One city in China has built bollards that spray jaywalkers with water, and tell pedestrians that “Crossing is dangerous.” The system also uses facial recognition technology to capture and shame wayward walkers. Facial recognition technology…
Monthly Archives For April 2018
China’s ZTE fires back over US ban: ‘We cannot accept it’
One of China’s top tech companies has lashed out at the US government’s move to prevent it from buying technology from American companies. ZTE (ZTCOF), which sells smartphones and other telecommunications equipment around the world,…
China’s ZTE slams U.S. ban on sales, says company’s survival at risk
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s ZTE Corp (HKSE:0763.HK – News) (Shenzhen:000063.SZ – News) said on Friday that a ban on the sale of parts and software to the company was unfair and threatens its survival,…
Beijing 2022 urged to be cost-efficient by Samaranch during latest IOC Project Review visit
Beijing’s preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have been backed by the chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission Juan Antonio Samaranch following his latest visit to the Chinese capital.…
U.S., U.K.join forces on financial regulation
So our own producers are concerned.” U.S.-China Trade Spat a Glitch, Sri Lankan Says (11:39am) Sri Lanka’s junior finance minister, Eran Wickramaratne, is among those who expect a resolution to the U.S.-China trade tensions. Instead…
Exclusive: U.S. sorghum armada U-turns at sea after China tariffs
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Several ships carrying cargoes of sorghum from the United States to China have changed course since Beijing slapped hefty anti-dumping deposits on U.S. imports of the grain, trade sources and a Reuters…
In Beijing encounters, a wayward soul stumbles toward self-discovery
I like to watch the beautiful women of Beijing spit on the street. My journey to get to the capital of China was arduous. I got an hour of sleep on the plane. My first…
Beijing Restricts Building Heights in Prime District — Derails RMB 8.6B in Office Projects
The Beijing government has retroactively restricted the height of buildings in a prime plot of the city’s core business district to as low as 100 metres, truncating the building heights and potential investment returns of…
China to start testing 5G in 16 major cities
State-run operators, also the largest three in China—China Unicom (中国联通), China Mobile (中国移动), China Telecom (中国电信)—will begin setting up 5G networks in 16 cities for testing. It is unclear when the tests will actually start.…
Warnings to Taipei and Washington: China takes real and verbal shots across Taiwan Strait
“I don’t know why we have to be bound by a One China policy,” he told a Fox News interviewer, “unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade.”…
In China, Mobile Usage Will Overtake TV This Year
This year, for the first time, adults in China will spend more time with their mobile devices than they will watching TV, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast. Adults in China will spend 2 hours, 39…
China: Mobile Usage Will Overtake TV This Year
London, 19 April 2018: This year, for the first time, adults in China will spend more time with their mobile devices than they will watching TV, according to eMarketer’s latest time spent with media forecast.…
China Mobile International to widen its reach in enterprise segment
PETALING JAYA: China Mobile International Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CMI Malaysia) which has been providing telecommunication related connectivity services to telco carriers, is looking to grow contributions and expand its reach in the enterprise segment of…
