Retrospect: China-ASEAN twenty years of relationship

When celebrating the 20th anniversary of their dialogue partnership this year, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have reasons to feel proud of the many achievements they have reaped from enhanced cooperation…

Cold comfort for farmers as milk sours

The dairy industry faces more upheaval, reports Wei Tian from Hebei province. “If you hate someone, send him to breed cows” is now a black joke widespread among Qiao Dongming and his fellow dairy farmers…

Fostering financial inclusion

Inclusive growth, or shared growth, is supposed to allow people to equitably share the benefits of economic development, making poverty reduction efforts more effective by creating productive economic opportunities for the poor and vulnerable sectors…

China launches experimental satellite

JIUQUAN, Gansu – China on Wednesday launched an experimental orbiter in the country’s Shijian satellite series from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwestern Gansu province. The satellite, SJ-11-03, was sent to space at 12:28…

Dalian Commodity Exchange working on hog futures

China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) is working on launching hog futures, but will need more time for preparations, the exchange president Liu Xingqiang told reporters at an industry conference on Wednesday. “The launch of live…

Sony Ericsson, China Mobile to develop 4G phones

  BEIJING – Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB will cooperate with China Mobile Holdings Ltd to develop mobile phones that support China’s domestic fourth-generation telecommunications technology, Sony Ericsson’s global president said. Bert Nordberg, president and…

China’s pork prices rose 3.4% last week

BEIJING–Pork prices rose 3.4 percent week-on-week in the previous week ended July 3 compared to an increase of 4.5 percent the week before, according to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) Tuesday. Since early May pork…

N. Korea’s trade dependency on China grows: study

North Korea’s reliance on China for trade deepened last year afterSouth Korea severed most ties with Pyongyang, accusing it of torpedoing of one of its warships, a think-tank said Wednesday. The state Korea Development Institute said in a report the North’s…