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China urges more economic cooperation with UK
China is ready to boost economic ties with the United Kingdom, Vice Premier He Lifeng said Wednesday, state media reported, as part of a diplomatic thaw following years of frosty relations
China prepares for heavy rain as typhoon nears Shanghai
The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the storm would cause "heavy to torrential" downpours with "local heavy or extremely heavy rainstorms" between Sunday and Tuesday.
US moves to curb 'trade loophole' over China worries
The US government said Friday it will work to curb the "overuse and abuse" of a mechanism allowing lower-value imports to enter the country duty-free, as concerns grow over Chinese shipments
China retail sales, industrial production slow in August
Chinese retail sales and industrial production growth slowed in August, official data showed Saturday, as leaders in Beijing seek paths to achieve growth targets despite consumers' reluctance to spend
China slams Canadian tariff proposal as 'dangerous'
China's Commerce Ministry on Wednesday called Canada's intention to impose further tariffs on its batteries, tech products and critical minerals "dangerous," according to state media
Optimism of US firms in China at record lows: report
American firms in China are grappling with an unprecedented web of challenges, a business group said Thursday, as economic woes and geopolitical tensions drag optimism and profitability to all-time lows
Boeing August MAX deliveries to China highest since 2018
Corrects to say the August China MAX deliveries were highest since December 2018, not December 2019, with error due to incorrect information from Boeing. Headline has been corrected, along with story
EU business lobby head says 'enormous waste' in Chinese EV sector
Overcapacity of Chinese electric vehicles is among the top concerns facing European firms in the country, the president of a business lobby warned Wednesday, decrying "enormous waste" in some key sectors.
China coal production threatens climate goals: study
China's planned expansion of coal mining threatens the country's climate goals and risks vastly increasing its methane emissions, a study warned on Tuesday
North Korea nuclear tests: US and China to co-operate
China and the United States will work together to try and prevent further missile tests by North Korea, US President Barack Obama says.
China editor resigns over media censorship
A top journalist at a Chinese newspaper says he is resigning because of the authorities' control over the media.
Mother threatens to disown daughter over her cosmetic surgery addiction
A Chinese woman's obsession to look like an actress makes her mother go on TV to threaten to disown her.
BB fund heist: Philippines gets copy of Chinese suspect's passport
Philippine authorities obtain a copy of the Chinese passport of Weikang Xu — a man believed to have received P600 million and $18 million in cash, out of the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank and then laundered in the country.
Fans engage in photoshop battle over Zuckerberg’s photo from China trip
A photo shared by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his recent trip to China stirs a photoshop battle in the social media.
China vows crackdown on fake vaccines amid scandal
Chinese authorities have pledged to crack down on the black market sale of vaccines after a case was made public involving nearly $90 million worth of illegal vaccines that are suspected of being sold in dozens of provinces around the country.
Chinese woman starved to death after being trapped in an elevator for a month
A 43-year-old Chinese woman was found dead in an elevator after being trapped in there for a month. She was discovered by the building's maintenance workers.
‘The Mermaid’ reaches $500m at Chinese box office
‘The Mermaid’ by Stephen Chow became the first ever movie to score more than half a billion dollars at the Chinese box office, according to Variety.
China sets new economic growth target
China's National People's Congress has set the country's growth target for 2016 in a range of 6.5 percent -7 percent.
North Korea 'fires projectiles' into sea
South Korean defence ministry claims that North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea.