State-owned China Railway Investment Corp has opened tenders for 351 bullet trains, which it claims is the largest train order in history. The contract requires… Read More »Railway firm issues $10.6 billion trains tender
Chinese film director Jia Zhangke will head the inaugural jury at the upcoming 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), organizers of the event announced Wednesday.… Read More »Chinese director Jia Zhangke to lead Toronto film festival’s inaugural jury
China objected on Wednesday to the Philippines repairing a warship that it ran aground near Ren’ai Reef in the South China Sea, saying that the… Read More »Beijing accuses Manila of illegal move in the region
China’s gross domestic product expanded by 7 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year according to data released on Wednesday… Read More »GDP growth is stable, structural changes are on the way
BEIJING — China’s Internet regulator on Wednesday reprimanded the country’s two major web portals for their failure to prevent a sex video taken in a… Read More »China’s Internet giants reprimanded over obscene clip
Wan Li, a former top legislator, champion of China’s agricultural reforms and driving force behind improvements to the country’s legal system, died on Wednesday at… Read More »Wan Li, ex-head of NPC, dies at 99
GUANGZHOU – Wu Zeheng, founder and leader of the cult “Huazang Zongmen”, is facing criminal prosecution along with several other suspected cult members, following year-long… Read More »Chinese cult leader faces criminal prosecution
China pledged to keep the yuan exchange rate “basically stable” after some economists said the country’s recent stock market rout threatened its financial stability and… Read More »State Council vows to maintain yuan at ‘basically stable’ level
TOKYO – Japan’s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rammed through a series of controversial security bills in the all-powerful lower house Thursday… Read More »Japan’s ruling bloc rams through controversial war bills in lower house
China’s economic growth shows sign of stabilization, with the GDP posting a 7 percent growth rate in the second quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics… Read More »China posts 7% GDP growth rate in Q2