China-Latin America relations strengthened in 2014
By Pu Zhendong in Beijin From China Daily Latin America China-Latin America relations reached a “new height” last year as a more confident and proactive China laid out strategic cornerstones to prop up a “major-country diplomacy” that features stabilizing neighborhood,…
Taiwan’s ability to sign FTAs in doubt: US
By John Liu From The China Post TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s efforts to establish free trade agreements (FTA) with other countries have stalled, with the international community beginning to doubt Taiwan’s ability to ratify negotiated agreements following the public’s strong…
Japan business delegation visits China amid thaw hopes
From Business Insider Tokyo (AFP) – A large business delegation left Japan Monday for China with hopes of being granted an audience with President Xi Jinping as the two countries take baby steps towards patching up tattered relations. More than…
With no flames, but plenty of sparks [electric car race]
By Adario Strange From Mashable Mixing perilous motorsports and environmental awareness sounds cool, but in the end, no amount of earth-loving eco-tech can defy the realities of racing — namely crashing. The FIA Formula E Championship in Beijing, which only…
Caribbean to receive assistance from China in several key areas
From Caribbean360 BEIJING, China, Thursday August 28, CMC – China has promised aid to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries in a number of areas including adapting to climate change, energy, education and tourism. Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who…
Microsoft will impose restrictions on ‘External Staff’
By Karyne Levy From Business Insider Microsoft announced this week that it would be laying off 18,000 employees, the biggest in the company’s history. Included in those cuts are the legions of contract workers it employs, high-powered lobbyists, and Xbox…
IFW Recycling Corporation contends used tires driving a solution to pollution
By Lisa Margret Austin Finance Examiner IFW Recycling Corporation sees a clear opportunity in the polluted skies over China’s industrial cities. According to CNN, inhabitants of Beijing are “choking as smog levels hit heavy or even worse levels.” Ironically, China…
China’s dangerous cyber army has a firm grip on Guyana, the rest of the Caribbean
By Dennis Adonis From Epoch Times The Caricom related nations of Guyana and Jamaica are probably the Caribbean’s leading benefactors of Chinese investments, and arguably the region’s principal users of mostly counterfeit technology out of Beijing. But few would realize…
Chinese Consumers: Doing It Their Way
The Economist From Business Insider The market is growing furiously, but getting tougher for foreign firms In the heart of old Shanghai is a magnificent villa that serves as the workplace of Guo Jingming, a provocative young film-maker. “Tiny Times”,…
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 search grows as pilots face increased scrutiny
By Steve Almasy, Chelsea J. Carter and Jim Clancy, CNN Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) — Where do you even begin to look, when the search area covers vast swaths of land and water, stretching thousands of miles, from Kazakhstan to…
