Chinese regulators have launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba and called in for talks its online finance spinoff, Ant Group – increasing pressure on the e-commerce company founded by … ( read original story …)
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China launches antitrust investigation into Alibaba
China’s market regulator on Thursday announced an antitrust investigation into Alibaba, the country’s biggest tech company, a month after authorities halted sister company Ant’s $37bn initial public … ( read original story …)
China steps up pressure on Alibaba with anti-monopoly probe
China’s market regulator has launched an anti-monopoly investigation of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, stepping up official efforts to tighten control over the country’s fast-growing tech industries … ( read original story …)
Alibaba’s U.S.-traded shares fall amid reports of anti-monopoly probe by China
Shares of Alibaba fell after U.S. markets closed Wednesday, as reports surfaced that the Chinese government is conducting a probe into the tech giant. ( read original story …)
China suffers worst power blackouts in a decade, as post-coronavirus export boom, coal shortage hit supply
Provinces across China are struggling with the worst blackouts in nearly 10 years, as authorities try to curb energy use by imposing restrictions on businesses and residents. ( read original story …)
China’s Sinovac Delays Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Results
Sinovac Biotech delayed results from late-stage trials to January as it consolidates data from Brazil with test results from Indonesia and Turkey. ( read original story …)
Action Needs to Be Taken to Avoid Accidental U.S.-China Conflict in Taiwan Strait: Report
Experts assembled by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy agreed that relations between China and Taiwan were locked in a “downward spiral.” … ( read original story …)
China’s Chang’e-5 Moon mission set for return
China’s Chang’e-5 mission is due back on Earth shortly with the rock and “soil” it picked up off the Moon.A capsule carrying the materials is expected to land in Inner Mongolia just after 01:30 local…
East Asia faces rising COVID-19 threat; UK truck drivers in test uproar; EU-China talks hit snag
The coronavirus has crept back into parts of East Asia that had been widely regarded for handling the pandemic well. Thousands of truck drivers at the British port of Dover lashed out in an uproar…
Hong Kong fourth wave: pro-establishment camp piles on pressure for mandatory mass Covid-19 testing as ministers visit Shenzhen for talks
Facing mounting pressure from Beijing and the pro-establishment camp to conduct mandatory coronavirus testing, Hong Kong ministers visited Shenzhen at the invitation of mainland counterparts to … ( read original story …)
Shenzhen keeps rolling in Chinese table tennis league
Shenzhen lived up to huge expectations by recording its fifth straight victory in women’s team of the 2020 China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) here on Wednesday. Comprising Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha … ( read…
Shenzhen proton therapy treatment center selects C-RAD Catalyst™ system
RAD has now received the purchase order from the Belgium company Ion Beam Applications SA (IBA), regarding the supply of C-RAD’s … ( read original story …)
Closer look by Beijing at group buying and big tech
China is ramping up its scrutiny of the practice of community group buying, summoning some of the nation’s largest tech companies for discussions as part of an … ( read original story …)
