wild boars told police that the hunter had abandoned him to his fate on the mountainside, [...]
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Corrected: US hits Chinese and Russian firms over breach of N Korea sanctions
The United States imposed sanctions on a Russian port service agency and Chinese firms on Wednesday for aiding North Korean ships and selling alcohol and tobacco to North [...]
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Chinese tourist’s selfie creates a splash after blocked bridge collapses under the strain
A footbridge in central China collapsed under the weight of numbers after a tourist taking a selfie caused a logjam, according to a local news portal. Ten visitors to the [...]
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China, US to resume trade talks in late August
China will send a senior negotiator to the United States in late August to resume trade talks, its commerce ministry said Thursday, the first public meeting on the dispute in [...]
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China Set to ‘Weaponise’ Yuan to Fight Trump’s Trade War: Report
China now appears willing to undertake a major currency devaluation to offset the Trump tariffs on some $250 billion of imports from the country. In the escalating trade war [...]
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