China
China signs 3-yr 18 bln yuan bilateral currency swap with Egypt cenbank
Egypt
December 6, 2016
China signs 3-yr 18 bln yuan bilateral currency swap with Egypt cenbank
China's central bank has signed an 18 billion yuan ($2.62 billion) three-year bilateral currency swap with Egypt's central bank, the…
Trump complains in tweets about Chinese policy after Taiwan call raises hackles
World
December 5, 2016
Trump complains in tweets about Chinese policy after Taiwan call raises hackles
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump complained about Chinese economic and military policy on Twitter on Sunday, showing no signs of a…
Turkey wants trade with China, Russia and Iran in local currencies, Erodgan says
Middle East
December 4, 2016
Turkey wants trade with China, Russia and Iran in local currencies, Erodgan says
Turkey is taking steps to allow commerce with China, Russia and Iran to be conducted in local currencies, President Tayyip…
China’s Inner Mongolia blast kills 32 more miners: Xinhua
World
December 4, 2016
China’s Inner Mongolia blast kills 32 more miners: Xinhua
The death toll from a northern Chinese coal mine disaster rose to 32 on Sunday, state media reported, the latest…
No price like home: Big spenders reappear in China
Business
December 4, 2016
No price like home: Big spenders reappear in China
China's wealthiest shoppers are spending at home again, roused from a three-year slumber by a weaker yuan, lower prices and…
China blames Taiwan for president’s ‘petty’ phone call with Trump
World
December 3, 2016
China blames Taiwan for president’s ‘petty’ phone call with Trump
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, the first such contact between the two…
China orders Xinjiang residents to surrender passports to police
World
November 25, 2016
China orders Xinjiang residents to surrender passports to police
Millions of residents in China's northwestern Xinjiang region have been ordered to surrender their passports to local police, in a…
At least 67 killed in China power plant accident
World
November 24, 2016
At least 67 killed in China power plant accident
A platform under construction at a power plant in eastern China collapsed early on Thursday, killing at least 67 people…
Facebook builds censorship tool to attain China re-entry: NYT
Science
November 23, 2016
Facebook builds censorship tool to attain China re-entry: NYT
Facebook Inc has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow the world's biggest social media network…
Vietnam extends runway on island claimed by China: monitor
World
November 19, 2016
Vietnam extends runway on island claimed by China: monitor
Vietnam is extending its runway on an island in the South China Sea also claimed by Beijing, according to fresh…