China's new counter-terrorism law has made it legal for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to participate in counterterror missions overseas. The PLA and the country's armed police forces may carry out such operations with the approval ...
An arbitration award has ordered China's Aviation Industry Corporation or AVIC to pay over 70 million U.S. dollars to an U.S. wind firm for breach of contract. AVIC did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Dallas-based Tang ...
Tags: China's AVIC, U.S.Wind Firm
UK-based drinks company Diageo has completed the sale of Jamaican lager Red Stripe to Heineken for $780.5m. The deal, which was announced in October, entails Diageo offloading its brewing companies in Jamaica, Malaysia and Singapore, to ...
Tags: Diageo, Jamaican lager Red Stripe, Food
The Free Trade Agreements that China signed with South Korea and Australia are set to take effect on Sunday. Under the agreements, the countries will implement the first tariff cuts on December 20, and the second cuts on January 1. ...
Tags: Free Trade Agreements
China's Silk Road Fund, a medium- to long-term investment fund, will buy 9.9 percent of a Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. The Silk Road Fund said Friday that it entered into a set of binding agreements with Russia-based ...
Chinese IT companies are acting to defend their country against cyber attack risks, which are increasingly a threat to national security. China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) signed a memorandum with Microsoft on Thursday ...
Tags: IT companies, cyber attack, cybersecurity
The Chinese and Kenyan governments have signed three agreements on the financing of China-aided projects in the East African nation. The three deals on a total funding of 152.4 million U.S. dollars were signed in Nairobi on Wednesday by ...
Tags: China-aided projects, FOCAC
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meet the press after the 20th China-Russia Prime Ministers' Regular Meeting in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua] China and Russia signed ...
Tags: oil, gas, financial cooperation
The European Commission has cleared commodities trading group Trafigura's minority holding in Belgium-based zinc and lead producer Nyrstar. In November, Trafigura told the EC its minority 20.02% stake in Nyrstar -- held through its ...
Tags: Nyrstar, Zinc, lead metal
China's climate endeavors, including its self-imposed commitments and extensive diplomatic efforts before and during the Paris climate talks, have been an indispensable part of global efforts leading to the making of final breakthrough at ...
Tags: Paris Climate Talks, greenhouse gas, global temperature
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 14, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua] A series of cooperation deals have been inked ...
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states attend a signing ceremony on Dec 15 after the 14th Meeting of Prime Ministers of SCO in Zhengzhou, Henan province on December 15, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua] The 14th prime ...
Tags: SCO, finance, regional trade
The just-concluded 14th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prime ministers' meeting has once again drawn global attention to China's endeavor to export its surplus industry capacity to meet demand in other countries. A statement ...
China on Wednesday said abandoning multilateralism in trade talks were shortsighted and irresponsible, urging members of the world's major trade body to reinforce the Multilateral Trading System (MTS) and highlight its role in addressing ...
Tags: Multilateralism in Trade
China and Azerbaijan on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt. "The signing of the MOU shows that the substantial cooperation between the two countries has entered into a new ...
Tags: Silk Road Cooperation, China, Azerbaijan