Russia has rerouted its oil exports away from Europe towards Asia. Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images China's imports of Malaysian crude oil have soared to nearly 800,000 barrels per day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That's more oil than what Malaysia actually produces on its own, suggesting some crude arrived from other sources. The waters off […]
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Headlines about China’s weak growth are somewhat misleading
Slowness is in the eye of the beholder
As China’s debt soars, the market for buying bad loans revs up
Where most see peril, a hardy few see profits
Coke-funded group swayed China’s obesity efforts, researchers say
A new research paper says a food industry-funded group undermined China’s efforts to keep obesity rates in check.
China’s Chang’e-4 touches down on the far side of the moon (update: first pics)
Chinese media announced that the nation’s Chang’e-4 lunar lander has successfully reached the far side of the moon, making it the first spacecraft to do so. This is China’s recent lunar mission, following Jade Rabbit in 2013, but by touching the side of the moon that’s always facing away from the Earth, it has notched […]
China’s regulators try to engineer a stockmarket rally
The Shanghai share-price index has slumped this year
China’s gene-edited babies experiment violated western ethics norms. But China is writing is own.
Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world with his recent claim that he modified the genes of two babies. However, his methods of achieving a medical breakthrough are consistent with China’s culture of innovation at any cost. While many scientists follow Western standards of medicine and innovation, China may decide to go […]
Seeking lessons from China’s long economic boom
Experimentation, not ideology, has fuelled its four decades of growth
China’s crude oil imports jump to new record high in November
China’s crude oil imports averaged more than 10 million bpd for the first time ever in November, as they beat the previous record for highest crude imports set in October, according to Chinese customs data, as carried by Reuters. Chinese crude oil imports surged to an all-time high of 10.43 million bpd (barrels per day) […]
China’s newest 5th-generation stealth fighter jets perform stunts during airshow (VIDEO)
Several cutting-edge J-20 fighter jets have made a rare appearance in China, performing at the opening of the country’s largest airshow. The planes have proved to be truly “stealthy,” mostly avoiding the camera since their launch. The airshow kicked off in the coastal city of Zhuhai on Tuesday and will last until the end of […]