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China’s Sinochem in talks to buy equity in Noble Group.

China’s Sinochem in Talks With Commodity Giant Noble Group for Equity Stake: Report

Feb 14, 2017 10:45 AM EST

China's state-owned Sinochem is in preliminary talks to pick up a substantial equity stake in the commodity giant Noble Group, according to inside sources. There is no information, however, on how much stake Sinochem is looking to buy in the commodity firm.

China’s Weibo Overtakes Twitter in Market Capitalisation.

China’s Weibo Finally Gets the Better of Twitter in Market Capitalization War

Girish Shetti |

Feb 14, 2017 07:15 AM EST

China's microblogging website Weibo has for the first time leapfrogged its American peer Twitter in market capitalization, after Twitter's shares plunged two days in a row due to disappointing fourth quarter results.

China’s January inflation jumps 2.5 per cent in January; beats Analysts Expectations

Girish Shetti |

Feb 14, 2017 03:13 AM EST

China's consumer inflation in January hit the highest level since May 2014 on the back of soaring food prices, official data showed on Tuesday. China's consumer price index increased 2.5 per cent in January from a year earlier.

China urges Relevant Parties to Exercise Restrain Over North Korea issue.

China Condemns North Korea’s Missile Test but Urges Restraint

Girish Shetti |

Feb 13, 2017 10:01 AM EST

China has criticized North Korea's latest missile test but also called for relevant parties to exercise restrain ahead of an urgent United Nations Security Council's (UN) meeting on Monday. Pyongyang's latest missile test was the first this year and also first since U.S. President Donald Trump assumed the office.

As Northern China Braces for Latest Bout of Smog, 3 Highways Ordered to Bring Down Emission

Girish Shetti |

Feb 13, 2017 09:53 AM EST

The Chinese government has given directives to concerned authorities that they must work together to bring down emissions on three major highways connecting to 20 Chinese cities including the country's capital city, Beijing.

xXx: Return of Xander Cage Scores big at Chinese Box Office.

xXx: Return of Xander Cage makes a grand Opening at the Chinese Box Office

Girish Shetti |

Feb 13, 2017 03:00 AM EST

Vin Diesel's action starrer movie xXx: Return of Xander Cage has unleashed a storm at the Chinese box office. This storm is apparently pretty massive one, considering that the movie's box office collections in China have already leapfrogged the North American box office numbers.

Japan to Protest North Korea’s latest Missile Test Via China.

Japan Will Protest North Korea’s latest Missile Test via China

Girish Shetti |

Feb 12, 2017 07:06 AM EST

Japan will lodge a diplomatic protest over North Korea's latest missile test through China, its top cabinet official told reporters on Sunday, soon after the isolated communist country fired a 500 km range ballistic missile.

Wang Qi's Emotional Home Coming to China.

Chinese Soldier’s Emotional Home Coming after Living five Decades in India

Girish Shetti |

Feb 11, 2017 10:54 PM EST

Wang Qi, 77, is a Chinese solider, who spent most of his adult life in the rival country 'India.' Ironically, he did not live in the enemy country as an undercover agent, but as a dignified citizen

Trump Pacifies Japan after making a courtesy Call to China’s Xi

Girish Shetti |

Feb 11, 2017 10:51 PM EST

After patching up with China earlier this week, U.S President Donald Trump turned towards Japan on Friday to assure that it will continue to defend its close ally in the Asia Pacific region.

China and Vatican are nearing Deal on Bishop Appointment.

China, Vatican Close to a Breakthrough Deal on Bishop Appointment: Report

Girish Shetti |

Feb 11, 2017 04:30 AM EST

China and the Vatican are heading towards reconciliation after almost six decades of animosity. This is what head of the Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong has suggested in a lengthy essay published diocese's website on Thursday.

China Expels 32 South Korean Christian Missionaries.

China Cracks Down on South Korean Christian Missionaries Amid THAAD Tension

Girish Shetti |

Feb 11, 2017 04:07 AM EST

Nearly 32 South Korean Christian missionaries have been expelled from China following a sudden raid in the country's improvised north-eastern region of Yanji. The raid comes at a time when Beijing is upping the antic against South Korea over its planned deployment of the US' anti-ballistic missile in the Korean Peninsula.

China’s January Exports Rebound on the back of Improved Global Demand

Girish Shetti |

Feb 10, 2017 10:34 AM EST

China's export in January finally bucked the declining trend on the back of an improving global demand. The Chinese export was continuously on a downslide during most part of the last year due to lacklustre demand in the global market.

Trump Makes a U-Turn on ‘One China' Policy in Cordial Call With Xi

Girish Shetti |

Feb 10, 2017 09:48 AM EST

U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to uphold the "One China" policy in his first courtesy call with President Xi Jinping since taking office last month. This marks a complete u-turn from Trump's previous stance that the "One China" policy is up for negotiation.

Pangolin Banquet in Guangxi Causes Uproar; Authorities Launch Investigation

Girish Shetti |

Feb 08, 2017 03:51 PM EST

An investigation has been launched in China to ascertain whether some officials held a banquet where the meat of the endangered pangolin was served. The investigation was initiated after photos of the banquet resurfaced online and caused a huge uproar among Chinese netizens.

China Blocks U.S Proposal to Ban Masood Azhar.

China Thwarts US Proposal to Impose UN ban on Masood Azhar

Girish Shetti |

Feb 08, 2017 08:44 AM EST

China on Wednesday openly defended its decision to impose a technical hold on the US' proposal to blacklist Pakistani leader Masood Azhar at the United Nations (UN). This is the fourth time that China has imposed a technical hold on blacklisting Azhar at the UN, much to the dismay of India, which backed the three proposals.