Still, China has a history of using technology for U.S. surveillance. Washington last year launched an operation to fight a Chinese hacking operation that compromised thousands of internet-connected …
Monthly Archives For March 2024
Accor Leans Into Premium Hotel Brands, Franchising, and China
What’s Accor’s hotel group strategy as of February 2024? An interview with Jean-Jacques Morin, Group Deputy CEO, and Martine Gerow, Group CFO.
China property: homeowners turn to social media to boost their chances of a quick sale in depressed market
Amid a sluggish second-hand home market where supply outweighs demand and prices are slumping to fresh lows, many homeowners in China are taking to social media to sell their property in the hopes of …
Former Bank of Beijing chairman under investigation, part of China’s crackdown on corruption
The former chairman of the state-owned Bank of Beijing is under investigation for corruption, the latest in a series of graft investigations focused on the country’s financial sector …
China’s ‘two sessions’ 2024: economic planning chief focuses on artificial intelligence ahead of key political gathering
It follows the launch last year of another massive intelligent computing centre in Qingdao, operated by China Unicom, which cost around 3 billion yuan (US$417 million) to build.
Xi Jinping and China face another tough year
Every year on December 31st a glimpse of an impenetrable world is revealed. On Chinese state television, Xi Jinping delivers his New Year address to the nation (pictured). Chinas …
Hong Kong officials aim to lure medium-sized firms in mainland China by touting city’s professional services: finance chief
Chan says rising geopolitical tensions have resulted in pressures for companies behind ‘made-in-China’ products when exporting to European and US markets ‘We will provide them with one-stop services, …
US general raises alarm over ‘breathtaking’ growth in China’s space tech
China will be world-class in most space technology areas by 2030, US Space Command’s Stephen Whiting says China’s defence ministry dismisses threat risk as US excuse to expand its own military power …
China’s chip industry is gaining momentum – it could alter the global economic and security landscape
Since the 1980s, the U.S. has helped establish and maintain a distribution of chip manufacturing that is dominated by South Korea and Taiwan. But the U.S. has recently sought to safeguard its …
Beijing’s removal of Zhang Xiaoming from top advisory body is a ‘normal leadership reshuffle’, Hong Kong’s ‘two sessions’ delegates say
Zhang’s removal announced two days before China’s top advisory body convened its annual session Pro-establishment heavyweight says bloc told to ‘refrain from commenting’ on any reshuffles during …
China’s embassy condemns Philippine envoy’s remarks on South China Sea
China’s embassy in the Philippines on Sunday said it “strongly” condemns the Philippine ambassador to Washington’s recent China-related remarks, saying they “disregarded basic facts”. The remarks …
What to watch for as China’s major political meeting of the year gets underway
The National People’s Congress annual meeting, which opens Tuesday, is being closely watched for any signals on what the ruling Communist Party might do to reenergize an economy that is sagging under …
China’s food delivery gig workers are driving a $208B business, but couriers have it as bad as factory workers
Despite China’s food delivery business doubling in the last three years to $208B, the gig workers fueling the industry face poor working conditions.
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