On May 8, Sephora, the world’s largest prestige beauty retailer, launched its new digital and art savvy Beijing TaiKoo Li Sanlitun Flagship Store situated in the capital’s trendy lifestyle hub. In …
Monthly Archives For May 2021
China Media Says U.S. ‘Will Be Defeated,’ Boasts Army Can Overwhelm American Troops
In a new editorial this week, Communist Party newspaper the Global Times suggested further expansion of China’s military in a push against actions of the United States.
U.S. firms still face more restrictions in China than Chinese firms face in U.S., says AmCham
Industries in which U.S. companies operate at a disadvantage in China include health care and cloud computing, said the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
50 Most Valuable Brands in the World
Bank of China is one of the 25 most valuable brands in the world, worth $48.7 billion in 2021. The bank was worth over $50 billion the year before, but like every other large bank,…
China says Xiaomi removal from U.S. blacklist “beneficial”
China’s commerce ministry on Thursday welcomed the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist, a day after the U.S. reversed a ban on U.S. investments in the smartphone maker that was …
China’s People Problem Swings From Too Many to a ‘Decline That Sees No End’
During China’s economic boom years, a common expression justified the one-child policy—ren tai duo, or too many people. But now, as births decline, China faces some stark choices about policies that …
A student’s death sparks a public outcry in China — and a rare government response
A school’s stonewalling of a mother seeking information on her son’s death caused simmering anger with official secrecy in China to boil over.
Restore frequency of cargo flights, stop surging prices of medical supplies of COVID-19: India to China
Soaring prices of medical supplies like oxygen concentrators and disruption of cargo flights to India are slowing arrivals of medical goods, India’s Consul General to Hong Kong Priyanka Chauhan said.
China backs talks on intellectual property waiver for COVID vaccines
China’s Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said on Thursday that Beijing supports a proposal by the World Trade Organization for an intellectual property protection waiver on COVID-19 vaccines to …
China Property Stock’s Sudden Plunge on Spinoff Plan Spooks Bondholders
Anything freaks out China’s dollar bond market these days, especially when it comes to property firms. When Central China Real Estate Ltd. shares resumed trading in the afternoon in Hong Kong, they …
China Mobile and ZTE complete VC-OTN enterprise private line upgrade test on existing network
ZTE Corporation and the Wenzhou branch of China Mobile have completed the Virtual Container- Optical Transport Network (VC-OTN) function test on the existing network. The test fully demonstrates the …
Too late, already bolted: how a faster WHO response could have slowed COVID-19’s spread
The first few months of 2020 were critical to the World Health Organization’s response to COVID-19. But the latest report into what happened wasn’t all damning.
U.S., Allies and Human Rights Groups Accuse China at U.N. of Massive Crimes Against Uyghurs
Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward called the situation in Xinjiang “one of the worst human rights crises of our time.” …
