China is putting companies that overwork their employees on notice. The country’s top court on Thursday issued a lengthy condemnation of what’s commonly known in China as “996,” the practice of …
Monthly Archives For August 2021
Biden says China still withholding ‘critical’ information over COVID-19 origins
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Friday (Aug 27) that China was withholding “critical information” on the origins of COVID-19 after the US intelligence community said it did not believe the virus …
Jin Renqing, Ex-China Finance Minister, Dies in Fire: Caixin
Former Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing died in a fire at his home in Beijing, Caixin reported on Saturday, citing multiple unidentified people.
China’s Biggest AI Firm SenseTime Group Files for Hong Kong IPO
SenseTime Group Inc. filed plans for an initial public offering that would list China’s largest artificial intelligence company on the Hong Kong exchange. China International Capital Corp., Haitong …
Why China is in no rush to endorse the Taliban in Afghanistan
Beijing was talking to the militant group before its takeover of the Central Asian nation but doubts remain about what the group can and will do.
China slams U.S. accusations of obstructing international investigation into COVID-19 origin
China is firmly opposed to the report released the U.S. intelligence community on COVID-19 origins tracing, which accused China of “obstructing international investigations” and “refusing to share …
A change in greetings hails social development in China
“The change in forms of greetings is inseparable from social development and reflects social changes,” said Zhu Ye, associate professor in linguistics at Shanghai International Studies University.
China targets U.S. IPOs, algorithms, cloud in latest tech takedown
China has launched a multi-pronged attack on its tech companies, threatening to curb their ability to list in the United States, seeking to tighten up regulation of their use of algorithms and …
Coronavirus: US intelligence can’t solve COVID-19 mystery with more information from China
The U.S. intelligence community does not believe it can resolve a debate over whether a Chinese laboratory incident was the source of COVID-19 without more information, U.S. officials said in a …
China protests US Navy, Coast Guard ships in Taiwan Strait
China’s defense ministry protested Saturday the passage of a U.S. Navy warship and Coast Guard cutter through the waters between China and Taiwan, a self-governing island claimed by China. A statement …
US intelligence community needs China’s input on Covid-19’s origin – officials
The US intelligence community has failed to resolve a debate within the Biden administration over the origin of Covid-19, officials say.
China Construction Bank profit jump 11% to $24b
China Construction Bank Corp, a large State-owned commercial lender, recorded a net profit of 154.1 billion yuan ($23.8 billion) in the first half, an increase of 10.92 percent from the same period …
As China urges the rich to give more for ‘common prosperity’, it can no longer afford restrictions on charity
The circumstances are certainly of concern to China’s most prosperous. Since November, when billionaire Jack Ma’s financial-technology conglomerate Ant Group was suddenly forced to halt a mega share …
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