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China 13 April 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43746820 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel China's leader Xi Jinping has attended a massive naval display in the disputed South China Sea.Speaking from an undisclosed location, Mr Xi said the need for a strong navy had "never been more pressing".More than 10,000 … [Read more...] about China’s Xi inspects massive naval display

China By Celia Hatton BBC News, Beijing 26 October 2015 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34592186 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel In most countries, the existence of a credit system isn't controversial. Past financial information is used to predict whether individuals will pay their mortgages or credit card bill in … [Read more...] about China sets up huge ‘social credit’ system

A Chinese woman who fell into a vegetative state while three months pregnant miraculously gave birth to a daughter, who is now four years old, local reports say. Ms Shao Caiyan had suffered intracranial haemorrhage or bleeding in the brain as a result of hypertension during her pregnancy, which put her in a vegetative state, Taiwan news channel TVBS News reported on Saturday (April 14). The family, from Kunshan city in China's south-east Jiangsu province, had initially wanted to abort the child. Her husband, Mr Zhou Dongliang, told reporters in a video published on video streaming platform Miaopai that nurses had told him that the child could be saved but could be disabled. Even so, after having discussions with gynaecologists, the family decided to keep the child. Ms Shao stayed in hospital for 75 days before she was discharged. She frequently had fevers and had to be fed through a tube. Mr Zhou stayed by her side and she eventually gave birth naturally to a daughter, now four years … [Read more...] about Woman in vegetative state gave birth in China, husband says ‘we’re waiting for a miracle’

Por Enrique Kogan – Puros Autos Lexus considera a China un mercado muy importante para sus modelos, y estrenará un nuevo sedán ES a finales de este mes, en el auto show de Beijing. Con un diseño de parrilla más agresiva y convincente dada por la automotriz en una imagen teaser, esta muestra la rejilla del nuevo ES con líneas verticales, que se orientan hacia los nuevos modelos de la marca. En su cuenta de twitter la automotriz indica que un modelo híbrido permanecerá en la alineación.Lexus no lo ha renovado completamente el ES desde el año modelo 2013 y está justo para un rediseño. A medida que el sedán ingresa en su próxima generación, se espera que llegue cargado de nuevas tecnologías. El ES se ubicará en la nueva plataforma TNGA compartida con Camry y Avalon, lo que hará del modelo un cambio radical, esperando un mejor funcionamiento de la versión actual. Lexus no ha publicado las … [Read more...] about Lexus hará debutar en China la nueva generación del ES.

Washington: The US Treasury added India to its watch list of countries with potentially questionable foreign exchange policies, joining China and four others, according to a report issued on Friday. Treasury said the "monitoring list" includes those "major trading partners that merit close attention to their currency practices." In addition to India, the semi-annual report to Congress names five countries that continue on the list from October: China, Germany, Japan, Korea and Switzerland. Representational image. Reuters Countries remain on the list for two report cycles "to help ensure that any improvement in performance versus the criteria is durable and is not due to temporary factors." While no major trading partner was found to be manipulating its currency, five of those on the list meet two of the three criteria, while China is included because "it constitutes a disproportionate share of the overall US trade deficit." The US has a deficit of $337 billion with China of a total … [Read more...] about India joins China in US Treasury’s list of countries with potentially questionable foreign exchange policies

China hit back on Wednesday at the Trump administration’s plan to slap tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods, retaliating with a list of similar duties on key U.S. imports including soybeans, planes, cars, whiskey and chemicals. Beijing’s list of 25 percent additional tariffs on U.S. goods covers 106 items with a trade value matching the $50 billion targeted on Washington’s list, China’s commerce and finance ministries said. The effective date will depend on when the U.S. action takes effect. The announcement triggered further heavy selling in global stock markets and commodities, with U.S. stock futures sliding 1.5 percent, soybean futures … [Read more...] about China retaliates for U.S. tariffs, slaps duties on key U.S. imports