San Francisco is the latest U_S_ city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” …
Monthly Archives For April 2024
China’s holidays aren’t working — and bosses are to blame
President Xi’s party has extended the May holiday, but employers are adding extra days at the weekend — and fuelling a debate about workers’ rights as the economy struggles …
Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on orders from Beijing
Apple has removed WhatAapp and Threads from its app store in China, following an order from the country’s internet watchdog which cited national security concerns.
Swiss ballet group stages classics in Beijing
BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — Bejart Ballet Lausanne, a Swiss ballet group, is set for staging four classic performances at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing from Friday to Sunday.
Shenzhen’s Q1 foreign trade exceeds 1-trln-yuan mark
In the first quarter, the foreign trade of Shenzhen’s private enterprises reached 720.96 billion yuan, up 45.2 percent year on year, accounting for 70.7 percent of the city’s total trade volume.
Focus: China’s drugmakers can’t sell mRNA shots but haven’t quit yet
China’s vaccine developers stuck with unused mRNA COVID shots and idle manufacturing plants are pursuing new targets for the novel messenger RNA technology, but they face a tough path, crimped by a lack of revenue.
Apple Pulls WhatsApp From China App Store on Beijing Request
Apple Inc. said that it removed Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its China apps store after an order from the country’s internet regulator, which said the services pose risks to the …
Visit to China by German Chancellor Scholz shows divisions in EU over how to engage with Beijing on trade and Russia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-day visit to China, hailed in Beijing as a success, may have laid bare European Union divisions over how to engage with China. At a press conference in the …
Apple Pulls WhatsApp From China Store at Beijing’s Behest
Apple Inc. removed social media services including Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese app store, responding to orders from Beijing to close more loopholes in the country’s …
Setback for China in Solomon Islands as pro-Beijing provincial leader loses election
Malaita premier Martin Fini, who recently signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Jiangsu province, lost his re-election bid.
Xi Thinks China Can Slow Climate Change. What if He’s Right?
He wants China to win the race to provide climate solutions and assume the global leadership that would come with it.
Reporter breaks down what we know about explosions heard in Iran
Iranian news agency FARS, citing local sources, reports multiple explosions were heard northwest of Isfahan. The cause of the explosions is still unknown. CNN’s Nic Robertson has more.
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order
Apple said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns.
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