Ant had been on track to sell more than $34 billion worth of stock and list on stock exchanges in Hong Kong and Shanghai, when Beijing pulled the plug on the deal after Mr. Ma…
NEWS
Ant Group Announces Overhaul as China Tightens Its Grip
By Raymond Zhong Ant Group, the online finance affiliate of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced a sweeping overhaul of its business on Monday in response to demands from China’s government …
Stop! Camel time! China creates world’s first traffic signal for the humped beasts
The signal came into operation on Sunday in an area popular with tourists near Dunhuang City, Gansu province, Chinese state media outlet ECNS reported Monday. Camel-riding tours are a big attraction …
Pintec To Acquire Shenzhen Jishengtai Technology – Quick Facts
(RTTNews) – Pintec Technology Holdings Limited (PT) has agreed to acquire all of the equity interest in Shenzhen Jishengtai Technology Co. Ltd, a securities technology firm based in Shenzhen, China.
Alibaba’s record fine is a ‘warning shot’ in China’s tech crackdown
Alibaba is trying to draw a line under accusations that it behaved like a monopoly after Chinese regulators hit the online shopping giant with a record fine over the weekend. But that doesn’t mean the…
Americans are divided over boycotting the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Here’s the data.
Beijing is set to host the 2022 Winter Olympics next February, making it the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Games. The XXIV Olympic Winter Games, as they’re officially known, will put…
All eyes on Tokyo, says Beijing, as Japan reportedly plans to sign off on dumping nuclear wastewater into sea on Tuesday
Also on rt.com Beijing calls on Tokyo to be ‘responsible’ & consult neighbors as Japan’s PM says dumping Fukushima water into ocean ‘unavoidable’ Zhao said that China has expressed its serious …
US and China deploy aircraft carriers in South China Sea as Philippines prepares for joint exercises
Military activity in the South China Sea spiked over the weekend as a Chinese aircraft carrier entered the region and a US Navy expeditionary strike group wrapped up exercises.
Covid-19 live updates: China’s lack of transparency made pandemic worse, says top U.S. diplomat
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Blinken renewed U.S. calls for greater transparency from China over covid-19’s origins, saying that Beijing’s early handling of the virus meant that it …
China admits to ineffective vaccines, looks to foreign options
BEIJING, China — In a rare admission this weekend, the director of China’s health agency said COVID vaccines produced by private and state-run groups are not very effective. This comes as an Oregon …
Covid-19: ‘Behave responsibly’ as lockdown eases and China ‘vaccine efficacy low’
China’s top disease control official has said the efficacy of the country’s Covid vaccines is low, in a rare admission of weakness. In a press conference, Gao Fu added that China was considering …
What’s on TV This Week: ‘Our Towns’ and ‘Beethoven in Beijing’
A documentary on HBO looks at small towns across America. And PBS’s “Great Performances” revisits a pivotal 1973 classical music tour.
Coronavirus LIVE updates: China considering mixing Covid vaccines to boost protection rate
India continues to battle second wave of coronavirus with 1.52 lakh fresh cases reported on Sunday, taking the current tally of Covid-19 cases in the country to over 1.33 crore. In the past 24 hours,…
ADVERTISEMENT
