China’s factory activity expanded at a slower-than-expected pace in April as supply and transport bottlenecks weighed on production and overseas demand lost momentum. The official manufacturing …
Monthly Archives For April 2021
China reports 13 new COVID-19 cases vs 20 a day earlier
China reported 13 new mainland COVID-19 cases on April 29, down from 20 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Friday. All of the new cases were imported infections …
After IPO, Endeavor President Plans ‘Thoughtful’ Acquisitions, ‘Long-Term’ China Bet
Endeavor, the owner of WME, IMG and UFC, raised more than half a billion dollars in an IPO this week, two years after it first embarked on a path to the public markets.
The U.S. Once Helped China Develop A Modern Jet Fighter
The brief thaw in America’s relations with China in the 1980s yielded this surprising hybrid fighter program led by Grumman.
US has ramped up reconnaissance in Chinese-claimed waters: Beijing
China says US missions up 20 per cent for warships and 40 per cent for planes, as Joe Biden tells Congress of ‘competition with China … to win 21st century’.
China Warns Large Tech Firms as Industry Faces Rising Oversight
Tencent, ByteDance and JD.com were among the firms ordered to change business practices that regulators see as risky, the latest sign of heightened scrutiny of the sector.
China-Australia relations: as wine exports continue piling up at Chinese ports, Australian officials explore options
Australia’s wine industry association says just A$12 million (US$9.3 million) worth of wine cleared Chinese customs from December to March, versus A$325 million from the same period a year prior.
China Snubs U.S. With Huge Iraqi Gas Deal
The Mansuriya gas deal that Iraq signed with Sinopec last week comes shortly after multi-faceted 25-year deal between China and Iraq’s chief sponsor state, Iran …
China Reins In Tech Giants’ Finance Arms After Hobbling Ma’s Ant
Chinese regulators imposed wide-ranging restrictions on the fast-growing financial divisions of 13 companies including Tencent Holdings Ltd. and ByteDance Ltd., leveling many of the same curbs …
Baidu will offer first paid robotaxi service in China next month, letting people hail rides without drivers
Baidu will allow people to order autonomous taxis on May 2 in an industrial park in western Beijing as competition heats up in the race to develop autonomous driving tech.
What China’s Blockchain Services Network Means for the World
While China invests heavily in blockchain technology, President Biden failed to mention the topic in his recent State of the Union.
Beijing to Track Crypto Mining Impact on Energy Consumption: Report
the notice said. In March, Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region in China, declared it would force crypto mining businesses to close by April.
Taiwan Bans Companies From Hiring Employees in China as Tensions Rise
The notice is an extreme measure by Taipei to stop a drain of tech workers from the island to China, and goes as far as to subject violators to fines.
