”China” News

Chinalco 'agrees loans' to fund Rio Tinto deal

BEIJING (AFP) – Aluminum Corp of China , or Chinalco, signed loan agreements Friday with four Chinese banks to fund its 19.5-billion-dollar investment in mining 03 28 2009 9:22AM (...more)

Report: China ministries allotted extra $15 bln

BEIJING – Government ministries will receive an extra 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) and a major state utility will invest hundreds of millions of dollars to expand power grids this year as part of China 's massive 12 6 2008 7:59AM (...more)

Revenues from Mobile Data Services to Underpin Continued Growth in BRIC Economies, Rising from $26bn this year to $48bn by 2013, According to Juniper

Increasing adoption of messaging and content services, aided by increased availability of 2G and 3G-based mobile networks, is expected to push operator-billed data revenues in the mobile markets of Brazil , Russia , India and China (collectively referred to as the BRIC economies) from $26.2 billion in 2008 to more than $48.3 billion by 2013, according to a new report from Juniper Research.
10 15 2008 11:37PM (...more)

Chinese farmer on trial for fake tiger photo: state media

BEIJING (AFP) - A farmer accused of faking a photo of an endangered South China tiger went on trial Saturday in north China , state media reported.
09 28 2008 2:19AM (...more)

Prison for Chinese farmer who faked tiger photo

BEIJING (AFP) - A farmer who caused an outcry after faking a photo of an endangered South China tiger was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Saturday, state media reported.
09 28 2008 2:18AM (...more)

Thousands stranded as storms hit China quake area

BEIJING (Reuters) - Continuous rain near the epicenter of China 's May 12 earthquake has killed at least eight people and left 38 missing, with thousands stranded by mountain torrents, cave-ins and mudslides, state media said on Wednesday.
09 25 2008 4:51AM (...more)

As China milk scandal grows, leadership escapes blame

BEIJING (AFP) - As China 's tainted milk scandal rumbled on Wednesday, there are few signs people are willing to blame their nation's top leadership despite evidence the health risks were covered up for months.
09 24 2008 11:04PM (...more)

China's third manned mission to include spacewalk

BEIJING - China this week launches its most ambitious space mission yet, a sign of rising confidence as Beijing cements its status as a space power and potential future competitor to the United States.
09 23 2008 10:05AM (...more)

China launches nationwide inspection of dairies

BEIJING - China on Monday launched a nationwide inspection of dairy producing facilities focusing on milk collecting centers as the number of babies sickened by tainted milk powder rose to 580, state media reported.
09 15 2008 1:42PM (...more)

China corruption convictions abroad a warning: media

BEIJING (Reuters) - The convictions of two former Bank of China managers and their wives for money laundering and racketeering in the United States will send a warning signal to Chinese officials on the risks of corruption, state media said.
09 12 2008 10:24PM (...more)