A new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, first detected in China in January, has been designated as a variant of interest by the WHO. Less than 20 cases of NB.1.8.1 have been reported in the U.S. as…
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U.S. ramps up its military footprint in Australia as tensions with China rise
The U.S. is expanding its military presence in northern Australia as it looks to project power and provide a deterrence against the increasing threat of China in the Asia-Pacific.
Footage shows China and ally flexing military muscles
China has recently opened a joint logistics and training center at a Cambodian naval base near the South China Sea.
China investigating former head of food and drug watchdog
Bi Jingquan, former head of the now-defunct China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), is being investigated for suspected corruption, China’s anti-graft watchdog said on Thursday.
China’s crazy reverse-credit cards
But the question of who lends to whom on China’s high street is not straightforward. In the West, retailers extend credit to their customers. In China it is often the other way round. It works…
Namibox, Tencent Cloud, and Shenzhen Press Group Publishing House Forge Tripartite Strategic Partnership to Build a Full-chain AI Education Ecosystem
Jinxin Technology Holding Company (Nasdaq: NAMI), a leading provider of AI-driven digital content and interactive communication technologies, today announced a major strategic partnership between its …
COVID-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US
A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant behind a rise in cases in China has made its way to the United States, and now attention is starting to focus on whether its symptoms bear any distinctions from…
2 top Hong Kong taxi fleets approved for pre-booked pick ups at border crossings
Trial-run premium taxi fleets Joie and SynCab can be booked for pickups at city’s Shenzhen Bay and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge ports.
Xiaomi’s Tesla Y rival YU7 hits showrooms in Beijing
Xiaomi rolled out its new sports utility vehicle in Beijing on Thursday, as the firm best known for smartphones and consumer electronics gears up to further challenge Tesla in the world’s largest auto …
Beijing slams Trump’s visa crackdown on Chinese students as ‘political and discriminatory’
Mary Yang with Shaun Tandon in Washington and Gregory Walton in Cambridge, Massachusetts Beijing reacted in fury today at the US government’s vow to …
China looks to grow its influence over WHO
China is becoming a top donor country to WHO after promising this month that it’ll make a $500 million gift over five years to the group. Why it matters: President Trump announced in January that…
Shenzhen Futures
The first centre of Shenzhen was Luohu, a cluster of towers and bootleg retail outlets crammed hard up against the Hong Kong-PRC border. This area is now showing its age; the centre has long since…
China Defense Chief to Skip Singapore Forum Attended by Hegseth
China indicated it will not send its top military diplomat to a key defense forum in Asia for the first time since 2019, preventing a potential first encounter with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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