Chinese News, Commentary and Analysis

AT Finance, China, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Shanghai, South Korea, Taiwan

China’s neighbors brace for outflows from their markets after MSCI inclusion

by Reuters June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

An investor holds onto prayer beads as he watches a board showing stock prices at a brokerage office in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

After MSCI verdict, still long wait for China’s full entry to global indexes

by Reuters June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

An Afghan policeman looks at bloodstains of victims outside a mosque where a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in Kabul in June. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

Fear and loathing on the Afghan Silk Road

by Pepe Escobar June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

The bike-sharing firm Coolqi Bike worked with Haier Wireless to launch a fleet of golden bicycles earlier this month. Photo: Reuters

China, Chongqing, Hong Kong, South Asia

First casualty in China’s overcrowded ‘Uber for bikes’ market

by Lin Wanxia June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Hong Kong customs officials may take action if retailers are found selling "toothpick crossbows". Photo: Google Map, Taobao.com

Chengdu, China, Hong Kong, Macau

Worried HK parents take aim at tiny ‘toothpick crossbows’

by Asia Times staff June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Brazilian footballer Givanildo Vieira de Sousa, better known as Hulk, celebrates scoring one of his four goals for Shanghai SIPG. A new report published in the UK indicates each of those goals cost the club £4m in Hulk's wages alone. Photo: AFP/Cao zichen/Imaginechina

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China imposes 100% tax on foreign football stars

by Kenny Hodgart June 21, 2017

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, center, attends a peace and security cooperation conference in Kabul on June 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China’s Afghanistan-Pakistan mediation: Mission impossible

by Sudha Ramachandran June 21, 2017

A man walks through a cloud of dust whipped up by wind at the construction site near newly erected office skyscrapers in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Asia firms’ confidence at 3-year high on brighter global outlook: poll

by Reuters June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Shanghai, World

China A shares get MSCI nod, Argentina snubbed

by Reuters June 21, 2017February 18, 2020

China

Tesla stocks up on news of China expansion

by Asia Unhedged June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Buyers study floor plans and price lists. Photo: Reuters/Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai

Satellite map tells the real story of China home prices

by Steve Wang and Zheng Xin June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Young Pioneers stand honor guard at the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Chengdu, China, Hong Kong

China’s Young Pioneers ‘reform’ is about ideological control

by Zi Yang June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Polar Star, an aging US Coast Guard icebreaker. Photo courtesy of US Coast Guard

Beijing, China, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Armed US icebreakers could disrupt Arctic cooperation

by Doug Tsuruoka June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A soft robot designed in the form of a salamander is displayed in Singapore. Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su

AT Finance, China, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

Snake on a plane! Don’t panic, it’s just a (soft) robot

by Reuters June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Visitors look at a model of Linglong One (ACP1000), a nuclear reactor developed by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), at an expo in Beijing, China April 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Enter the Nimble Dragon: China sees nuclear future in small reactors

by David Stanway June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Australia, China, Hong Kong, Oceania, World

Wealthy Chinese rise to 1.6 million in past decade

by Reuters June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A bus with an advertisement of CFA Institute, featuring Hao Hong, head of research at Bocom International, drives past in Hong Kong, China October 6, 2016. Picture taken October 6, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, World

Chinese bankers flock to Hong Kong as expats retreat

by Julie Zhu and Jess Macy Yu June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Type 002, is seen during its launch ceremony in Dalian in May. The second made-in-China carrier will have a similar steam powered propulsion system. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pentagon report highlights Chinese submarine buildup

by Bill Gertz June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Xi Jinping shakes hands with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea

US, China chiefs set to discuss security response to North Korea

by Asia Times and Reuters June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Wang Xin (top) attending a dance class at the Yiwu Industrial & Commercial College in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province.
Hordes of Chinese millennials are speaking directly to the country's 700 million smartphone users. Photo: AFP/ Johannes Eisele

China, Shanghai

In China, universities teach how to go viral online

by Albee Zhang June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

China, World

The Chinese consumption paradox

by Alberto Sperindio June 19, 2017

China's route through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. Image: Agence France-Presse

China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

China may set up naval base in US-allied Pakistan

by Asia Unhedged June 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tehran in 2016. Photo: Reuters

China, Iran, Middle East

China, Iran conduct joint naval exercises

by Asia Unhedged June 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian coast guard personnel stand guard as Australian Border Force Cutter 'Ocean Shield' arrives at port in Chennai on May 18, 2017. Photo: AFP/Arun Sankar

Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

With an eye on China, Australia-India warily embrace

by Helen Clark June 19, 2017February 18, 2020

A brawl erupting between Shanghai SIPG players (in red) and Guangzhou R&F players (in blue), during their Chinese Super League football match. Photo: AFP/Stringer

China, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin, World

Oscar sparks massive brawl in Chinese Super League

by Agence France-Presse June 19, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Containing China? Some common sense will do just fine

by Grant Newsham June 19, 2017

AT Finance, China, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, World

China chips away at India’s borderlands

by Brahma Chellaney June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

China, France, Italy, World

China’s rapidly growing appetite for luxury goods

by Yiling Pan June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May Head of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. Photo: Reuters

China, European Union, France, Germany, United Kingdom, World

Busy week for May as time to talk Brexit arrives

by Reuters June 18, 2017February 18, 2020

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China’s neighbors brace for outflows from their markets after MSCI inclusion

After MSCI verdict, still long wait for China’s full entry to global indexes

Fear and loathing on the Afghan Silk Road

Worried HK parents take aim at tiny ‘toothpick crossbows’

China imposes 100% tax on foreign football stars

China’s Afghanistan-Pakistan mediation: Mission impossible

Asia firms’ confidence at 3-year high on brighter global outlook: poll

China A shares get MSCI nod, Argentina snubbed

Tesla stocks up on news of China expansion

Satellite map tells the real story of China home prices

China’s Young Pioneers ‘reform’ is about ideological control

Armed US icebreakers could disrupt Arctic cooperation

Snake on a plane! Don’t panic, it’s just a (soft) robot

Enter the Nimble Dragon: China sees nuclear future in small reactors

Wealthy Chinese rise to 1.6 million in past decade

Chinese bankers flock to Hong Kong as expats retreat

Pentagon report highlights Chinese submarine buildup

US, China chiefs set to discuss security response to North Korea

In China, universities teach how to go viral online

The Chinese consumption paradox

China may set up naval base in US-allied Pakistan

China, Iran conduct joint naval exercises

With an eye on China, Australia-India warily embrace

Oscar sparks massive brawl in Chinese Super League

Containing China? Some common sense will do just fine

China chips away at India’s borderlands

China’s rapidly growing appetite for luxury goods

Busy week for May as time to talk Brexit arrives

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