China warned foreign actors are using crypto schemes to collect biometric data like iris scans, posing risks to privacy and national security.
Monthly Archives For August 2025
Hit by US tariffs, Indonesia plans to sell shrimp to China instead
By Ananda Teresia and Yuddy Cahya Budiman PANDEGLANG, Indonesia (Reuters) -At a shrimp farm in Indonesia, more than 16,000 km (9,942 miles) from Washington D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump’s import …
China tests out stablecoins amid fears of capital outflows
Hong Kong — China’s test bed for cryptocurrency as the industry is banned on the mainland — recently passed a law allowing licensed businesses to issue tokens backed by any fiat currency. But the …
How Long Does It Take to Recover from Chikungunya? Exploring China’s 7,000-Case Outbreak and Covid-Style Response
Chikungunya is hitting all the headlines across China. Within just a few weeks, over 7,000 people have been infected in the province of Guangdong, with most of the cases being reported in the bustling …
Devastating Floods Highlight Beijing’s Water Problems
The highlights this week: Floods prompt mass evacuations in Beijing, a viral video of bullying sparks protests, and another trade deadline looms over the United States and China.
Beijing Bailout for property giants is a ‘pipe dream’: Andrew Collier
Andrew Collier, managing director at Orient Capital Research and senior fellow (M-RCBG) at the Harvard Kennedy School, says the Chinese central government has been reluctant to “throw good money” towards bad property developers,
Monsoon peaks in south China, unleashing landslides, disease
Rescue crews raced on Wednesday to clear debris and flooded roads as southern China braced for more extreme rainfall and spreading infection after some of the worst downpours this century, as East Asian monsoon rains…
Two Chinese nationals charged for illegally shipping Nvidia AI chips to China
Two Chinese nationals in California have been charged with the illegal shipment of tens of millions of dollars’ worth of AI chips, including those from Nvidia.
China’s export growth likely slowed in July as US tariff deadline looms: Reuters poll
China’s export growth probably slowed in July, as manufacturers await clarity on whether Beijing can reach a deal with its top consumer market, the United States, or if President Donald Trump will …
Trump targets tariff evasion, with eye on China
As the United States ramps up tariffs on major trading partners globally, President Donald Trump is also disrupting strategies that could be used — by Chinese companies or others — to circumvent …
China allocates 1b yuan to disaster relief efforts
BEIJING — China has allocated disaster relief funds totaling 1.015 billion yuan (about $142 million) to multiple provincial-level regions, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Tuesday. The funds …
Landmark mission highlights eVTOL potential
Notably, CarryAll is the world’s first eVTOL over 1 ton to receive a type certificate, production license, and individual airworthiness certificate. Featuring a composite wing, it boasts a range of …
China used to fine couples for having too many babies. Now it can’t pay them enough
Pessimistic about the future, young people in China don’t want to have children – a growing trend that worries the government as it tries to avert a population crisis of its own making.
