The approval comes during reprieve from tsunami of infections but another wave could be on the way after Lunar New Year migration The approved medications include China’s first antiviral to use the …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
China’s PLA aims to leverage advanced technology for use of unmanned weapons, artificial intelligence: Report
Xi Jinping stressed that expeditiously upgrading the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to a ‘world-class’ force is the need of the hour.
Pandemic pushes digital banking in China, HK
Over the past 12 months, mobile banking apps and online banking were the most-used channels, across different age groups and asset levels, note two reports published by Bain & Company, namely “How to …
Covid Zero, Property Slump Drives China’s Into Record Deficit
The cost China paid to futilely try and contain the Covid pandemic last year has become clearer, with the budget deficit hitting a record $1.3 trillion.
China’s Covid wave ‘coming to an end’ – officials
Authorities say the death toll has peaked, and there’s been no case spike during Lunar New Year.
Senators Warner, Rubio claim Beijing can meddle with what’s trending on TikTok
I don’t know how our national security interests and the operation of TikTok in this country, as long as it’s owned by ByteDance, can coexist,” Senator Marco Rubio said on CBS’s Face the Nation.
The disappearance of a teen gripped China. The discovery of his body raised more questions
The whereabouts of the 15-year-old, who vanished from a boarding school in southern Jiangxi province in October, was for months among the most discussed topics on the Chinese internet.
China Import and Export Licensing Management in 2023: List of Goods Impacted
The updates to China’s catalogues of goods and technologies subject to import and export licensing should boost trade confidence in 2023.
China to promote consumption-led economic recovery
The cabinet also reaffirmed its support for the private sector and digital platform economy, which have taken a knock from a series of regulatory crackdowns in recent years.
China looking to ride Web 3.0 wave
While many fans still need to become more familiar with Web3 or Web 3.0, the word has been trendy in the tech community these years. Chinese policymakers and tech enterprises are also ramping up …
Covid in China: Officials say current wave is ‘coming to an end’
The number of severe Covid cases and deaths is trending downward, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report. It also said there had been “no obvious rebound” during Lunar …
ASML says ‘rules are being finalized’ on chip export controls to China
ASML, a Dutch maker of semiconductor equipment, says “rules are being finalized” on export controls, amid reports that the Netherlands and Japan have joined the United States in restricting sales of …
Bill Gates says the rise of China is good for everyone and that Beijing needs to ‘play a stronger role in world governance’
Bill Gates sees China’s rise as a “huge win for the world.” But he knows that not everyone shares his view. Speaking this week at the Lowy Institute, a think tank based in Sydney, the…
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