The Economist magazine hailed blockchain as “the trust machine”, capable of replacing governance structures, displacing institutions. OECD research, however, shows little breakthrough in blockchain …
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French senators arrive in Taiwan amid tensions with China
A group of French senators arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit Wednesday following a large Chinese show of force with fighters jets and escalating diplomatic pressure against the island.
Taipei warns that China will be able to invade Taiwan by 2025
Taiwan’s defence minister has warned that China will be fully capable of invading the island by 2025, in the government’s first clear message to the public that the country faces a threat of war. Chiu…
Biden says US and China will abide by Taiwan agreement
US President Joe Biden says he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to abide by the “Taiwan agreement”. Mr Biden appeared to be referring to Washington’s longstanding “one China” policy …
Experts stress healthy development of cloud gaming
The market will likely grow even bigger, provided necessary efforts are made for its healthy development, experts said. What’s going to be key, however, is a framework to prevent underage gamers from …
Banking sector’s loan exposure to Evergrande ‘insignificant’: MAS
Direct exposures to China’s property sector are less than 1% of non-bank loans. Singapore’s banking sector has ‘insignificant’ exposure from the fallout of China Evergrande Group, with less than 1% …
Citi promotes Jiang and Li to Asia industrials banking co-heads – memo
Citigroup has appointed David Jiang and Lei Li as co-head of industrials investment banking for Asia, according to a company memo seen by Reuters. Jiang has been with Citi for three years while Li has…
TicWatch Pro X Goes Official in China, See Specs & Price
Mobvoi’s latest smartwatch, TicWatch Pro X has gone official in China as part of the company’s attempt to expand its brand in more regions.
China’s COVID-19 pandemic may have begun in May 2019: Report
As a group of researchers of the World Health Organization is trying to trace the origins of the coronavirus, it has now emerged that the COVID-19 pandemic may have begun in China in May 2019…
Financial cleansing deters investment in China
China is becoming more assertive and nationalistic, extending its hold over many emerging market countries and their resources with alliances that challenge the West. This matters as it disrupts the …
China’s coronavirus patients subject to abuse and bullying as new outbreaks emerge
Victims of the coronavirus are having their personal information shared online illegally by aggressive cyberbullies and harassed illegally with little or no consequences, say experts.
Beijing crackdown threatens to crush China’s love of London property
Chinese property Group set out to build western Europe’s tallest residential tower. A video on the $9bn company’s website shows “Spire London” …
Taiwan defence minister says tensions with China are the worst in four decades
Military tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan’s defence minister said on Wednesday, days after record numbers of Chinese aircraft flew into the island’s air defence …
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