C ar House Holding, which operates an online B2B marketplace for car products in China, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $37 million in an initial public offering. The … (…
Monthly Archives For June 2020
Update: Beijing suspends class resumption after new COVID-19 cases
Teachers wait for returning students at Yangfangdian central primary school in Haidian District of Beijing, capital of China, June 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Ren Chao) BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) — Beijing on … ( read original story…
Beijing elementary students’ return to school delayed after new coronavirus cases found
The return to school of Beijing students in years 1, 2 and 3 has been delayed after two new coronavirus infections were diagnosed in China’s capital. ( read original story …)
Beijing reports first cases in 55 days
ChinaBeijing has reported three new cases of coronavirus, raising concerns over a possible outbreak in the capital, after a 55-day streak of no infection was broken yesterday.The authorities said that … ( read original story…
China’s ‘mask diplomacy’ and Silk Road investments may make all the difference if there’s a cold war with the US
U.S.-China relations are the worst they’ve been in decades – at least since the Tiananmen Square crackdown in June 1989, which led to almost complete international isolation of China.Some officials … ( read original story…
U.S. Navy makes show of force in Indo-Pacific amid rising tensions with China
For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the U.S. and … (…
Hong Kong, China governments reject UK ‘interference’ and ‘biased’ criticism
The Hong Kong government and China’s foreign ministry branch in the city hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijing’s plans for national security legislation, saying it was “biased” … ( read…
Apple removes two podcast apps from China store after censorship demands
Apple has removed two podcast apps from its Chinese app store, following government pressure to censor content. Pocket Casts and Castro were both pulled from distribution in China, after the … ( read original story…
Optimism Capped By Renewed US-China Tensions In May
The COVID-19 outbreak has heightened global concerns of excessive dependency on China’s manufacturing sector and led governments in many countries to incentiviz … ( read original story …)
Businesses must rethink relying on China for future profit growth, expert says
The Chinese History of the World,” joins “Squawk Box” to discuss how the United States and American businesses can best approach the rising tensions with China. ( read original story …)
Vast amounts of Venezuelan oil are hidden en route to China, bypassing U.S. sanctions – data, documents
China replaced the United States as the No. 1 importer of oil from Venezuela, yet another front in the heated rivalry between Washington and Beijing. The United States had imposed sanctions on Venezue … (…
Pangolin Released Into Wild Under China’s New Protections
Activists in China have released a pangolin into the wild to celebrate new protections for the armadillo-like animal whose numbers in the country have dropped to near extinction levels. Volunteers had … ( read original…
Zoom Promises Better After Banning Tiananmen Square Protests — Then Builds Tech To Help China’s Censorship
Zoom reinstates accounts of Tiananmen Square commemoration organizers, but is creating tech to ensure mainland Chinese users can be censored. ( read original story …)