China is set to release an ambitious 15-year blueprint that will lay out its plans to set the global standards for the next-generation of technologies. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For April 2020
China Toughens Procurement Rules for Tech Equipment
Foreign suppliers have worried that national-security assessments of equipment deals will put them at a disadvantage in the Chinese market. ( read original story …)
Trump’s WHO funding freeze during coronavirus pandemic gives China an opening to expand its influence
Days after President Trump announced he would freeze U.S. funding to the World Health Organization, China made a very different statement: A $30 million pledge to the group. Trump and his allies argue … ( read…
How Luxury Brands Can Increase Their Agility In The Face Of Crisis
To be more resilient to COVID-19 and its aftermath, luxury businesses have to increase their business agility. Here is how. ( read original story …)
U.S. Further Restricts Exports to China’s Military, Considers Additional Controls, Report Says
Reuters reported Monday in reporting that the Commerce Department revised its rules to include tighter regulations on exports to Chinese military buyers and had proposed broadening limits on other … ( read original story …)
China could have 50 times more coronavirus cases than claimed, Trump administration official says
As the international community, including Chinese citizens, raises questions about the Chinese government’s tally of coronavirus cases and the communist nation’s mortality rate, new details are … ( read original story …)
How Strong Is China’s Leverage Over Tesla?
MaxedOutMama and I explained last week why we see Tesla’s center of gravity shifting to Shanghai. The article provoked an outpouring of comments. Happily, some … ( read original story …)
Nayuki Accelerates Digital New Retail Transformation with New Flagship Online Store Hitting Top 3 Catering Brand on Tmall
The COVID-19 crisis has further reshaped the worldwide shopping habits with millions of global customers in quarantine going online for their daily purchases. To adapt to the current social distancing … ( read original story…
Meat shortage and China deals send Beyond Meat’s stock spiking
Warnings of potential meat shortages in the United States due to food processing closures have led to a boom for Beyond Meat stock. New deals to sell plant-based food in China are helping too. (…
Starbucks To Partner Sequoia Capital For Tech Investments In China
Starbucks Corp. has formed a strategic partnership with venture capital firm Sequoia Capital China to co-invest in technology companies in China. The Seattle-based coffee giant said that in addition … ( read original story …)
China, Home To Big Bourses, Gets A New Stock-Trading Software Billionaire
Huang is at least the second billionaire to be minted in the past week and a half. Sichuan Anning Iron and Titanium’s chairman Luo Yangyong joined that group on April 17 when the mineral product…
Starbucks Partners With Sequoia To Make ‘Strategic Co-Investments’ In China
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) on Sunday announced it had partnered with Sequoia Capital’s China arm to make strategic co-investments in the country.What Happened The partnership will give … ( read original story …)
US must stand with Australia against China’s economic threats
China is sending a not-so-subtle threat to our allies on the far side of the world: Ask questions about the coronavirus, and suffer economic consequences. ( read original story …)
