”China” News

SIA bid for China Eastern looks set to fall short: analysts

BEIJING (AFP) - Singapore Airlines ' bid for a stake in China Eastern Airlines is looking doomed ahead of a key shareholder vote next week that could presage a revived counter-bid by Air China , analysts said Thursday.
01 4 2008 2:53AM (...more)

Taiwan leader says wants unconditional peace with China

TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian said Tuesday he wanted an unconditional peace accord with China to end decades of hostility and defended his plans for a referendum on the island's UN membership bid.
01 2 2008 8:49PM (...more)

China telecoms shares rise on 3G talk

The shares of Chinese telecoms companies listed in Hong Kong surged yesterday on what the industry's regulator and a government researcher called speculative reports about the long-awaited introduction of 3G mobile services.
12 28 2007 11:55AM (...more)

China raises sunken merchant ship after 800 years

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An 800-year-old merchant ship wasraised from the bottom of the South China Sea on Saturday,loaded with artefacts that might confirm the existence of anancient maritime trade route linking China and the West.
12 22 2007 3:59PM (...more)

China Eastern chair confident of SIA deal: newspapers

SINGAPORE (AFP) - The chairman of China Eastern Airlines is confident that rival Air China and other minority stakeholders will not block a deal with Singapore Airlines (SIA), newspapers reported on Tuesday.
12 18 2007 6:11PM (...more)

Heather Schmid Unveils 'Mo Li Hua', Performs in China and Travels with the Chi Heng Foundation to an Affected AIDS Village in China

Heather Schmid unveils first ever English/Chinese version of the classic 'Mo Li Hua', performs for the World Tourism Symposium and travels with the Chi Heng Foundation to an affected AIDS village in China .
12 18 2007 1:56AM (...more)

US, China sign deals to safeguard food

BEIJING - The United States and China signed two deals Tuesday to safeguard the quality of food and drugs ranging from pet food to certain types of antibiotics imported into the U.S. from China.
12 12 2007 2:36AM (...more)

Agricultural Bank of China sets up investment banking operations

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Agricultural Bank of China , the weakest of the country's big four commercial banks, has set up an investment banking department , state media reported Tuesday.
12 4 2007 7:44PM (...more)

South China tiger born in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A South China tiger was born at a wildlife reserve in South Africa , conservationists said Tuesday — the first such birth outside China .
11 28 2007 7:23AM (...more)

Rare tiger cub born in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A male South China tiger cub wasborn in the Free State province of South Africa on Friday, thefirst time the animal has been born outside China , the SaveChina's Tigers organization said on Sunday.
11 27 2007 8:22AM (...more)