China Telecom, one of the country’s three major telecom operators that exited the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year, is set to raise up to 54.2 billion yuan (US$8.5 billion) as one of the…
Monthly Archives For August 2021
Shenzhen observes robust recovery in commerce and consumption
The long peak hour queues in restaurants along Dongmen pedestrian street in Luohu district, a commercial and consumption hub of Shenzhen, indicates that the city’s consumption is gradually getting rid …
This video was filmed in Shenzhen and has circulated online since 2018
A video of strong winds knocking a person to the ground has been viewed thousands of times in YouTube and Twitter posts that claim it was filmed in Shanghai as Typhoon In-Fa hit eastern China…
Dual exhibition in Shenzhen highlights transcendence
Transcendence and Ren Jian, an ongoing exhibition at the Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, looks at the distinctive creative experiences of two …
China’s Covid-Zero Risks; Singapore 70% Vaccinated: Virus Update
Singapore said 70% of its population has been fully vaccinated as it starts to ease social distancing restrictions. In the U.S., new coronavirus cases surged to the highest weekly level since early …
China upholds Canadian’s death sentence as Huawei case looms
A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected a Canadian drug convict’s appeal of a death sentence in what appeared to be an effort to step up pressure on Canada to release a detained executive of tech…
China’s local Covid-19 cases hit highest daily total of latest outbreak
Monday, including the highest daily totals of local and symptomatic cases during its recent outbreak. The country’s National Health Commission (NHC) reported 143 new symptomatic cases, the highest …
As the Tokyo Olympics ends, all eyes are now on the Beijing Winter Games
With the Olympic flame extinguished in Tokyo, all eyes are now on Beijing for the 2022 Winter Games less than six months away.
China’s rejection of politicized origin tracing is well-founded (I)
When deflection efforts failed to end the public criticism of the administration, the Biden White House began to give fresh life to the lab leak theory, initially pushed by fringe groups, to …
Taming the wolf warrior — China’s rising aggression
Three books examine Beijing’s increasingly strident diplomacy, the strategy behind it and what can be done to counter its tactics …
China’s New Oil Giants Flourish in Xi’s Clean Energy Wave
China’s newest oil refiners are thriving by aligning themselves with President Xi Jinping’s vision, expanding even as their older rivals and several other private businesses have been reined in by …
China court upholds death sentence against Canadian Robert Schellenberg
Ruling comes as verdict expected in trial of fellow Canadian Michael Spavor …
Bank BBVA Teams With Ant’s Blockchain Platform Trusple
Bank BBVA is now offering payment and financing services on Trusple — China’s Ant Group’s blockchain platform for global trade.
