Restricted access by offshore users comes as China sharpens its focus on data usage and security amid rising geopolitical tensions and concerns about privacy.
Monthly Archives For May 2023
China’s crypto stance unchanged by moves in Hong Kong, says exec
Despite Chinese state-backed firms getting increasingly involved in crypto in Hong Kong, mainland China remains, and will likely remain, anti-crypto for a long time.
Alibaba’s global online shopping unit considers US IPO to spur growth
Alibaba’s international online shopping unit, which includes e-commerce brands AliExpress and Lazada, is considering a US initial public offering (IPO) to drive growth.
WHO declares an end to Covid-19 global health emergency
The coronavirus outbreak killed at least seven million people worldwide – and health chiefs stressed that the pandemic is not over.
COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency – but ‘battle is not over,’ WHO declares
COVID-19 first emerged in Wuhan, China in 2019 before spreading across the world, leading to lockdowns and other public health measures for more than three years.
World Health Organization says COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency
it hadn’t yet been named COVID-19 and there were no major outbreaks beyond China. More than three years later, the virus has caused an estimated 764 million cases globally and about 5 billion people …
Hainan sees more COVID-19 cases, with 70% caused by XBB.1 variant
South China’s Hainan Province has recently seen an apparent increase in COVID-19 infections, among which 70 percent were caused by the XBB.1 variant and its subvariants. But the cases are still …
WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19
The World Health Organization today lifted its Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. That declaration went into effect three years ago on January 30th, 2020.
U.S. Ambassador to China calls for resumption of high-level talks
United States Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said that “it’s an issue” that the communications between the U.S. and China have been deteriorating. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer spoke with Burns …
For the First Time Ever, China Tested a Stirling Engine in Space
A Stirling power converter is a machine that converts heat into electrical current, a possibly game-changing device for spacecraft and space colonies.NASA has been developing its own Stirling …
China will speed up construction of charging facilities for EVs – state media
China will speed up the construction of charging facilities for new energy vehicles such as electric cars, and improve policies for purchasing and using them, state media quoted the cabinet as saying …
China’s industry ministry issues draft data standards for smart vehicles
China’s industry ministry issued on Friday a series of draft technical standards including cybersecurity requirements for vehicles, with the country moving to tighten data regulation as cars become …
Mega Startup IPO Faces Serious Trouble
Some in Congress are calling for the SEC to block this company from going public unless it takes a big action.
