India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, met with China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Moscow. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For September 2020
What Does Beijing Want From Berlin?
China has announced that its head of state will hold a virtual “tone-setter” meeting next week with the heads of Germany and the European Union, providing an opportunity for Xi Jinping to deepen ties ……
China metal recycling body sees 2020 copper scrap imports down 50%
China’s copper scrap imports are expected to drop around 50% in 2020, an official from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association Recycling Metal Branch said on Friday. ( read original story …)
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Disaster Highlights Dangers of China Deals
China, Disney’s last, best hope to turn the movie into a hit, silenced all coverage of the film on the mainland a couple of days before its release. All Disney’s pandering to Chinese authorities meant…
India, China Agree to Disengage Thousands of Border Troops
The Indian and Chinese foreign ministers have agreed their troops should disengage from a tense border standoff, maintain proper distance and ease tensions in the Ladakh region where the two sides had … ( read…
Asia Summits Under Way Amid U.S.-China Friction
Southeast Asian foreign ministers kicked off a series of regional summits on Wednesday expected to seek collaboration to fight global threats and to try to de-escalate a tit-for-tat U.S.-China rivalry … ( read original story…
Beijing pulls ahead of Shenzhen as China’s top blockchain city
Beijing has been named as China’s top blockchain city in the 2020 Chinese Blockchain Innovation Rankings ahead of the blockchain hub of Shenzhen. The rankings were revealed in a special session at the … (…
Unwillingness to spend money is a disadvantage for the U.S. in its tech race with China, expert says
Washington in recent years stepped up efforts to put pressure on China’s technology firms, including Huawei and ByteDance. ( read original story …)
Russia, China and Iran hackers target Trump and Biden, Microsoft says
Hackers with ties to Russia, China and Iran are attempting to snoop on people and groups involved with the US 2020 presidential election, Microsoft says. The Russian hackers who breached the 2016 … ( read…
China’s digital health care start-ups get a boost from the coronavirus, Beijing and investors
The coronavirus pandemic is proving to be the accelerator that China’s health care technology start-ups needed. ( read original story …)
Mainland China Reports 15 New COVID-19 Cases Vs Seven a Day Earlier
Mainland China reported 15 new coronavirus cases on Sept. 10, up from seven cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said in statement. The National Health Commission said in a … ( read…
Yum China shares slide as much as 4.1% in Hong Kong market debut
Shares of Yum China Holdings Inc fell by as much as 4.1% from their offering price in Hong Kong on Thursday as they made their debut in a secondary listing. ( read original story …)
China Film Output Hit by Coronavirus Shutdown
Though China was among the first in the world to restart film shoots in the wake of COVID-19, the number of projects going into production has been drastically reduced by the pandemic and its ……
