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China says hopes for 'clear' message with new North Korea sanctions
BEIJING China said on Tuesday it hoped for a "clear" message to be sent with new UN sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program, but would not comment on the draft, saying there had been too much speculation about the details. | Video
Beijing untypically quiet on Taiwan drills in South China Sea
ITU ABA, South China Sea Taiwan held rescue drills on Tuesday off the coast of its sole outpost in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, but the biggest claimant in the disputed area kept uncharacteristically quiet.
Fewer North Korean workers come to China as border trade tightens
DANDONG, China A labor agent sat in his bus on a recent frigid morning, waiting to cross the "Friendship Bridge" at China's main border post with North Korea. He had come to pick up migrant workers and take them to jobs in factories and restaurants in China.
Tech-focused investment bank China Renaissance targets growth at home, U.S.
HONG KONG Boutique investment bank China Renaissance, which has advised on some of China's top technology deals such as the listing of e-commerce firm JD.com and the formation of ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing, is making a big push to expand at home and in the United States.
China paper says Singapore troop carriers should be 'melted down'
BEIJING Armored troop carriers belonging to Singapore and currently impounded in Hong Kong should be "melted down", China's influential state-run tabloid the Global Times said on Tuesday, in its second swipe at the island nation in two days.
China 'green' sector seen growing to 3 percent of GDP by 2020: official
SHANGHAI China expects the output value of its energy saving and environmental protection industry to rise from 4.5 trillion yuan ($653 billion) last year to more than 10 trillion by 2020, lifting its share of gross domestic product from 2.1 percent to 3 percent.
Exclusive: Chinese government money backs buyout firm’s deal for U.S. chip maker
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK/HONG KONG Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, a buyout fund that agreed to acquire U.S.-based chip maker Lattice Semiconductor Corp for $1.3 billion earlier this month, is funded partly by cash originating from China's central government and also has indirect links to its space program, Chinese corporate filings show.
Chicago Stock Exchange tries to ease fears over China deal
NEW YORK Chicago Stock Exchange Inc (CHX) has released new information related to its proposed takeover by an investor group led by China's Chongqing Casin Enterprise Group, in part to make clear that the Chinese government is not involved in the deal.
Religious extremism is spreading to inland China: official
BEIJING Religious extremism has begun to spread to inland China from its western Xinjiang region, long considered by the government to be at the forefront of its efforts to battle Islamist separatists, the country's top religious affairs official said.
Turkmenistan launches railway to Afghanistan to boost exports
YMAMNAZAR, Turkmenistan Turkmenistan opened a railway link to Afghanistan on Monday to boost exports of fuel as the gas-rich but cash-strapped nation seeks to ease its dependence on China and Russia.