ByteDance, the Chinese owner of short video platform giant TikTok, launched a share buyback this week for current and former employees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday …
Monthly Archives For May 2021
China’s leading researchers set their sights on new frontiers
China sets lofty goals as it vies for global dominance in the highly competitive fields of quantum science, space exploration and nanocatalysis.
EBSCO Information Services and Younger Information Technology Offer FOLIO Implementation Services to Libraries in China
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Younger Information Technology (YIT) have partnered to support libraries adopting the FOLIO Library Services Platform (LSP). EBSCO and YIT will work together to …
China Takes Steps Against Corn Import Flows in Free Trade Zones
China is clamping down on some corn imports amid concern that overseas purchases have spiraled out of control, prompting several feed mills to cancel their U.S. cargoes.
China’s NetEase to spin off Cloud Village through Hong Kong IPO
Chinese internet company NetEase intends to spin off its music streaming operator Cloud Village by way of a separate listing of its shares on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK), according to a …
China to gift 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepal
China will provide 1 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal, its ambassador said on Wednesday, as authorities in the Himalayan country scramble to secure shots amid a surge in infections that …
China silent on independent probe on charges of COVID-19 leak from Wuhan bio lab
Calls for an independent investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which devastated the world after emerging from Wuhan have become louder especially in the US following new reports that some …
Taiwan criticizes China over Pfizer vaccine deal, and Wuhan lab theory irks Beijing
Tensions between Taiwan and Beijing flared on Wednesday when Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen accused China of blocking a deal Taipei was negotiating with Pfizer Inc. and German partner BioNTech to …
China Military’s Taiwan Invasion Force Conducts Amphibious Beach Assault Drills
The brigade in eastern China held combat drills lasting eight hours, expending several thousand rounds of ammunition, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported.
China’s yuan rally fuels central bank debate on using currency appreciation to fight commodity price surge
A stronger yuan exchange rate against the US dollar would make commodity imports cheaper, but it would also make Chinese exporters less price competitive.
China surpasses Germany as Britain’s biggest single import market in Q1: British statistics office
China surpassed Germany as Britain’s biggest single import market in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021, the British Office for National Statistics has said. Goods imports from China to Britain soared to …
How China Seized the Initiative on Blockchain and Digital Currency
Global information networks are undergoing unprecedented innovation, driven in large part by the emergence of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, and 5G.
‘Political manipulation’: China hits out at US calls for further probe into coronavirus origins
Beijing has accused Washington of “political manipulation” after the United States renewed calls for further investigation into the origins of the coronavirus and more transparency from China. Members …
