BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) – China’s non-financial outbound direct investment in January rose 39.7 percent year-on-year to $10.8 billion, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Tuesday citing data from the Ministry of Commerce. That compared…
Monthly Archives For February 2018
The ‘globalisation’ of China’s military power
China’s modernisation of its armed forces is proceeding faster than many analysts expected. Now, according to experts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies – the IISS – in London, it is China and no…
Innovative Chinese Brands Look to Ride Digital Wave to Global Reach
Because of China’s rapid economic expansion, many brands launched as digital brands, skipping the analog stage completely are leapfrogging western competitors. What brand will own the future of short-distance transportation? Hint: It was started only…
Viavi partners China Mobile to deliver 5G by 2019
Viavi Solutions will provide hardware solutions to China Mobile facilitate the deployment of 5G service in China by the end of 2019. Viavi supports China Mobile’s specific technologies and aggressive roadmap with advanced test solutions,…
Viavi Will Help China Mobile on FlexE Slicing Packet Network
China Mobile is collaborating with test equipment maker Viavi on hardware and software that supports Slicing Packet Network (SPN) for flexible Ethernet (FlexE) technology. The Chinese operator is planning to use FlexE combined with SPN…
China Mobile accelerates 5G launch plan
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, appears to be gearing up to launch 5G services in 2019 rather than the 2020 target outlined by most operators in the country so far. The operator selected…
Viavi bags Slicing Packet Network win with China Mobile
Viavi has announced it has started working with China Mobile to introduce 5G service in China by the end of 2019. The partnership will focus more specifically around the development of Slicing Packet Network (SPN)…
China Mobile Selects Viavi to Deliver Network Slicing with FlexE in 5G Transport Network
VIAVI Solutions today announced a collaboration with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) to introduce 5G service in China by the end of 2019. VIAVI will provide test and measurement hardware and software for China Mobile…
Hong Kong Catholics step up opposition to Vatican deal with Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Catholics in Hong Kong stepped up their opposition to a deal between the Vatican and Beijing on Monday with an all-night prayer vigil and an open letter warning of dire consequences…
As China Marches Forward on A.I., the White House Is Silent
China’s embrace of A.I. comes at a crucial time in the development of the technology and just as the lead long enjoyed by the United States has started to dwindle. For decades, artificial intelligence was…
What justifies Xiaomi’s proposed IPO valuation of US$100 billion?
IT was a cold winter night in 2015 when Xiaomi’s founder and CEO Jun Lei (雷军) was standing in his Beijing office, gazing at the TV screen … Xiaomi is seeking to list in Hong…
China appears to have rushed its J-20 stealth fighter into service with an ’embarrassing’ flaw
They also told Business Insider the new WS-15 engines likely won’t be added until 2020. So while China claims it has become the first nation other than the US to field a fifth-generation stealth jet,…
Beware of cheap international flights going through China
To complicate things even more, some regions in China have created their own rules making short visits exempt from visa requirements, meaning you get a waiver at the destination airport for visits up to 144…
