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The article offers information related to the comparison between Wuhan, China and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania along with topics including population, college students, and Summer temperatures.

The article reports that some of the largest technology players in China are supporting plan to invest twelve billion dollars in China Unicom, a telecommunications enterprise.

The article reports that in delaying the proposed takeover of the parts maker, Northern Aerospace, by a rival owned by a Chinese conglomerate, British government officials expressed concern that even a small supplier to Airbus and Boeing could have important national security implications.

The article discusses a trend involving offers to take U.S.-traded Chinese companies private. According to the article, Internet-services provider Qihoo 360 Technology Co. received a buyout offer valued at over $9 billion from a group that included Qihoo chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Zhou Hongyi in June 2015. The article states that gains in the Chinese stock market was fueling the go-private trend. The article also discusses offers for companies such as WuXI Pharma-Tech (Cayman) Inc., Homeinns Hotel Group, and Renren Inc.

The article reports that Internet company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has been accused by China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce of failing to police bribery, the sale of fake goods, and other wrongdoing at its Taobao retailing Website. The agency's criticisms date from July of 2014 but were not publicly disclosed prior to Alibaba's initial public offering in September of that year.

The article reports that Tesla Motors Inc. is planning to open its factory in Shanghai, China, and discusses its ongoing conversations with the Shanghai Municipal Government, its influence on country's strength on electric cars manufacturing and its maximum production in the U.S.

The article presents information on an economic development policy of China's president Xi Jinping 'Belt and Road Initiative' which released in the form of children's bedtime stories.

The article discusses an increase in domestic technological innovations and production in China. It discusses how domestic innovations in smart gadgetry may further develop China's economy, mentions the relationship between proximity of inventors to factories and its effect on innovation and production, and the role of local officials in supporting Chinese entrepreneurs.

The article discusses a direct exchange between U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan during a visit by Hagel to China on April 8, 2014. Chang criticized actions by U.S. allies Japan and the Philippines, as well as U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan. Hagel remarked critically on an air-defense zone China has declared unilaterally over a portion of the East China Sea.

The article discusses the Chinese translation by Dai Congrong of the 1939 novel "Finnegans Wake," by the author James Joyce. Topics include the difficulty of translating Joyce's combinations of English, Gaelic, and Romance languages, the popular success of Ms. Dai's translation in China, literature as a status symbol, and marketing campaigns for the book.

The article reports on international trade between India and China with a focus on India's $40 billion trade deficit for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. Diplomatic plans to address India's trade imbalance with China and develop an Indian export strategy are noted. The amount and type of Chinese exports to India and India's exports to China are discussed.

The article considers a trend in the mass media industry in China in which Web sites which offer Internet television and video recordings are generating significant profits due to rapid growth in their audiences. It is noted young adults use such sites in reaction to government censorship of television broadcasting content. Companies used as examples include Youku Inc., Tudou Holdings Ltd. and Baidu Inc.

The article explores the strategy of international automobile companies in China as the country experiences economic slowdown in 2015, which includes cutting prices and boosting incentives to survive the economic landscape and the tough competition.

The article reports on the increasing concerns over the ability of Chinese firm Cloud Live Technology Group Co. to repay principal to domestic bond investors totaling 240.6 million Chinese yuan (38.8 million U.S. dollars), which was formerly a restaurant chain before shifting to cloud computing in early 2015.

The article discusses the Chinese Internet television industry, focusing on the development of original web programming and its economic implications including investment by Internet companies such as Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings.

The article discusses a report released on June 20, 2014 by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a U.S. government panel, that warns investors of risks of investing in Chinese companies such as Internet firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. stemming from their corporate structures.

The article states that China's State Administration of Industry and Commerce announced it will investigate Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. for allegedly operating a pyramid scheme and notes that the Utah-based direct sales company's share price dropped after the January 16, 2014 announcement.

The article discusses U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his reported criticism of China's alleged treatment of foreign journalists as of December 2013, focusing on Biden's push for the Chinese government to loosen its control over Chinese society and the nation's business enterprises.

The article offers world news briefs as of April 10, 2013, including a mass shooting in Velika Ivanca, Serbia, two deaths from the avian flu strain H7N9 in China, and the eating of a camel that had been given by Malians to French President François Hollande.

The article reports on the rescue and recovery effort following a March 2013 landslide at a mine owned by China Gold International Resources Corp. in Tibet, China.

The article discusses how Internet filtering and censorship in China, which can include the blocking of social-media Websites such as Facebook and Twittter or deliberate slowdowns in Internet speed, is having an adverse impact on firms trying to do business there.

The article discusses the possibility of a joint venture between Swedish automotive company Volvo and Chinese automotive manufacturer Dongfeng Motor Group in an effort to increase sales in the Chinese large truck market, noting Volvo's attempts to enter the Chinese automobile market.

The article reports that China's legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, approved amendments on December 28, 2012 that promote more government involvement in the care of the elderly and state children should visit and support their elderly parents.

The article reports that consumer electronics company Apple Inc. has been ordered by a court in Beijing, China to pay approximately 165 thousand dollars in December 2012 to a group of Chinese writers who claimed that Apple's application software sold unlicensed copies of their books online.

The article speculates on whether the Chinese government will increase regulations for domestic Internet users following a series of online stories that exposed corruption in the Chinese government, and examines how social media in China is surpassing Internet censors.

The article discusses a report from China's state-run news agency Xinhua which stated that China's Central Military Commission issued a new set of rules banning luxury banquets and alcohol at military events such as receptions and formations of soldiers in response to public scrutiny.

The article discusses a complaint filed with the World Trade Organization by China over the alleged government subsidization in Europe of solar-power components produced there.

The article reports that Internet search company Google has announced it will shut down its Chinese music-download service Google Music Search on October 19, 2012, thanks to fierce competition from Chinese Internet search company Baidu, which owns eighty percent of the search market in China.

The article reports that automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Co. has unveiled plans to sell its Lincoln brand automobiles to China by the second half of 2014 and compete with other automobile makers in the Chinese market as well as capitalize on the brand's popularity in China.

The article discusses the cancellation of a Chinese industrial project in July 2012 after environmental protests, with a focus on the Chinese government's response to the country's pollution problems.

The article reports on a July 2012 flood in Beijing, China, looking at different estimates of its death toll and criticisms aimed at the Beijing municipal government for its handling of the disaster.

The article discusses economic conditions in China as of July 2012, with a focus on government actions to stimulate economic growth as Chinese foreign and domestic companies release corporate reports revealing low profitability.

The article discusses how the resignation from China's state-sanctioned Catholic church of Bishop Ma Daqin in July, 2012, highlights a struggle between Chinese officials and the Vatican over who should be allowed to lead Catholics in China.

The article states that Chinese sports apparel company Li Ning Co. announced that it would replace its chief executive with the top executive of U.S. buyout firm TPG Group as of July 6, 2012.

The article states that Chinese authorities detained former financial firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. manager Yan Limin on suspicion of taking bribes as of July 6, 2012.

The article discusses a deal under discussion by U.S. and Chinese officials that would provide a face-saving conclusion to a controversy involving Chinese activist Chen Guangchen by allowing Chen to move to the U.S. along with with his family to study law.