Bahamas PM dismisses Chinese citizenship rumours
By Juan McCartney Nassau Guardian Broadcast Editor From caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Perry Christie on Monday dismissed as false, claims that the Bahamas government has agreed to the “sale or grant of 500 Bahamian citizenships to Chinese…
Caribbean seeking Chinese support on climate change
From PRIDE BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar. 22, (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have told China that they are serious about implementing the internationally agreed commitments on climate change, adopted during the United Nations Conference on the Environment (COP) 21 in…
Qunar eyes airline, Ctrip swallows another rival
By Don Young From Seeking Al;pha Summary China’s rapidly consolidating travel services sector is taking an interesting twist with word that No. 2 website Qunar is joining a group launching a new airline. Separate media reports are saying that industry…
China and American bonds, the latest
Due largely to botched exchange rate policy, China has seen foreign reserves shrink considerably from a mid-2014 peak. This suggests Beijing is being forced to sell US Treasury bonds, which some worried would drive up American interest rates. It has…
The guy who might be ‘cooking the books’ for the Chinese government is being investigated
By ValueWalk From Business Insider In the latest “Not The Onion” news from China “China’s Statistics Chief ” who may be making up numbers is under investigation. China’s Central Commission on Discipline Inspection announced Tuesday (Jan 26) that it was…
China wants robots to replace millions of low-paid workers
By WILL KNIGHT for MIT Technology Review From Mashable China is laying the groundwork for a robot revolution by planning to automate the work currently done by millions of low-paid workers. The government’s plan will be crucial to a broader effort…
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China is replacing police dogs with these ‘sharp, keen, and brave’ animals
By Tom Phillips From Business Insider “Among all poultry, geese [are known] for being extremely vigilant and having excellent hearing,” Zhang Quansheng, a police chief in Xinjiang’s Shawan county, told the newspaper. The People’s Daily said the “sharp, keen and brave”…
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Air China to start Beijing – Havana – Montreal service
BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Air China will start Beijing – Montreal – Havana service on December 27, 2015, a southward extension to Havana of the carrier’s Beijing – Montreal service already started on September 29. With the extension,…
Air pollution kills 4,000 people every day in China, study says
By The Associated Press From Mashable Air pollution is killing about 4,000 people in China a day, accounting for one in six premature deaths in the world’s most populous country, a new study finds. Physicists at the University of California,…
Qunar to hold Annual General Meeting on February 12, 2015
BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qunar Cayman Islands Limited (Nasdaq:QUNR) (“Qunar” or the “Company”), China’s leading search-based travel commerce platform, today announced that it will hold an annual general meeting of shareholders (“AGM”) at its headquarters on the…
