A mobile app used by police to track citizens in China’s far west region of Xinjiang shows how some of the country’s biggest technology companies are linked to a mass surveillance system that is more…
Monthly Archives For May 2019
China uses smartphone app to target people for investigation: Human Rights Watch
or just about China. It’s about whether or not human freedoms exist in a world of networked devices where authorities or companies have access to that data without privacy restraints.” Human Rights … ( read…
Alibaba-Backed Face Scans Show Big Tech Ties to China’s Xinjiang
(Bloomberg) — A mobile app used by police to track citizens in China’s far west region of Xinjiang shows how some of the country’s biggest technology companies are linked to a mass surveillance … (…
Liberals boost loans for canola farmers, seek new markets for product blocked by China
“The Trudeau government has allowed our diplomatic situation with China to descend into chaos, where we’re not sure what commodity could be at risk next,” he said. Earlier this week, Conservative … ( read original…
5 things to know about Chinese Starbucks competitor Luckin Coffee ahead of its IPO
the ‘Chinese Netflix’ pockets more than $2 billion in IPO but stock falls in debut “[W]e are seeing accelerated competitive environment in China and discounting as part of that,” said John Culver, … ( read…
Qualcomm shows off 5G tech at China Unicom event
Qualcomm this week joined Chinese smartphone makers including OnePlus, Oppo, Xiaomi and ZTE to demonstrate new, faster 5G handsets and mobile networks targeting the China market. The San Diego … ( read original story …)
Electric car brand Smart being axed in Canada, U.S. after 2019 model year
Yesterday, TechCrunch reported Daimler’s plans to discontinue Smart in North America, as it prepares instead to launch the brand in China. The 2019 model year will be the final model to be available … (…
Galeries Lafayette Bets Big on Hip and Edgy Brands in Shanghai
Ambush. Jacquemus. Maison Margiela. Simone Rocha. Some of fashion’s hottest indie designer brands have found a new home in China, and it’s inside the Galeries Lafayette’s Shanghai store that had a … ( read original…
China, U.S. hold ‘productive’ trade talks in Beijing
China and the United States held “productive” trade talks in Beijing on Wednesday and will continue discussions in Washington next week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, as the two try to … ( read…
China’s army of migrant workers is becoming older and less mobile, new government data shows
China’s army of migrant workers, a source of cheap labour in the world’s second biggest economy, is greying and becoming less mobile, according to the latest annual survey conducted by the Chinese … ( read…
China Unveils Plans to Further Open Up Banking and Insurance Sectors
(Bloomberg) — China took another step in opening its $44 trillion financial sector to the world, announcing plans to remove limits on ownership in local banks and scrap size requirements for foreign … ( read…
2nd Canadian faces execution in China — a look at the country’s death penalty laws
It is of extreme concern to our government that China has chosen to apply the death penalty, a cruel and inhumane punishment,” a Global Affairs spokesperson told Global News. The verdict marks … ( read…
Imagine Owning China Ever Grand Financial Leasing Group (HKG:379) And Trying To Stomach The 88% Share Price Drop
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