China is expected to pursue greater domestic reforms and tariff cuts as it strives to join important international trade agreements and unleash the potential of high-level economic opening-up, experts …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
The Download: organs on demand, and covid scams in China
The entrepreneur dreaming of a factory of unlimited organs Martine Rothblatt was a successful satellite entrepreneur when her daughter Jenesis was diagnosed with a fatal lung disease. So Rothblatt …
China’s Rising COVID-19 Death Toll
Satellite images suggest a higher number of deaths as China suspends short-term visas for South Korean and Japanese travelers in a retaliatory measure.
Debunking three fallacious portrayals of China’s COVID-19 situation
Since China announced its changes to COVID-19 policies, many Western media outlets have painted a dire picture of the country. The main thread they are using, like the news piece tapped into, is that …
WHO Says China Still Underreports COVID Deaths Despite Providing More Data
China is still heavily underreporting deaths although it is providing more information on its COVID-19 outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. “There are some very important …
Hong Kong to Propose Approved Set of Crypto Tokens for Retail Trading: Reuters
Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28. Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will allow retail trading in a select group of …
With Jack Ma Stepping Back From Ant, Is China’s War On Tech Giants Over?
Jack Ma has just ceded his majority control of China’s Ant Group. What does this mean for the fintech giant’s growth prospects and stalled IPO?
China dream dashed for South Koreans caught in Covid-19 travel row
Travellers uncertain over Lunar New Year reunions and other plans as Seoul and Beijing impose tit-for-tat restrictions.
Taoping’s Next Generation Smart Rest Station Launches in Shenzhen’s Highly Popular Xiangmi Park
(NASDAQ: TAOP, the “Company” or “Taoping”) today announced that its next generation smart rest station, which integrates fully autonomous street sweeper functionality, has been launched in Shenzhen’s …
Beijing eyes new momentum in opening-up, innovation in 2023: acting mayor
A visitor looks at a screen displaying the development in metaverse innovation chain at the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Han …
China clashes with its neighbors after reopening to the world with Covid surging
The country has stopped issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan in response to restrictions on travelers from China, where a surge in cases has spurred global concern.
China’s scientific supremacy shifting balance of power
While a country’s scientific prowess is somewhat difficult to quantify, I’d argue that the amount of money spent on scientific research, the number of scholarly papers published and the quality of …
China’s Paxlovid cyber scams are everywhere
As China’s struggles with covid treatment supply, frauds are running wild—targeting desperate people in search of medicine for themselves or their loved ones.
