It is not often that Goldman Sachs refers to the capricious, cleanliness-obsessed Japanese kawayakami toilet gods in its equity research. It is rarer still that it cites the propitiation of these deities while making the…
Monthly Archives For August 2023
Sun bear in China zoo sparks online debate
A zoo in China says its sun bear is real and not a person dressed in costume after a viral video ignited internet debate. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer has more on what experts are…
Aftermath of Typhoon Doksuri brought Beijing floods, meteorologists explain
Rising ocean temperatures caused by climate crisis are also said to be causing China’s extreme weather …
Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths
China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days. The Beijing Meteorological Bureau said the city recorded 29.3 inches of rain between Saturday and …
To Win the Tech Race Against China, America Must Engage the Private Sector
Unfortunately, such a scenario is neither far-fetched nor far off: That’s the world’s digital future if the United States and its allies do not win the high-stakes tech competition with China. After five months of…
How much of a gamechanger is China’s new chip technology?
While the chip technology is not new, it still plays a role in powering a wide array of products ranging from electric cars to missiles. China producing these semiconductors would likely help Beijing …
Unilumin listed in Top 500 Most Valuable Brands in Asia
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As GYBrand released its “Top 500 Most Valuable Brands in Asia 2023”, on August 1 st, Unilumin was very proud to be on the list. With an estimated…
Mpox cases rising in China with infections spiking more than 50% in 3 weeks
as we saw with COVID-19. “We should care because with these transmissible diseases and globalization of infectious diseases, what happens in China doesn’t only stay in China, even though sure [mpox] is less transmissible,” he…
Beijing’s worst flooding in a decade kills at least 2 as China grapples with remnants of Typhoon Doksuri
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated before the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri hit Beijing, and another massive storm is already headed for China.
China economy: Beijing must follow words with action to restore growth and confidence
The raft of second-quarter economic data should lay to rest lingering doubts about China’s post-pandemic recovery having run its course Beijing’s macroeconomic policies are out of sync with reality, …
Up to 40% of all Arm servers are deployed in China
Servers powered by Arm chips are on the rise, especially in China, where new figures estimate that 40 percent of Arm-based servers are now deployed. It has been a long journey for chip designer to…
China’s tech giants from Alibaba to ByteDance rush to donate hundreds of millions to flood-hit areas as Doksuri hammers northern China
China’s Big Tech firms from Alibaba to ByteDance have pledged to donate hundreds of millions of yuan for flood relief efforts after Tropical Storm Doksuri brought a rare downpour that killed 11 people …
U.S. says concerned over China’s call to popularise counter-espionage among masses
Encouraging citizens to spy on each other is something of great concern, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said on Wednesday after China’s Ministry of State Security earlier this week …
