Russia and China have started making the case at the United Nations against Washington’s claim that it can trigger a return of all sanctions on Iran at the Security Council, with Moscow invoking a ……
Monthly Archives For June 2020
Kill the Carrier: The DF-100 Anti-Ship Missile Is Crucial To China’s Pacific Plans
What is clear, however, is that the Chinese government is telling the world that the DF-100 is a hypersonic, regional-level anti-ship missile that will impose a new, challenging threat-vector for long … ( read original…
COVID-19 magnifies challenges to business in China: European business group
The COVID-19 epidemic has exacerbated already worrisome trends to doing business in China amid slowing revenue growth, regulatory obstacles and the clout of the state-owned sector, a European business … ( read original story …)
Trump’s embrace of Modi stokes India-China stand-off in Himalayas
Indian borderlands are a far cry from the goodwill and bonhomie that Chinese president Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi exuded for the cameras in October at an informal summit. ( read original…
US And Russia To Resume Nuclear Talks, But China Casts Cloud
Russia confirmed Tuesday that it would open talks with the United States this month on extending a major nuclear disarmament treaty but warned that US insistence on including China could scuttle … ( read original…
Huawei and the U.S.-China Tech War
Computer chips are the first battlefield of the great power rivalry. ( read original story …)
VRV and Ancun Combine to Create World’s First Blockchain Box in China
Chinese tech companies Beijing Beixinyuan (VRV) and Hangzhou’s Ancun Technology (Ancun), announced today the forming of a groundbreaking partnership to bring Blockchain into the mainstream with the … ( read original story …)
Coronavirus may have spread in China as far back as August: study
Researchers took a page out of a spy novel to study satellite images and keywords — including “cough” and “diarrhea” — to bolster their theory that COVID-19 may have been infecting people in southern ……
Beijing does away with checkpoints and temperature checks
CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reports on Chinese government efforts to reopen the country by lifting checkpoints and ending temperature checks. ( read original story …)
Mainland China reports three new confirmed, five asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Mainland China reported three confirmed and five new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases by the end of June 9, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
Pompeo chides HSBC bank for ‘corporate kowtow’ to Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday chided British bank HSBC for backing moves by China to end Hong Kong’s autonomy, saying such “corporate kowtows” got little in return from Beijing. ( read original…
Beyond Meat (BYND): China Distribution Partnership Will Drive Sales Acceleration, Says Top Analyst
Beyond Meat , to say the least. Since the year kicked off, shares have skyrocketed 104%, and investors are wondering if there’s still more fuel left in the … ( read original story …)
Asia Pacific stocks set to dip; China’s inflation data ahead
Chinese inflation data for May is set to be released on Wednesday, with both the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index for the month expected to be out at around 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN. (…