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Monthly Archives For February 2022
China adds more companies to an industry body designed to develop the country’s metaverse
Often, China sets up such committees around technologies it wants to develop quickly and take a lead in, such as blockchain. The setting up of the metaverse committee could also suggest China is …
NEO Reacts Positively After China’s Blockchain Service Network Deal
Since the team behind Neo announced the deal to create a permissioned chain in China, NEO has gained 11% in the last 24 hours. Over the last year, China has not been very friendly when…
New regulations hit China in global tech, media and telecom IPO market
Regulatory crackdown in China has shrunk the country’s share in the global tech, media and Telecom (TMT) IPO market by 9 per cent last year, a new report showed on Wednesday. China’s regulatory …
China’s Tianjin clears COVID-19 risk areas
TIANJIN, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — North China’s Tianjin Municipality has cleared all medium and high-risk areas for COVID-19, the municipal COVID-19 prevention and control headquarters announced Wednesday.
Where did Covid-19 come from?
Son: We learned why we have Covid-19 and where it came from. Dad: Yes, Covid-19 came from China. Son: Does God live in China? Dad: No, God lives in…well God is sort of everywhere. God…
The Rift Between the U.S. and China Is a Global Health Hazard
A man is given a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 by a health worker at a private testing site on January 13, 2022 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in…
Biden Administration Says China Failed Trade Commitments on Multiple Fronts
In a new report, the administration detailed China’s violations of promises made both to the World Trade Organization and under a 2020 trade deal with the U.S. By Ana Swanson WASHINGTON — The Biden …
Chinese policy bank increases ecological support in Yellow River
The China Development Bank, one of the country’s primary policy banks, granted 149.6 billion yuan (23.57 billion U.S. dollars) in loans to support ecological protection and high-quality development in …
China’s Inflation Slows, Giving Central Bank Room to Ease Policy
China’s inflation eased in January, providing Beijing with more leeway to shore up the economy ahead of a key political leadership meeting later this year. The producer price index rose 9.1% from a …
Futuristic Technology At The Olympics: AI, IoT, And Robots
Inventors and scientists at the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in China created a robotic curling coach that uses a combination of image recognition, AI, and an automatic control system to help …
Brother of Seoul envoy to Beijing suspended for misselling of funds
South Korea’s financial regulator on Wednesday decided to suspend Jang Ha-won, the chief executive of Discovery Asset Management from his duty, and fine the state-run Industrial Bank of Korea for …
UBS Sees China Private Banking Revenue Pool Hitting $163 Billion
High-net-worth individuals in the world’s most populous nation may have 214 trillion yuan of investable assets by 2030, marking an annual growth of 14% from 2020, May Yan, the bank’s head of Greater …