News about China
Apple buyers rue high price of new 'low cost' iPhone
Apple acolytes in Asia kicked off the global rollout of two new iPhones Friday, but complaints about its high price and no new alliance in the vast Chinese market threatened to dampen the mood.
20 September 2013
Shanghai free trade zone will deal a blow to Hong Kong: Li
Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing warned that Shanghai's new free trade zone will have a "big impact" on Hong Kong, urging the city to up its game to avoid losing out.
18 September 2013
Chinese offer help to Almaty flea market traders
Chinese suppliers have offered to help out the Almaty flea market traders whose goods were damaged in the 5400 sq meter fire days ago.
16 September 2013
Beijing and ASEAN in talks on South China Sea
A code of conduct for handling disputes in the South China Sea should be discussed "gradually", Beijing said after meetings with Southeast Asian nations, suggesting any agreement is still far off.
16 September 2013
Chinese hospital seeks virgins' blood
A Chinese hospital's request for blood from healthy female virgins for use in medical research has been condemned as insulting to women.
16 September 2013
Four Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan
Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a compromise seen between Asia's two largest powers.
14 September 2013
Early childhood deaths halved since 1990: report
Early childhood deaths around the world have been cut in half since 1990 but some 18,000 children under five still die every day.
14 September 2013
China to finance Kazakhstan’s share of investments into Kashagan
Further increase of the Chinese investors’ stake in the project is not considered: Oil and Gas Minister Bolat Akchulakov.
12 September 2013
Science ministers of Kazakhstan and China discuss cooperation
Kazakhstan Minister of Education and Science Aslan Sarinzhipov and Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang discussed prospects of scientific and technical cooperation.
11 September 2013
China appoints new ambassador to Kazakhstan
Le Yucheng was appointed new Ambassador of China to Kazakhstan.
10 September 2013
China suggests settlements in local currencies to Kazakhstan
Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested Kazakhstan to make payments in local currencies.
09 September 2013
Xi Jinping on restoration of Silk Road
The Chinese leader suggests that Central Asian countries enhance political coordination, actively develop the common road network and reduce barriers to trade.
09 September 2013
Nazarbayev and Xi Jinping launch Beineu-Bozoi gas pipeline
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Chinese President Xi Jinping have launched Beineu-Bozoi pipeline.
09 September 2013
Kazakhstan to provide shortest optic route to Europe for China
Considering the growing demand for telecommunication channels between Asia and Europe, Kazakhstan is ready to provide the shortest route for information flows: Nazarbayev.
09 September 2013
China does not seek regional domination: Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that China does not seek regional domination in his speech at Nazarbayev University.
09 September 2013
China promises 30 thousand scholarships to SCO countries
China will provide 30 thousand government-sponsored education scholarships to the member-countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
09 September 2013
Olympics: For Chinese media, WWII overshadows Tokyo 2020
Chinese state-run media offered Tokyo heavily qualified congratulations Monday for winning the right to host the 2020 Olympics, saying the event's success would depend on Japan recognising its World War II aggression.
09 September 2013
China among world's top three investors in 2012: govt
China became one of the world's top three investors for the first time last year as its foreign investment soared to a new record.
09 September 2013
China to fund construction of wind power station in Kazakhstan's Pavlodar oblast
China will finance construction of the wind power station worth 15 billion tenge ($100 million) in Pavlodar oblast.
09 September 2013
Thai nomad theatres strive to preserve ancient art
They eat, sleep and raise their children beneath the stage floorboards and when dusk falls Thailand's travelling theatres come to life with ornate costumes, colourful face paint and high-pitched Chinese opera.
09 September 2013