China has significantly reduced its dependence on US-sourced helium, a critical resource for technology sectors like semiconductors and healthcare. By …
Monthly Archives For October 2024
China’s economic turnaround depends on the will to grow private sector
CHONGQING – China has signalled that it is pushing for the growth of its private sector, which economists say is key to its economic recovery and to help solve two of the country’s biggest headaches:…
HSBC probes China Pinnacle wealth business on costs and control, say sources
By Selena Li, Engen Tham and Sumeet Chatterjee HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -HSBC Holdings Plc is reviewing expenses and operational controls at its China digital wealth business Pinnacle, in a move …
A Japanese boy was killed in China. Was cyber-nationalism to blame?
While many on Chinese social media mourned the killing of the Japanese schoolboy, a few cyber-nationalists struck a very different tone.
China’s premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip
China’s Premier Li Qiang on Monday inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan a week after militants killed two Chinese workers, as he arrived for a regional security …
China is quietly extracting itself from a US helium ‘stranglehold’, experts say
Years of research and development are helping China become less reliant on overseas sources of the valuable noble gas.
Can China find a way around US restrictions on hi-tech computer chips?
As Washington moves to close loopholes, how will Chinese leaders secure access to the technology destined to power the future?
China debuts a record-smashing 26 MW offshore wind turbine
China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation has rolled out a 26-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine, the world’s largest in both capacity and size.
Pandas from China en route to Washington, D.C. after National Zoo returned beloved animals last year
A pair of giant pandas is set to arrive at the National Zoo on Tuesday less than a year after the Washington zoo sent Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji back…
China Stages Blockade of Taiwan
The Chinese military engaged in drills focusing on blockading key ports and areas around the island of Taiwan.
Beijing sanctions Taiwan tech billionaire Robert Tsao and DPP lawmaker Puma Shen
Beijing has sanctioned Taiwanese businessman Robert Tsao Hsing-cheng and Taiwanese lawmaker Puma Shen for supporting what it says are “violent” pro-Taiwan independence sentiment and activities.
An Iconic Italian Fashion House Brings Luxury to This Beijing Hotel — With Huge Rooms, Michelin-starred Dining, and a Giant Spa
Set in the heart of the Chinese capital, Bulgari Hotel, Beijing’s smallest rooms start at around 600 square feet, larger than most city apartments.
Huawei could be a threat to Apple in China, says Evercore ISI’s Amit Daryanani
Amit Daryanani, Evercore ISI senior managing director, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss why he believes sentiment on Apple is too bearish.
