Country enhances security checks for govt websites
2014-11-25 04:43:32
China has strengthened security checks of government websites, hoping to clean up those that are not up to standard by the end of 2015, officials of the nation's top Internet watchdog said on Monday.
India plans high-speed rail project with China
2014-11-24 23:57:39
China is in discussions with India to help it build the world's second-longest high-speed railroad with a price tag of 200 billion yuan ($32.6 billion), its latest efforts to push for a bigger share of the overseas high-speed market.
Wall St ends at records on central bank action
2014-11-24 23:15:14
US stocks closed higher on Friday, with major indexes notching a fifth straight weekly advance after China's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate and its euro zone peer announced asset purchases in efforts to boost each region's economy.
Hagel resigning as American defense secretary
2014-11-24 23:05:49
Chuck Hagel is the first senior Obama adviser to leave the administration following the sweeping losses for Obama's party in the midterm elections.
China's interest-rate cut shows willingness to stimulate growth
2014-11-24 11:52:03
China's cutting interest rates to 5.6 percent shows that the government wants to put stimulus into place as the country's economy continues to slow, financial experts said.
LA mayor touts city's ties to China
2014-11-24 11:52:03
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a luncheon in Beijing that he is committed to supporting Chinese entrepreneurs who want to break into the US market and to connecting LA businesses with partners in Asia.
US admiral sees balance in US-China relationship
2014-11-24 11:52:03
The relationship between China and the US is "collaborative, but sometimes competitive", said US Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of the Pacific Command.
New York leads way in boom in real estate
2014-11-24 11:52:03
Real estate investment in the United States, especially in New York City, is enjoying a banner year, said panel members at the Asian Financial Society's (AFS)) Summit 2014 in New York.
Luxury hotels chains expand in China
2014-11-24 11:06:47
International luxury hotel chains, eyeing a rapidly expanding Chinese middle class with a taste for the upscale, are making moves to cater to that population with hotels in second- and third-tier cities in China.
Disney, SMG to build brand in China
2014-11-24 10:47:52
The Walt Disney Co will benefit from the expansion of its partnership with the Shanghai Media Group (SMG) by gaining more support for its films and family programming in China, said a managing director with a global investment bank.
LA mayor visits Beijing
2014-11-24 10:30:28
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a luncheon in Beijing that he is committed to supporting Chinese entrepreneurs who want to break into the US market and to connecting LA businesses with partners in Asia.
Subway victim mourned in Chinatown
2014-11-24 10:09:48
Family and friends of Wai Kuen Kwok, who was shoved off a subway platform and killed by a passing train on Nov 16, remembered the victim Sunday at his funeral in Chinatown.