China’s focus on versatility, such as autonomous vehicles and AI-equipped weapons, is in contrast to weapons designed for asymmetrical warfare ‘Right now they’re like little sprinklings of AI that are …
Monthly Archives For October 2023
TikTok courier slashes $1bn Hong Kong IPO target on weak investor demand
Companies have raised just $3.5bn from Hong Kong listings this year, down almost 70 per cent from a year ago and on track for the lowest annual total in two decades, as hopes for a…
Fauci adviser who allegedly ‘deleted federal records’ subpoenaed in House COVID-19 origins probe
AP “Further, these documents may shed light on efforts from within the government to suppress or otherwise disregard the possibility COVID-19 originated from a laboratory in Wuhan, China,” the letter states. “It is therefore necessary…
AI and Blockchain Job Trends in 2023 Salary Insights and Economic Potential
As the world moves more into the digital age, China’s AI sector emerges as the most lucrative field for university graduates in 2023. The demand for AI skills has skyrocketed, reflecting in the high …
Dark clouds over China as banking sector begins to fail
China’s economic skies are darkening, and the most recent storm cloud is forming over the banking sector. On the surface, the uptick in investments from the country’s sovereign wealth fund in some of …
Putin expected in Beijing, more dependent than ever on China
Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to China next week to meet his “dear friend” Xi Jinping, forging even closer ties in a key strategic relationship in which experts say Moscow is increasingly
Huawei Drives $34 Billion China Stock Boom in Rare Hot Trades
Huawei Technologies Co. has established itself as the corporate symbol of China’s drive for technological self-reliance. Now the unlisted technology company is also sparking the nation’s hottest stock …
China’s new party finance organ gets to work while concerns over stability loom
New commission, which began operations last month, part of campaign to keep party at helm of financial matters Formation of new body comes amid broader overhaul of state economic functions, redefined …
An Alameda employee connected to China objected to Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged bribery scheme. He told her to ‘shut the f*** up’
The Chinese government had frozen Alameda’s accounts at Chinese crypto exchanges OKX and Huobi (now HTX … two Alameda employees with “connections to China.” After several in-person meetings, and …
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Kenya and a railway to nowhere
Launched in 2013, China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has stretched across the globe and noticeably changed the landscape of infrastructure across Africa.
Kenya, China and a railway to nowhere
Yet it is hard to believe that Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is not a success when passengers disgorge from a packed train of around 12 carriages at the Syokimau railway terminus in the capital,…
US authorities monitor China-linked Bitcoin miners amid national security concerns: Report
Amid political tensions between the United States and China, officials are reportedly looking into mining facilities that have the potential to affect U.S. national security.
China’s General Liu Zhenli likely to step in for missing defence minister at security forum as US military talks resume
Vietnamese war General Liu Zhenli will be face of the PLA in meetings with US representatives following unexplained disappearance of minister Li Shangfu, say sources.
