China will “fully” promote the research and development of 6G as well as future industries including humanoid robots, the metaverse and quantum technology to better support the building of a modern …
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China spent years angrily trying to shut down the theory that COVID-19 came from its labs. It failed.
The FBI’s director, Christopher Wray, has added his support to the theory that COVID-19 originated in a lab in China.
China Says Coronavirus ‘Lab Leak’ Claims Hurt US Credibility
Beijing accused Washington on Wednesday of harming its own credibility after a top US intelligence official said his agency believed the pandemic “most likely” caused by a laboratory incident in Wuhan …
Property developer China Vanke to raise $500 mln via share placement – term sheet
Major Chinese property developer China Vanke is selling 300 million new H-shares at HK$12.93 to HK$13.20 apiece in a placement on Wednesday to raise around $500 million, according to a term sheet seen …
China Blockchain Conflux Gains $10M Investment From DWF
DWF Labs bought tokens of the China-based blockchain platform, which claims to be the only crypto company with approval to operate in the country after the government banned all crypto products in …
From condoms to cosmetics, China sales grow as lockdowns end
Beiersdorf chief executive Vincent Warnery said the company had seen the first signs of recovery in China and the global travel retail business, fuelled by the country’s reopening. “After a very …
FBI Director says novel coronavirus likely originated from China lab leak
FBI Director Christopher Wray said that the agency believes that the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19 likely originated from a lab leak in Wuhan, China.”The FBI has for …
COVID origin tensions test Biden’s China balancing act
President Biden’s balancing act with China is being tested by renewed pressure from Republicans to confront Beijing over the origins of COVID-19, emboldened by a new intelligence assessment favoring the theory that the virus originated…
China dismisses FBI statement on COVID-19 lab leak theory
For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory. Responding to comments …
China says EU TikTok ban will harm business confidence
China says a ban on the use of TikTok by official European Union institutions will harm business confidence in Europe …
China telcos jump on bets AI services will drive cloud sector
SHANGHAI: China’s telecommunication stocks surge on speculation they will benefit from an expansion in cloud computing and the potential development of artificial intelligence software. China Telecom …
Xi’s planned revival of Chinese financial watchdog exerts more party control
Plans by China’s Communist Party to revive a high-level economic watchdog after two decades signal President Xi Jinping push to increase oversight of the financial sector, analysts say, part of a …
COVID-19: China lab leak ‘most likely’ caused outbreak, FBI director says
Christopher Wray accuses the Chinese government of “doing its best to try to thwart and obfuscate” efforts by the US and others to learn more about the pandemic’s origins.