The Chinese government has taken a stake and one of three board seats in a key subsidiary of TikTok owner ByteDance, reports said Tuesday, reviving debate about whether the popular short-form video …
Monthly Archives For August 2021
Let science, not politics, speak on coronavirus origin
This is a scientific issue. It shouldn’t be politicized to use as a scapegoat for the failure of the wrongdoing to combat the virus.
Global Blockchain in Telecommunication and Post Services Market growth graph to witness upward trajectory during 2021-2027
China, India, Southeast Asia countries, South Korea, Japan, Australia, GCC countries, Turkey, Brazil, Egypt, Mexico, and South Africa provides better market understanding depending on the Blockchain …
Analysis: Green-push dilemma: China’s steel curbs could cripple price control efforts
China is facing a high profile test of its commitment to curbing industrial pollution after steel output surged in the first half of the year to well beyond its target of capping production at 2020’s…
‘Hasten longan export to China’
Longan plantation owners in Pailin province have called on the government to expedite the proposed agreement with China on the direct export of the fruit to the country..
Why Hong Kong’s crypto crown is slipping
Hong Kong has played a pivotal role in the short history of cryptocurrencies. The Chinese territory is the birthplace of some of the world’s largest crypto companies and the industry’s most pioneering …
Beijing releases new hydrogen industry five-year plan
The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology on Monday released a new five-year plan for the development of the hydrogen industry, laying out major tasks for industrial chains …
Tesla expands legal, external relations workforce in China
Tesla Inc is hiring managers for legal and external relations teams in China, according to a job post on its Wechat account, as the electric-car maker faces public scrutiny in the country over safety …
Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan Extend Hands to Taliban Now in Control of Afghanistan
As the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan shook the international community, regional powers Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan have all maintained their embassies in Kabul.
China conducts live-fire drills near Taiwan as Chinese media warns island that US ‘won’t come to help’ in a war
The Chinese military said that the drills were in response to “provocations” by the US and some in Taiwan.
Thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards, some from China, seized by US Customs
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards in dozens of shipments this fiscal year, including one most recently from China.
China faces threat in volatile borderlands after Afghanistan falls to the Taliban
Sean Roberts, a George Washington University professor who studies the Xinjiang region, said developments in Afghanistan in the coming months may test China’s self-proclaimed st …
China’s purchases of new crop soy from the US heat up in August
China’s not yet buying new crop soybeans from the U.S. as fast it did at this time last year, but U.S. sales are still historically strong and increasing quickly in August.
