SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China has approved construction of one of its tallest dams, a 239m hydroelectric structure on the upstream section of its longest river, the Yangtze, the state planning agency said on Tuesday (Jan 15). Hydropower is a clean and renewable source of energy but large-scale construction in south-west China has sparked accusations of damage to fragile ecosystems and inadequate… Read more »
China has hit back at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, denouncing as “irresponsible” his accusation that it had arbitrarily applied the death penalty to a Canadian national for drug smuggling. A day after Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, was handed a death sentence following a retrial in the city of Dalian, China defended the court decision and urged Canada to respect its judicial sovereignty…. Read more »
BEIJING • China asked some state-run enterprises to avoid business trips to the United States and its allies and to take extra precautions to protect their devices if they need to travel, according to people familiar with the request. In recent weeks, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) – a regulatory body that oversees about 100 government-run companies… Read more »
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – The US and South Korea are discussing “corresponding measures” to reward North Korea’s steps towards denuclearisation, South Korea’s foreign minister said, as President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un prepare for a possible second summit. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told a news conference Wednesday (Jan 16) in Seoul that the allies were reviewing various packages of incentives… Read more »