Customs officers at the Huanggang Customs in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province, discovered 12 live lizards strapped to a traveler’s body as she attempted to enter the country, according to …
Monthly Archives For August 2024
China netizens accuse ‘two-faced’ skier Eileen Gu over links to ‘arrogant’ French swimmer
China’s Olympic champion skier Eileen Gu has been plunged into controversy after a video emerged of her being “intimate” in a Paris nightclub with a French swimmer accused of disrespecting a Chinese …
China to hold air force drills with Thailand as it bolsters Southeast Asia defence ties
China and Thailand will commence their annual joint air force drill this Sunday as Beijing continues to shore up defence relations with Southeast Asian nations. The exercise, known as Falcon Strike …
China Ramps Up Doping Claims Against Team USA
The U.S. and China have traded jabs after news broke earlier this year that 23 Chinese swimmers had failed a doping test ahead of the previous Summer Games.
US Air Force F-22 Fighter Jets Visit Strategic Air Bases on South China Sea
For their last stopover in the South China Sea, six F-22s visited the Philippines from August 8 to 9. They landed at Basa Air Base and Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base, where two of them conducted…
China In Eurasia Briefing: Beijing Admits Its Ship Damaged A Baltic Pipeline. Now What?
Plus: China’s space program makes inroads in Central Asia, traditional Chinese medicine in Romania, new German trade data, and much more.
China’s Hengli Group Said to Plan Hong Kong IPO of Shipbuilding Unit
China’s Hengli Group is considering a Hong Kong initial public offering for its shipbuilding unit, according to people familiar with the matter.
An election in Kiribati provokes Western alarm about Beijing’s sway in Pacific atoll nation
Kiribati is one of the most aid-dependent nations in the world and is rated at high risk of external debt distress by the International Monetary Fund. Its existence is threatened by coastal erosion …
The West needs China for clean energy. It will pay a price to break free
The US and Europe are racing to narrow China’s commanding lead in clean energy technologies. But without China’s EVs, solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries, reducing carbon emissions could take …
How the U.S. and China Compare in the Race to Build AI Combat Drones
The U.S. and China are spending billions to make drones that carry out missions using artificial intelligence. Experts are tracking their progress to understand how drone fleets could be used in battle.
Commodity Roundup: China’s July oil imports down 3% Y/Y; LME copper stockpiles surge
Supply fears kept oil prices in the green, even as Chinese trade data showed that July daily crude oil imports fell to the lowest level since September 2022. China’s crude oil imports continued to …
China Traders Buy Bonds at Premium to Avoid Regulatory Curbs
Chinese traders are paying a premium for government bonds to evade regulators seeking to tame an unprecedented rally, people familiar with the matter said.Most Read from BloombergBiden Invests $100 …
China Has A Bond Vigilante Problem
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is vying with little success to turn stock bears into bulls. But over in the
