The import of Chinese goods manufactured by forced labour in Xinjiang province will now be blocked after the US-sponsored Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act came into effect on June 21 …
Monthly Archives For June 2022
China’s payments, fintech sectors to ‘play bigger role’ in boosting economy, President Xi says, in positive signal for Big Tech
The country’s payments and fintech platforms are expected to help ‘ensure security’ of their industry’s infrastructure and ‘prevent systemic financial risks’ The latest initiative by Beijing follows …
Green shoots emerge for Asia’s IPO market
A wave of companies has begun premarketing initial public offerings this week, despite a market backdrop as hostile as ever, as a need for cash but no sign of any good market windows propels issuers.
China’s crackdown on the fun industry continues
I n china’s world of video-game warcraft the phrase chong ta describes the storming of a castle before you are equipped with the right weapons and armour. More recently the term …
As China-Horn of Africa Peace Conference ends, Beijing’s envoy offers to play regional security role
As China seeks to play a bigger role in promoting peace and security in the Horn of Africa, it faces complex challenges in bringing lasting stability to the region, where it has large investment and…
China Mobile Group tops 1B connections
China Mobile Group, which has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Pakistan and Hong Kong, recently passed the 1 billion mobile connections mark.
China Direct: Boris delays — Berlin’s strange Plöt — NATO looks east, at last
POLITICO’s China Direct explores Europe’s diplomatic and commercial relationship with China, delivering expert reporting and analysis every week in your inbox.
China’s Five Year Plan for energy: One eye on security today, one on a low-carbon future
Following 2021’s electricity shortages, plans show a tension between ensuring supplies and guiding reform during crucial few years for the energy transition …
Technology breakthroughs propel China’s shipbuilding capability
Chinese shipyards topped the three major metrics used by the global shipbuilding industry in 2021, with the highest number of completed orders, new orders and orders on hand. As one of the world’s …
China’s Future of Health: Empowering consumers through cross-sector collaboration and innovation key to systemic transformation
technology, and analytics have become core competencies. The report also explores how incumbents and disruptors in health care can come together to propel the transformation of China’s health care …
Microsoft eyes bigger China presence
Microsoft Corp is ratcheting up its efforts to tap into the burgeoning Chinese cloud computing market as the United States-based technology firm is scheduled to unveil new hybrid cloud capabilities in …
China steps up energy conservation, carbon reduction efforts in industrial production
To expedite the progress of green upgrading in industrial production, Chinese authorities have introduced a raft of measures to boost energy conservation and reduce carbon emissions, according to the …
China launches new batch of three remote sensing satellites
The satellites were launched as the second batch of the Yaogan-35 family at 10:22 a.m. (local time) by a Long March-2D carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.
