Business executive Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig were detained in China in 2018, days after Vancouver authorities arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. ( read original story …)
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US-China talks could end up inflaming trade tensions
Senior officials from the United States and China are meeting in person on Thursday for the first time since US President Joe Biden took office. But progress toward solving major economic sources of … (…
China banking regulator finds $42.6 million in misappropriated loans in property: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s banking regulator has found 277 million yuan ($42.6 million) in loans misappropriated for use in the housing market in the southern state of Guangdong, reported the … ( read original story…
China slams US plan to expel phone carriers in tech clash
China’s government on Thursday called on Washington to drop efforts to expel three state-owned Chinese phone companies from the United States in a new clash over technology and security. The Federal … ( read original…
China’s SAIC partners with U.S. lidar maker Luminar on self-driving cars
Luminar, founded in 2012, is one of several U.S. lidar manufacturers in the past year to go public via reverse mergers with blank-check companies. SAIC, which is partnered in China with General … ( read…
5 things to know for March 18: Spa killings, Covid-19, China, Amazon, storm danger
All 68 teams in the men’s NCAA college basketball tournament have been cleared to play ahead of today’s First Four games. ( read original story …)
Covid-19 drove hundreds of Africans out of Guangzhou, China. A generation of mixed-race children is their legacy
When Covid-19 prevented foreigners from visiting China, the factory owners of the Pearl River Delta — often cited as the world’s biggest urban area — had to rethink their business model. Many in the ……
Shenzhen Shutters Sex Doll Hotels Frequented by Migrant Workers
A Chinese man who claims to have opened the country’s first sex doll hotel is dismayed after authorities in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen forced him to close his businesses. Li Bo, who ran…
SMIC joins Shenzhen government in US$2.35 billion chip foundry as China pushes for self-sufficiency in semiconductors
China’s leading chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) said it has entered into an agreement with the Shenzhen government to build a new wafer fabrication plant in the … ( read original story …)
Dust storm reduces visibility in Beijing
Visibility was reduced in Beijing, China, on March 15, as a dust storm swept through the city. The dust caused the skies over the area to turn orange and hazy. ( read original story …)
How China’s crypto-mining ban could affect crypto prices
In an attempt to cut energy consumption, China’s Inner Mongolia region plans to ban new cryptocurrency mining projects and close down existing activity. Here we look at how this crypto-mining ban … ( read original…
Peppa Pig declared famous trademark in China; defendant asked to pay brand owner $4,600 as compensation
A defendant was ordered to pay 30,000 yuan ($4,613) over Entertainment One UK Ltd (eOne)’s losses for Peppa Pig trademark infringement, with Peppa Pig having been declared a well-known trademark in … ( read original…
China-made Sinovac jab a shot in the arm for Malaysia’s coronavirus vaccination programme, minister says
Science minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who heads the programme, took the Sinovac vaccine live on air to allay concerns about its efficacy and safety. ( read original story …)
