On Thursday, a video emerged that appeared to show a brewery employee peeing on raw beer ingredients at a Tsingtao factory. The footage was posted on the social media platform Weibo and went viral …
Monthly Archives For October 2023
Culture Beat: 8th China Campus Theatre Festival to land in Shenzhen
The 8th China Campus Theatre Festival, also known as the 27th BeSeTo Theatre Festival, and the 2023 Nanshan Theatre Festival will be held in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province, in November.
Philippines confronts unlikely adversary in SCS row: Filipinos echoing ‘pro-Beijing’ narratives
There’s a small but vocal group of Filipinos echoing pro-Beijing narratives. Security officials fear that the public, who like to use social media and have shown vulnerability to disinformation, could be swayed by Beijing’s narratives…
China may struggle in electromagnetic spectrum fighting, Pentagon says
China in 2015 established its Strategic Support Force, centralizing its space, information, cyber and electronic warfare efforts.
WPP Fires Employee Detained in China, Launches Investigation Into Bribery Charges
WPP said it terminated the executive currently detained in China on charges of bribery and is conducting its own investigation into the matter.
IPO Roundup: Mach Natural Resources, Prospect Energy Holdings and more
The IPO market was rather quiet last week, with only a few companies making their debuts. It follows the recent highly-touted IPOs of Birkenstock (BIRK), Instacart (CART), and Arm Holdings (ARM), …
China arrested an executive and two former employees at a major US ad agency, claiming they accepted bribes, reports say
One current and two former employees of ad agency GroupM were detained by Chinese authorities, who also questioned its CEO in China, reports say.
China’s Tax Investigation into Foxconn: A Dance of Strategy and Risk
In the world of international business and politics, every move is a dance of strategy, a calculated risk. China’s recent initiation of a tax investigation into Foxconn, a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.
China plans financial policy conference for next week – Bloomberg News
China plans to convene a key financial policy gathering which takes place once every five years early next week to prevent risks and set medium-term priorities, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Korea to take contingency plans as China curbs exports of key battery material
Korea’s industry ministry said Monday it will make contingency plans to ensure a smooth supply of some graphite products as China curbs exports of the key battery material. First Vice Industry Minister Jang Young-jin made…
Australia’s Treasury Wine to rebuild China business after tariff review
Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates said on Monday it is well placed to rebuild its business in China including re-building distribution for the Penfolds Australian entry-level luxury portfolios, should tariffs of the country’s wine be removed.
Beijing Stages Charm Offensive to Pave Way for Xi Trip
Beijing is gearing up a charm offensive that appears designed to prepare the way for what would be Xi Jinping’s first U.S. trip since 2017.
Western graphite producers’ shares soar after Beijing announces export curbs
Shares in Brisbane-based Novonix, which is backed by US energy group Phillips 66 and has operations to produce synthetic graphite in the US and Canada, gained 22 per cent. Beijing shocked the global battery supply…
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