‘Given the situation [in the Middle East], the visit’s security arrangements must be extremely careful’

US President Donald Trump will not go to any cities beyond Beijing during his visit to China scheduled for late this month ...
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Shanghai Faces Deluge After at Least 30 Die in Beijing Flood

(Bloomberg) -- Shanghai is bracing for heavy rain from a tropical storm that’s tracking toward China’s financial hub, a day after flooding killed at least 30 people in Beijing and cut power to ...

As Chinese consumers’ belts stay tightened, Beijing banks on foreign tourists splurging

But economists caution that such spending by foreign visitors is unlikely to solve China’s deeper consumption problems. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism spots including Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday as it braced for Typhoon Bebinca, in what could be ...

Sluggish demand prompts China to set lowest growth target in decades

China has set a more modest growth target for its economy. That reflects the drag from sluggish domestic demand.
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Beijing’s Once-Pioneering Art Scene Was Overtaken by Shanghai. Can It Rise Again?

As Gallery Weekend Beijing (GWBJ) returns for its eighth edition this week, it has some bonus attractions. This year, two major fairs—Jingart and the Beijing Dangdai Art Fair—have synced their start ...
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Shanghai: After Beijing Games, Back in the Spotlight

A friend from Shanghai leaned over to share her shameful secret: “I watched some of the Olympics,” she said, in a tone of voice implying that this was a transgression akin to sleeping with her best ...
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Incomes become more uneven in Beijing, Shanghai

SHANGHAI - The difference seen between incomes in Beijing and Shanghai, two of the largest cities in China, has become greater in the past decade. That is in part the result of the varying economic ...