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Dozens killed in industrial facility blaze in Chinese city of Anyang

China has a history of industrial accidents caused by lax regard for safety measures fueled by rising competition and abetted by corruption among officials.

Germany

Germany agrees to controversial sale of Hamburg port terminal

The purchase could open up the possibility of Beijing politically instrumentalising part of Germany's -- and Europe's -- critical infrastructure.

China

Frustration in Shanghai over COVID-19 lockdown policy

As Shanghai and other cities shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, China faces sinking economic growth.

World News

Euroviews. A factory showed the uglier face of Sino-Serbian partnership | View

Last month, the treatment of Vietnamese workers building Serbia's first Chinese tyre factory caused a scandal. The government must uphold the rule of law no matter how attractive the investment, writes Vuk Vuksanovic of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP).

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China

China allows couples 3 children to cope with ageing population

Restrictions on the number of births were first introduced in 1980 but were eased in 2015 to allow couples to have two children.

Moments

China’s European ghost towns: The tourism trend that went wrong

Over the years, China has taken to recreating some famous European towns and cities to attract tourists. But does it work? We find out.

China

China to replace US as 'world's biggest economy by 2028' due to COVID

"We now think that the Chinese economy in dollar terms will overtake the US economy in 2028, a full 5 years earlier than we thought last year," the annual report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has found.

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Turkey's luck turns with the discovery of natural gas

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This week's Business Line looks at how Beijing has bounced back, the digital marketing boom - and Turkey’s gas discovery.

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How Chinese companies responded to Covid-19 and its economic impact

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China was among the first countries to successfully contain and control the Covid-19, and consequently Chinese businesses had a headstart in finding ways to adapt to the new reality.

China

COVID-19: China's economy shrinks by 6.8% in worst downturn since '70s

The GDP reading was stronger than some forecasts that called for a contraction of up to 16% but China's worst performance since before market-style economic reforms started in 1979.

Focus

Qingdao’s multinational summit attracts more investment for China

In partnership with Information Office of Qingdao Municipal Government

China is one of the world’s largest host countries for multinational businesses and it wants to continually attract new companies to invest more into the country. The summit will now be held on an annual basis.

Business

Price of pork meat rose 40% in China due to African swine fever disease

African swine fever disease have reduced the country's pig herds by a third

Business

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba 'sees revenues rise 42%'

China's e-commerce giant income reached €14.7 billion in the last quarter, between from April to June.

USA

US-China trade talks will continue, but so will the tariffs

Trump tweets that tariffs on China may or may not be removed, depending on what happens with respect to future negotiations.

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: What's the fuss about China and 5G?

Brussels moves to protect security amid fears over Chinese 5G development

Italy

Italy joins China's Belt and Road plan

The "Belt and Road" infrastructure project hopes to link China to Europe and speed up the process of getting goods to markets. Italy is the first member of the Group of Seven industrialised powers to endorse such a deal.

China

China lowers growth target amid trade and debt fears

China is lowering its economic growth targets as it struggles with a US trade war, a slowing global economy and a crackdown on debt.

Economy

Indian economy to overtake UK and France

India looks set to leapfrog Britain and France next year to become the world's fifth-largest economy in dollar terms, while China is predicted to overtake the US as number one by 2032

China

China's President praises the successes of 'socialism' at Communist Party Congress

China's President Xi Jinping pledges to build 'modern socialist country' as he opens the Communist Party Congress in Beijing

China

19th Chinese Communist party Congress opens with reforms in the air

China's Communist Party opens its 19th Congress on Wednesday with a backdrop of sluggish reforms and slowing growth.