China orders local airlines to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8
AFP | China on Monday ordered domestic airlines to suspend commercial operation of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, citing the Ethiopian Airlines crash and another...
Kazakh police raid raises spectre of China’s long arm – James M. Dorsey
James M. Dorsey | A police raid on a Kazakh group documenting the plight of Kazakhs and Uyghurs caught in a brutal crackdown in China’s...
China will not devalue renminbi to spur exports: central bank chief
AFP | China has gone to great lengths to support its currency and would not devalue the renminbi to spur exports or combat trade frictions,...
Markets fall as US, China and ECB fan fears on global outlook
AFP | World stock markets dropped Friday amid fears over global growth following weak US job figures, a downgrade to the European Central Bank growth...
India signs $3 bn submarine deal with Russia: reports
AFP | India has signed a $3 billion deal to lease a third Russian nuclear-powered submarine for 10 years, giving Delhi a boost in the...
Trump won’t sign China trade pact unless it’s ‘great’
AFP | Optimism about a rapid resolution of the months-long US-China trade war was undercut by conflicting comments out of Washington and Beijing, sending global stock...
China backs Huawei in US legal fight
AFP | China threw its weight behind Huawei's legal battle against the United States on Friday, vowing to take all necessary measures to defend the...
Chinese carmakers show goods in Geneva as sales tank at home
AFP | Chinese carmakers have flocked to this year's Geneva International Motor Show, eager to present new electric models to a global crowd as traditional...
China’s Huawei sues US over federal ban on its products
AFP | Tech giant Huawei on Thursday opened a legal front in its counter-offensive against US warnings that it could aid Chinese intelligence services, filing...
China cuts taxes, sees ‘tough struggle’ as growth slows
AFP | China's premier warned Tuesday that the country faces a "tough struggle" as he unveiled tax cuts and other measures to prop up an...
Russia’s Arctic plans add to polar bears’ climate woes
AFP | Last month's visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning. For as Moscow steps...
China to raise defence spending by 7.5%, lower than 2018
AFP | China announced Tuesday a 7.5 percent increase in military spending in 2019, lower than last year as the country faces an economic slowdown....