China has criticized Pope Francis over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China’s Uighur Muslim minority group … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For November 2020
China Launches Its First Mission to Bring Back Moon Samples
China sent the Chang’e-5 spacecraft to collect and bring back to Earth samples from the moon. WSJ’s Trefor Moss reports on why the success of this mission could be a milestone for the country’s young…
China scrubs internet posts on positive economic impact of Covid-19
A Chinese economist’s suggestion that Beijing’s handling of coronavirus would be responsible for about $10tn of China’s economic growth this year has been scrubbed from social media after an online … ( read original story…
China Mobile adds over 15 million 5G subscribers in October
The operator said it ended October with a total of 128.8 million 5G subscribers, compared to 6.7 million 5G customers in January … ( read original story …)
What the Western World Should Understand About the Asian Crypto Market
Crypto is abounding worldwide. In just over ten years, cryptocurrencies and other crypto assets have gone global, with 154 countries across the developed and developing world implementing the … ( read original story …)
China, Japan to lift restrictions on business travel
China and Japan have agreed to “fast track” business travel between the two countries after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo. ( read original story …)
Taiwan to protect sovereignty with new submarines amid China tensions
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday vowed to defend the democratic island’s sovereignty with the construction of a new fleet of domestically-developed submarines, a key project supported by the … ( read original story …)
China launches its most ambitious lunar mission yet
After becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, China launches a new mission to bring back lunar rocks and debris. ( read original story …)
Tiffany beats profit estimates on soaring China demand
Tiffany & Co, which is being bought by French luxury giant LVMH, beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit on Tuesday as the U.S. jeweler benefited from an over 70% rise in sales in China…
Biden’s America will be playing catch-up as China’s economy leaps forward
The pandemic might well bring forward the date at which China will overtake the US economy. Meanwhile, Trump’s policies are leaving Biden with a lot of diplomatic relationships to repair, even as … ( read…
UPDATE 1-China reports 22 new coronavirus cases as Tianjin flags ‘pig head’ link
China recorded 22 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 23, up from 11 a day earlier, the country’s health authority said, while an official from the city of Tianjin said two confirmed cases this month ……
China says it remains open to the world, but wants to dictate terms
After Australia dared last spring to call for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus, China began quietly blocking one import after another from Australia — coal, wine, barley and cotton … ( read…
ARB partners China Unicom Operation for smart building projects
KUALA LUMPUR: ARB Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary Arbiot Sdn Bhd (ASB) today entered into a business partnership agreement with China Unicom Operation (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (CUO) to collaborate and … ( read original story …)
