China builds Covid-19 quarantine centre for Shijiazhuang; Germany mulling compulsory medical masks on public transport; California passes 3m cases … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For January 2021
Qingdao edges Shenzhen in overtime to end losing streak
The Qingdao Eagles defeated the Shenzhen Aviators 139-133 in overtime in the 32nd round of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) here on Tuesday, ending their eight-game losing streak. Falling … ( read original story …)
POET Technologies Opens Product Design and Development Center in Shenzhen, China
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — POET Technologies Inc. (“POET” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: PTK; OTCQX: POETF), the designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer™ and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs … ( read original story …)
Beijing blocking WHO investigators’ Covid inquiry
US experts want to interview Wuhan medical staff and access all scientific data. 300 studies related to the virology institute suspected of being the epicentre of the pandemic have disappeared from th … ( read…
TikTok owner ByteDance launches Douyin Pay, its mobile payment service for China
Beijing-based ByteDance launched on Tuesday its third-party payment service for the Chinese version of its hit short video app TikTok, “Douyin Pay”, as it presses to expand into the e-commerce … ( read original story…
Chinese Investors Pull More Than $3 Billion From Funds That Missed Out on Ant IPO
Millions of individual investors in China withdrew more than $3 billion from five mutual funds that previously touted access to Ant Group’s blockbuster IPO, drastically shrinking the funds just two … ( read original story…
A Child of China’s Gilded Elite Strikes a Nerve Over Wealth and Privilege
The youngest daughter of the founder of the telecommunications giant Huawei debuted a documentary, a magazine cover and a music video — and the response was savage. ( read original story …)
China’s Crypto Outflows Amounted to Over $17B in 2020
Despite China’s unfavorable crypto policies, the country continues to record more capital flight via cryptocurrency, as citizens use crypto to safeguard their funds against the weakening yuan. China’s … ( read original story …)
The crypto market is still far from its golden age, says Michael Wu
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization exceeded $1 trillion for the first time ever a week ago. However, Michael Wu, CEO of Amber Group, commented at Cointelegraph China’s Jan. 14 Hub … ( read original story…
China, WHO should have acted faster to stop COVID-19 pandemic, panel says
A panel commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and others for not moving quickly to stem the first coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story …)
Biden will find China’s malign foreign influence campaign a ‘challenge,’ US counter-intel chief says
National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director Bill Evanina said no country poses a “broader, more severe” threat to America than China, telling Fox News that its malign foreign influence … ( read original story …)
China Accuses U.S. of Abusing National Security Excuse While Doing Same in Hong Kong, Xinjiang
China’s foreign ministry has again hit out at the U.S. for citing national security concerns in its latest action against Chinese firms, part of Washington’s effort to contain Beijing’s growing … ( read original story…
The Latest: Panel: China, WHO too slow in virus response
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier … ( read original story …)
