TEHRAN, January 27 - One of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists was banned Saturday from standing as lawmaker in upcoming elections, the latest blow to freedoms in the city.
TEHRAN, January 26 - A top Iranian trader said the country’s private sector plans to buy a certain volume of shares of a Chinese bank in a move that could help facilitate mutual trade payments that have lately become complicated as a result of Beijing’s implementation of strict regulations.
TEHRAN, January 26 -China says it has no objection to a planned visit in March by a US aircraft career to Vietnam if the visit benefits regional peace and stability.
TEHRAN, January 24 - The United States has called on Hong Kong and Beijing to step up measures against North Korea over its nuclear program, according to the Treasury Department.
TEHRAN, January 24 -Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing is on a roll overseas, snapping up assets in South America and flexing its financial muscles to drive growth.
TEHRAN, January 23 -China’s state-backed Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) will take its electric vehicle unit public by injecting it into another listed subsidiary, boosting its financial muscle as the battle for the country’s hotly contested green car market heats up.
TEHRAN, January 21 - A U.S. Navy destroyer this week sailed near the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed lagoon claimed by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials said on Saturday, and Beijing vowed to take "necessary measures" to protect what it said was its sovereignty.
TEHRAN, January 21 - Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group’s revenue fell by 10.8 percent in 2017, the second consecutive year it declined, as the debt-laden group sold off property assets and faced increasing scrutiny from regulators and lenders.
TEHRAN, January 20 - An oil slick and possible oil leak from an Iranian oil tanker that sank in flames off China’s east coast is raising fears of damage to marine wildlife but an expert says those concerns are misplaced.
TEHRAN, January 18 -Chinese authorities on Thursday tightened rules on insurers providing financing to local governments, as Beijing intensifies its crackdown on illicit local government borrowing practices.
TEHRAN, January 18 -Japan’s efforts to acquire US missile defense systems under the pretext of a North Korean strike have sparked concerns in Moscow. Experts believe the weapons might be deployed with an eye on Russia and China.
TEHRAN, January 17 -China said on Wednesday that it does not need Taiwan’s permission to open new air routes, after the self-ruled island complained that a new route over the narrow Taiwan Strait that separates the two posed a security and safety risk.
TEHRAN, January 16 - The United States and Canada will host the summit on Tuesday, which will involve the foreign ministers from 20 nations; notably those who fought against North Korea during the Korean War.
TEHRAN, January 16 -China’s central bank lifted the interest rate on 63-day reverse repurchase agreements, or reverse repos, used for open market operations by 5 basis points on Tuesday, bringing it in line with other interbank rates adjusted in mid-December.
TEHRAN, January 15 - Germany’s central bank has decided to add the Chinese currency to its foreign exchange reserves, according to Bundesbank board member Andreas Dombret.
TEHRAN, January 13 - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has called for mobilizing resources and adopting necessary measures to immediately determine the fate of crew members of an Iranian oil tanker that is still ablaze after it collided with a Chinese cargo ship in the East China Sea last week.
TEHRAN, January 13 - China on Saturday pledged to continue playing a constructive role in maintaining and implementing the Iran nuclear deal, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent hostile remarks against the nuclear deal.
TEHRAN, January 13 - Iran's minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare said Iranian and Chinese commandos are heading towards the area where an Iranian oil tanker caught fire and is still ablaze following a collision in the East China Sea.
TEHRAN, January 13 -China’s tourism authority has urged accommodation companies to review their websites and apps to fix what Beijing deems to be inaccurate labeling of Taiwan or other Chinese-claimed territories as countries.