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By Marc Braibant Agence France Presse MONTREAL, Canada — Some 30 environment ministers will push forward on the Paris climate accord at a meeting Saturday requested by Canada, China and the European Union. With more than half of G20 members attending — representing most of the world’s largest economies — “this first gathering of its kind aims to further galvanize global momentum for the implementation of the Paris Agreement,” the European Commission said. Prime […]
LONDON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday urged China to use the oil it supplies to North Korea as leverage to pressure the isolated nation into reconsidering its nuclear program. The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposed on Monday an eighth set of sanctions on North Korea after its latest nuclear test, banning it from trading in textiles and restricting oil imports. Washington had called for tougher restrictions, […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — One of the biggest bitcoin exchanges in China and the world announced Thursday that it would stop all trading following new Chinese government regulations clamping down on crypto-currencies. The international value of bitcoin has plunged in recent days amid speculation that the Chinese authorities will shut down the trading platforms following last week’s ban on initial coin offerings. BTCC — China’s second bitcoin platform in terms of volume and the world’s […]
BEIJING, China (CCTV) — China’s economic performance was stable in August, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. The industrial production was as a whole stable, and the added value of above-scale industrial (enterprises with an annual prime operating revenue of 20 million yuan or above) increased 6.0 percent year on year. This was despite the fact thay growth rate was 0.4 percentage points less than the rate in July. China’s […]
NANNING CITY, South China (CCTV) — Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on Tuesday once again guaranteed his country’s readiness to cooperate with Association of Southeast Asian Nations in boosting regional development and prosperity. Zhang made the remarks at the start of the 14th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Nanning of south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The vice premier also highlighted substantial collaborative achievements in various fields over the past few […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has concluded that radiation levels remain normal in the provinces near the North Korean border after Pyongyang’s most powerful nuclear test yet spurred concerns of residual environmental damage. The Ministry of Environmental Protection announced Sunday it was ending its emergency radiation monitoring in response to the blast last week, which the North claimed was the successful detonation of a hydrogen bomb. “A comprehensive assessment has concluded that this DPRK nuclear […]
Beijing, China (AFP) — China’s factory price inflation, a key barometer of the industrial sector, accelerated sharply in August, reflecting strong demand and a reduction in excess capacity which has plagued China’s economy. The producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, rose 6.3 percent year on year in August, much faster than expected, official data showed Saturday. The pace of PPI expansion jumped from 5.5 percent registered in July, according to the […]
(Eagle News) — Kinumpiska ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang siyam na milyong pisong halaga ng sibuyas at carrots mula sa China sa Manila International Container Port dahil sa kawalan ng import permit at mis-declaration. Ayon kay MICP District Collector lawyer Vincent Philip Maronilla, ang ipinuslit na red at white onions ay nagkakahalaga ng 7.2 million pesos habang ang carrots ay 1.8 million pesos. Hinarang ang shipment dahil sa paglabag sa Customs Modernization and Tariff […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said that China should undertake a stronger action to stop the entry and shipment of illegal drugs to the Philippines. Kim said that majority of illegal drugs entering the Philippines came from China, and that China should enact more laws to prevent illegal drug shipping. When asked to comment on the drug problem of the Philippines, Kim said that if China […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam has delivered a sharp rebuke to China over military drills in the South China Sea, the second such warning in a week as tensions rise between the countries over the disputed waterway. China and Vietnam have long traded barbs over the strategic and resource-rich South China Sea, which Beijing claims most of. Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia also have competing claims in the sea. Tensions have flared in recent […]
XIAMEN, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the two countries should pursue “healthy, stable bilateral ties”, state media reported Tuesday in the wake of a protracted border standoff. The exchange, mentioned in a brief dispatch by China’s official Xinhua news agency, apparently occurred on the sidelines of the just-concluded summit of BRICS emerging economies hosted by China. © Agence France-Presse
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said on Monday it had lodged an official protest with its ally North Korea following Pyongyang’s largest-ever nuclear weapons test. The massive explosion, which Pyongyang claimed was a miniaturized hydrogen bomb, has put the region on edge and raised questions about how Beijing will respond to its neighbor’s latest provocation. China “launched stern representations with the person in charge of the DPRK embassy in China”, foreign ministry spokesman Geng […]
