Tag: China

• Wednesday, August 28th 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  First ordained bishop in China following on Beijing and Vatican deal

  

  China has ordained its first bishop since reaching an agreement with the Catholic Church intended to encourage a rapprochement between Beijing and the Holy See. China's roughly 12 million Catholics have for decades been split between a government-run association, whose clergy were chosen by the atheist Communist Party, and an unofficial underground church loyal to the Vatican.

• Saturday, August 24th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  US/China trade war further escalates: where does it end before reaching a point of no return?

  

  President Donald Trump declared on Friday he would further raise American tariffs on all Chinese imports hours after China announced tariffs on American goods, the second escalation within the day of a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies that has shown no sign of ending soon.

• Friday, August 23rd 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  Chile's Week in China starts on 29 August in Beijing and Shanghai

  

  From August 29 to September 3, Chile will celebrate nearly 49 years of diplomatic and economic cooperation with China by staging the 5th annual Chile Week in China celebration in Beijing and Shanghai, which will feature senior Chilean government delegates led by former President Eduardo Frei, leaders of Chilean industry and dozens of economic, cultural and consumer-focused events.

• Thursday, August 22nd 2019 - 20:36 UTC

  Mercedes Benz plans to build heavy trucks in China in alliance with JV partner

  

  German automaker Daimler AG plans to build Mercedes Benz-branded heavy trucks in China by revamping truck plants owned by its local joint venture. The plan will deepen the alliance between Daimler and its Chinese truck JV partner, Beiqi Foton, and comes after the purchase of a 5 percent stake in Daimler last month by its Mercedes Benz passenger car partner, Beijing Automotive (BAIC), Foton's parent group.

• Thursday, August 22nd 2019 - 08:20 UTC

  Brazilian born striker becomes first to represent China's national soccer team

  

  Brazil-born striker Elkeson is in line to become the first player without Chinese heritage to represent China after the country's football authorities registered him for Asia's World Cup qualifying tournament next month.

• Wednesday, August 21st 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  China hopes to welcome the US at the climate change UN summit in Chile

  

  China hopes to welcome the United States “back to the negotiating table” to discuss global efforts to limit climate change at a United Nations summit to be hosted by Chile in December, its top climate change envoy said on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 18:23 UTC

  US extends reprieve, allows Huawei to buy US components

  

  The United States will extend a reprieve that permits China’s Huawei Technologies to buy components from US companies to supply existing customers, the Commerce Department said on Monday, but it also moved to add more than 40 of Huawei’s units to its economic blacklist.

• Monday, August 19th 2019 - 10:46 UTC

  China trusts Argentina and acquires 50% of lithium brine project in Jujuy

  

  China's Ganfeng Lithium , said on Sunday it had completed a US$ 160 million deal to raise its stake in the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine project in the northern province of Jujuy, Argentina to 50%.

• Monday, August 19th 2019 - 10:43 UTC

  Beijing wants the full integration of Hong Kong and Macau to Shenzhen industrial hub

  

  China’s State Council has called for greater development of the southern city of Shenzhen and the integration of its culture and economy with neighboring Hong Kong and Macau. The directive comes as anti-government protests in Hong Kong threaten the status of the Asian financial hub.

• Saturday, August 17th 2019 - 07:29 UTC

  WTO agrees to a Beijing request for a dispute channel on solar channels and US tariffs

  

  The World Trade Organization agreed on Thursday to China's request to create a dispute panel tasked with judging whether US tariffs on solar panels violate international trade rules. The trade restrictions were imposed by Donald Trump's administration last year, part of a raft of measures initiated by Washington that have triggered a tit-for-tat tariff war between the world's top two economies.