China has completed two new high-speed rail links connecting Kunming, the capital of southwestern Yunnan province, with Shanghai and Guangzhou on the eastern coast, according to a transport ministry notice. A China Railway High-speed bullet train runs towards Beijing South Railway Station July 25, 2011.
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How a Trip to Rural China Taught an NYC Fashion Designer to Let Go
“I was interested in doing an authentic, no-frills trip. With Paskho, I work with a factory outside the industrial city of Guangzhou, in southern China.
How a Trip to Rural China Taught an NYC Fashion Designer to Let Go
“I was interested in doing an authentic, no-frills trip. With Paskho, I work with a factory outside the industrial city of Guangzhou, in southern China.
Macau’s gaming industry to see better days in 2017, says Morgan Stanley
Investment bank Morgan Stanley raised its expectation for Macau revenue growth in 2017 on new casino openings and better infrastructure, but warned of risks from further Chinese government crackdowns on graft. Gross gaming revenue growth has been raised to 10 per cent in 2017 from its previous estimate of 2 per cent, according to Morgan Stanley’s latest report.
LeEco breaks ground on 12 billion yuan Deqing car assembly
Cash-starved company says it’s on schedule to produce as many as 400,000 electric vehicles a year by 2018 LeEco, the cash-starved video streaming service and TV maker founded by Jia Yueting, has broken ground on a 12 billion yuan car factory in China, with assurances that it’s on schedule to produce as many as 400,000 electric vehicles a year by 2018. ) county of Zhejiang province, close to the tourist destinations of Moganshan and Hangzhou, will commence construction after more than four months’ of preparation work, said Zhang Hailiang, chief executive of LeSupercar, the LeEco unit that’s producing the vehicles.
Highway and bridge projects could benefit from ABS issues. Photo: Xinhua
Mainland regulators will for the first time let public private partnership projects raise funds through asset-backed securities within just two years, which market players believe can attract more private capital into the government-led infrastructure projects. Private companies now can exit PPP projects as early as two years into their operations, compared with the wait of more than a decade previously.
U.S. charges Chinese citizens with hacking, insider trading
Prosecutors said the men made over $4-million by placing trades in at least five company stocks based on inside information from unnamed law firms, including about deals involving Intel Corp. and Pitney Bowes Inc. Prosecutors said the men made over $4-million by placing trades in at least five company stocks based on inside information from unnamed law firms, including about deals involving Intel Corp. and Pitney Bowes Inc. Three Chinese citizens have been criminally charged in the United States with trading on confidential corporate information obtained by hacking into networks and servers of law firms working on mergers, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Recombinant type-5 vector-based ebola vaccine safe
For healthy adults from Sierra Leon, the recombinant type-5 vector-based Ebola vaccine is safe and immunogenic, according to a study published online Dec. 21 in The Lancet . Feng-Cai Zhu, from the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Nanjing, China, and colleagues recruited healthy HIV-negative adults aged 18 to 50 years, with no history of Ebola virus infection and no previous immunization with other Ebola candidate vaccines.
Israeli Settlements Push Ahead, The Next Step in Cyber Deterrence,…
A Jewish settler covers herself from rain in Amona, an unauthorized Israeli outpost at the West Bank, east of the Palestinian town of Ramallah, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. In defiance of a U.N. Security Council Resolution, Israel will move ahead with plans to build thousands of new settlements in a predominantly Palestinian section of East Jerusalem.
China plans to land probes on far side of moon, Mars by 2020
In this Nov. 18, 2016, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, ground crew check on the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou 11 spacecraft, which brought back a pair of Chinese astronauts from a monthlong stay aboard China’s space station, after it landed in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Disabled volunteers train as online ‘porn raters’
A cyber security group in China has been training disabled people as professional “porn raters” to identify obscene images online, the state broadcaster reports. The Alliance for Internet Security Volunteers based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province has been building a database of obscene images to develop a programme that automatically blocks pornographic content, the state broadcaster CCTV reported.
China’s 1st aircraft carrier sails into South China Sea
In this undated file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning berths in a port of China.
Ismayl Sillakh Returns To Action in China, Gets Decision Win
Cruiserweight contender Ismayl Sillakh , 31 years old, is back in in the hunt with his second victory in a row. Sillkah returned to action at the Suzhou Sports Center in Suzhou, China and won a nine round technical decision over Andrei Kniazev .
Chinese ice workers carve Christmas-scape at National Harbor
Li Jiayan, an ice carver from Harbin, China, works on ice sculptures that are part of a show at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Li Jiayan was chiseling an ice angel in a massive refrigerated tent at National Harbor.
China aircraft carrier to lead Pacific d…
China’s navy sent its sole aircraft carrier into the Pacific for the first time, state media reported — a move likely to ratchet up regional tensions. The duration of the drill and the route of the flotilla were not known.
110 dogs saved from meat trade land in Canada
An animal protection organization says more than 100 dogs who were destined for a Chinese dog meat festival have landed in Canada to begin new lives. Humane Society International Canada says 110 dogs landed in Toronto on Thursday night after being rescued from an annual dog meat festival in Yulin, China earlier this year.
Watchmaker Swatch goes into car batteries as investors question strategy
ZURICH, Dec 22 Three years ago, Swatch Group was riding high. The world’s largest watchmaker, known for its colourful plastic watches as well as upscale brands including Breguet, reported record gross sales.
SK hynix invests W2.2tr in NAND flash memory
SK hynix said Thursday it would invest a total of 2.2 trillion won in its new chip plant in response to the growing demand for NAND flash memory in the global market. The nation’s second-largest chipmaker will make the investment in its chip plant in Chungju, Chungcheong Province from August next year to June 2019.
Malaysia Airlines flight from London returns to Heathrow after technical issue
A Malaysia Airlines flight from London to Kuala Lumpur returned to Heathrow just hours after departure after it experienced a technical defect on one of its doors. In a travel advisory on its website, the airline said the MH1 flight that took off from Heathrow on Wednesday night “experienced a technical defect on one of its Airbus A380 doors while inflight over Germany.”
Sao Tome won over by ‘One China’ as it parts diplomatic ways with Taiwan
Sao Tome and Principe will reportedly seek to restore diplomatic ties with China after ending its recognition of Taiwan, leaving the island with only 21 diplomatic allies. Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lee speaks at a news conference after Sao Tome ended ties with Taiwan, in Taipei, Taiwan on December 21, 2016.
LeEco plans to target high-value added customers
Chinese internet major LeEco said on Tuesday that its TV business will open content and platform resources to more third-party partners, with an expectation that its revenue from non-hardware will reach over 20 billion yuan in the next three years. LeEco announced the 2017 to 2019 strategy for its large-screen TV business, emphasizing it will continue to target high-value users, stick to its “open eco” concept and use the US market as the base of global operations.
The Chinese are coming
Tech companies in China are coming to Cambridge next month with the aim of working closer with the city’s tech cluster. “The synergy resulting might in some cases change the world and clearly, many areas of activity will move forward faster through a “better together” approach than through needless competition,” says Alan Barrell, a professor in China and veteran Cambridge businessman.
Winds may finally clear ‘scary’ pollution from China’s skies
Beijing and much of industrial northern China are in the midst of a “red alert,” the highest level in China’s… . A man wearing a mask for protection against air pollution pushes his luggage at the Beijing Capital International Airport as the capital of China is shrouded by heavy smog on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016.
Powerful Quake Hits Off Eastern Indonesia, No Alert For Tsunami
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Maluku in eastern parts of Indonesia earlier Wednesday, but there were no tsunami alert issued and a report of casualty, China’s Xinhua news agency reported quoting officials. The quake rocked at 0017 GMT with epicenter at 184 km northeast Maluku Barat Daya and the depth at 173 km under sea bed, an official of meteorology and geophysics agency said.
Regular use of aspirin could cut pancreatic cancer risk in half
Regular use of aspirin by people living in Shanghai, China, was associated with decreased risk for developing pancreatic cancer, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Data from the new study and meta-analysis of data from 18 other studies suggest that over the past two decades, as the general population’s use of aspirin has increased, the effect of aspirin in decreasing pancreatic cancer risk has become more pronounced.
NASDAQ:WINS Investor Alert: Investigation over Possible Securities…
Wins Finance Holdings Inc is under investigation over potential securities laws violations. The investigation was announced for investors in NASDAQ:WINS shares in connection certain financial statements made by Wins Finance Holdings Inc. Investors who purchased shares of Wins Finance Holdings Inc , have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call 858-779-1554.
China Stocks Retreat to Eight-Week Low Amid Bond Market Selloff
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.7 percent to 3,096.51 as of 1:38 p.m. local time. A gauge of mainland energy companies retreated 1.6 percent to erase their December advance.
Japan PM eyes Russia visit early next year to drive peace treaty talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe review the guard of honour during a meeting in Tokyo, Japan, December 16, 2016. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin/via Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday he aimed to visit Russia early next year to accelerate talks for resolving a territorial row and concluding a peace treaty officially ending World War Two hostilities.
OxyContin boom in China becomes gold mine for one drugmaker
Jiang Xueying holds a phone showing a picture of her late sister at her traditional medicine therapy clinic in Xinteng Township of Jiaxing, China, on November 22, 2016. : Bloomberg photo by Qilai Shen.
China fines firms for using BMW-like trademark: media
The BMW logo is seen on the wheel of a vehicle presented at the Auto China 2016 auto show in Beijing, China, April 29, 2016. ) 3 million yuan for registering trademarks similar to that of the German firm, the Shanghai Daily reported on Tuesday.
Ap Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
In this Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, share a light moment during their visit to the Kodokan judo hall in Tokyo. Russia and Japan agreed Friday to hold talks on joint economic development on four islands at the center of a territorial dispute between the countries.
China says it will give drone back, but Trump says ‘keep it’
In this undated photo released by the U.S. Navy Visual News Service, the USNS Bowditch, a T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, sails in open water. The USNS Bowditch, a civilian U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship, was recovering two drones on Thursday when a Chinese navy ship approached and sent out a small boat that took one of the drones, said Navy Capt.
China says it will give drone back, but Trump says ‘keep it’
In this undated photo released by the U.S. Navy Visual News Service, the USNS Bowditch, a T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, sails in open water. The USNS Bowditch, a civilian U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship, was recovering two drones on Thursday when a Chinese navy ship approached and sent out a small boat that took one of the drones, said Navy Capt.
Chinese city cancels flights in 2nd day of smog alert
Electric bike riders wearing mask to protect themselves from exhaust gas wait at a traffic lights junction during a heavily polluted day in Beijing, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. China’s capital and other northern cities have banned half of all vehicles from city streets and ordered factories, schools and construction sites closed in response to a five-day smog red alert.
A promotional flyer for WHAM!’s Beijing concert in 1985. File photo
But now, prompted by the death of George Michael to recall that time, I can see that the concert I attended was more than just a musical first, it was a symbol of the changes that were setting China on the road to the country it is today. ) had started the ball rolling in the late 1970s by opening the country to foreign trade and bringing in the idea of entrepreneurism, and the period from late 1984 to 1986 was an interesting time to be in the Chinese capital as it felt as if Deng’s ideas had started to really gather pace.
Obama says partisanship in U.S. greater threat than Russian hacking
President Obama Friday said he is deeply frustrated by “hyper-partisan” attitudes that have left some Republicans more trusting of Moscow than Washington, calling such attitudes a greater danger to America’s national security than Russian hacking of U.S. elections. Obama reiterated his contention that “the Russians were responsible for hacking” the Democratic National Committee, starting in mid-2015, and that the U.S. will retaliate against Moscow for the meddling.