After quarters of rapid growth fueled by remote work, the cloud market is cooling down as businesses look for ways to curb cloud spending in post-COVID times and an uncertain economy. AWS saw its …
Monthly Archives For February 2023
U.S. is ‘absolutely’ behind on supply chain independence from China, Biden advisor says
For the U.S., whose relations with China can currently be described as tense at best, this poses several potential security risks.
Can coal-reliant China and India make a smooth transition to green energy?
The nations account for more than 60 per cent of global coal consumption, and are aiming to slash their emission levels by 2030 to arrive at net zero targets by 2060-2070. But fulfilling those goals…
How will EU’s ‘green tariff’ impact China’s carbon market?
The EU’s newly agreed carbon border levy may act as an ‘external incentive’ to motivate China’s carbon market to grow.
Economic Watch: Full rollout of IPO reform underway in China to better serve real economy
China unveiled draft rules last week for the rollout of the registration-based initial public offering (IPO) system across the domestic stock market, representing a major leap forward in the reform of …
No spike in China’s Covid-19 cases so far despite Chinese New Year travel rush
BEIJING – For Henan native Zhang Long, Covid-19 is a thing of the past. The 37-year-old chiropractor was one of the hundreds of millions of Chinese who returned to their hometowns and villages during …
China’s Residential Schools Separate a Million Tibetan Children From Their Families, U.N. Says
Roughly 1 million Tibetan children have been separated from their families and forcibly placed into state-run boarding schools, as part of China’s assimilation efforts, the U.N. revealed Monday.
China’s Spy Balloon Was 200 ft Tall, Carried Payload the Size of a Jet
As the recovery effort continued Tuesday, China’s foreign ministry said the balloon “doesn’t belong to the U.S.”
China blue chips edge higher after 3-day slide, property stocks top gainers
Chinese blue chips inched higher on Tuesday, as some investors bought the dip after a three-session slide amid hopes for a de-escalation in Sino-U.S. tensions.
Taiwan Jan exports down for 5th month, China shipments slump
By Liang-sa Loh and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s exports fell for a fifth straight month in January due to a deteriorating global economy and factory closures during the long Lunar New Year …
Banned in mainland China, 3,000kg of Taiwanese sugar-apples head to Brunei
While shipments to Brunei remain relatively small, the move represents a ‘breakthrough’ in Taiwan’s search for new markets, diplomacy expert says Beijing halted imports of the fruit, also known as …
Stop Worrying About China: Trump Is the Real Threat
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Wikimedia CommonsAs revelations over the Chinese spy balloon flying over U.S. airspace continue to dominate headlines and Vladimir Putin plans his …
Spy Balloon Bursts Hopes for Bipartisanship on New China Panel
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Wikimedia CommonsWhen House Republicans and Democrats joined together last month to create a new committee focused on U.S. competition with China, …
