A sudden termination of Blizzard’s operations in China starkly highlighted the vulnerability of centralized gaming systems. It wasn’t merely about losing a game. It was about losing communities, …
Monthly Archives For September 2023
BMW expects higher China sales in 2023, finance chief says
In his first interview since becoming finance chief in May, Walter Mertl told Reuters that BMW had been able to grow 3.7% in China in the first half, faster than the world’s top auto market…
New products of digital yuan on display at 2023 CIFTIS
Meituan, Bank of China and China Unicom are jointly showcasing payment scenarios that combine SIM cards and a digital yuan hardware wallet at the services fair. JD Technology, a subsidiary of …
China’s Xi Jinping vows to open service sector to boost cross-border trade and investment
Chinese President Xi Jinping says country will ease market access in areas such as telecoms, tourism, law and vocational exams However, Beijing must bring domestic standards in line with international …
US-China Trade Wars: How Do These 9 Imports Threaten US National Security?
The massive trade flows as well as competition over rights to technological developments between the two nations mean trade regulations and world trade agreements have major consequences. China …
China’s Xi vows to open service sector to boost cross-border trade and investment
China has faced a sluggish domestic economic recovery since ending its rigid Covid-19 restrictions in December. On Friday, Beijing released its latest set of support measures to lift household …
New phone sparks worry China has found a way around U.S. tech limits
As Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo was visiting China earlier this week, a sea-green Chinese smartphone was quietly launched online. It was no normal gadget. And its launch has sparked hushed …
China reveals grand vision for space resource utilization
What if you could mine all the resources you need for space exploration from space itself? China reveals plans to set up an extensive space resource system.
Tesla shows off restyled Model 3 sedan at Beijing trade fair
Tesla showed off its restyled, China-made Model 3 sedan for the first time to the public at a trade fair in Beijing, after launching it a day before in several countries.The U.S. automaker displayed a…
Typhoon Saola weakens after landfall in China; Shenzhen resumes transportation, business
Typhoon Saola has weakened after landing the second time in Yangjiang, South China’s Guangdong Province on Saturday noon, bringing strong winds and downpours. Saola made the first landfall at midnight …
China’s Nationalist Turn May Leave Its Economy Behind
Despite international validation of Japan’s measures with the Fukushima water, Japan’s companies and individual citizens have come under nationalist Chinese pressure in recent days. Tokyo is now …
China property crackdown: why surprise victim Country Garden could be worse than Evergrande for the economy
The catastrophic crash in Country Garden Holdings, once the gold standard in China’s property industry, has cost stock and bond investors steep losses. Now, the developer stands to potentially inflict …
China’s AI rivals to ChatGPT now available to the public
Multiple AI chatbots have been approved for public release in China this week, marking an end to waitlists that have dragged on for months. Who’s making them: Eleven firms received approval from the …
