China’s state telecoms launch 5G services
Beijing – China’s three state telecoms on Thursday announced the roll-out 5G mobile phone services, marking a key step in Beijing’s ambitions to become a technology superpower at a time when it remains locked in trade tensions with Washington. China … Continue reading China’s state telecoms launch 5G services
Forum underscores green Belt and Road development
Beijing – Officials and experts agreed that green development is essential to the Belt and Road Initiative, and they are calling for more concrete and coordinated efforts among countries involved in the initiative at the 4th Annual Forum of the … Continue reading Forum underscores green Belt and Road development
Tesla starts selling China-made Model 3
Beijing/Shanghai – U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA.O) started selling its China-made Model 3 with an autopilot function priced from 355,800 yuan ($50,310), making it the company’s cheapest model on sale in the country, the official website showed. It suspended … Continue reading Tesla starts selling China-made Model 3
China has plans for aerospace plane
Beijing – China announced that it has taken an important step forward in its plans to develop a two-part aerospace plane that could one day deliver much heavier payloads into space than the space shuttle. The wind tunnel experiment successfully … Continue reading China has plans for aerospace plane
EU: No fast trade deal with China
Beijing – The European Union is in no rush to seal a major trade deal with China despite Beijing saying good progress had been in the talks, an EU spokesman said after a meeting between top officials on Thursday. The … Continue reading EU: No fast trade deal with China
U.S. suspends first phase of China Tariff hike
Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump outlined the first phase of a deal to end a trade war with China and suspended a threatened tariff hike, but officials on both sides said much more work needed to be done before … Continue reading U.S. suspends first phase of China Tariff hike
Timetable set for high-speed rail-connected cities
Beijing – Twelve provinces and autonomous regions have set a timetable to connect all their cities with high-speed rail after East China’s Fujian province became the first to achieve that in September, Economic View reported. Jiangsu province, also in East … Continue reading Timetable set for high-speed rail-connected cities
Chinese increasingly use WeChat Pay when traveling
Shenzhen – Leading Chinese social media and mobile payment platform WeChat reported robust overseas payment transactions during the National Day holiday as more and more Chinese users travel abroad. Japan posted the largest number of WeChat payment transactions during the … Continue reading Chinese increasingly use WeChat Pay when traveling
China plans to restrict visas for U.S. citizen
Singapore – China is planning tighter visa restrictions for U.S. nationals with ties to anti-China groups, people with knowledge of the proposed curbs said, following similar U.S. restrictions on Chinese nationals, as relations between the countries sour. China’s Ministry of … Continue reading China plans to restrict visas for U.S. citizen
Germany wishes peaceful Hong Kong resolution
Wuhan – German Chancellor Angela Merkel renewed calls for a peaceful solution to unrest in Hong Kong on Saturday during her trip to China. The Hong Kong protests have overshadowed a three-day visit Merkel had planned to use to press … Continue reading Germany wishes peaceful Hong Kong resolution