Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said orders made during its Singles’ Day mega-shopping festival had exceeded $56 billion by Wednesday morning, as consumers sought to cash in on a … ( read original…
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Noodle diplomacy at Yaoji Chaogan: Diners flock to popular Beijing restaurant Biden visited in 2011
Yaoji Chaogan, a Beijing eatery that welcomed then-vice president Joe Biden in 2011, has been packed with curious Chinese diners hoping to have a taste of what the new president-elect ate nine years … (…
Defiant Hong Kong opposition lawmakers under fire from Beijing – and their own allies
Hands joined in a show of solidarity, defiant Hong Kong opposition lawmakers on Monday threatened a mass resignation if Beijing moved to have any of them disqualified. But as their press conference … ( read…
Beijing Passes ‘Patriotism’ Resolution, May Lead to Hong Kong Lawmakers’ Disqualifications: SCMP
China’s top legislative body passed a resolution on Wednesday to make patriotism a legal requirement for Hong Kong lawmakers, in a move which could lead to disqualifications for some opposition … ( read original story…
K-pop band Blackpink prompt anger in China by holding baby panda without gloves
Outrage after members the band were shown holding Fu Bao, the first panda to be born in South Korea, as part of a trailer for their online reality show … ( read original story …)
Keep the tough approach or seek cooperation? China looms large for Biden.
How the United States fashions its most consequential foreign relationship will depend a lot on which view of Xi Jinping the president-elect embraces. ( read original story …)
Hai Phong, billed as Vietnam’s Shenzhen, seen getting a boost from status as manufacturing hub of Southeast Asian nation
Market observers say demand for residential property in Hai Phong remains limited for now, with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City attracting most of the investment. ( read original story …)
Mainland China Reports 17 New COVID-19 Cases Vs. 22 a Day Earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 10, down from 22 reported a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commission … ( read original…
Japan is key to containing threat from China
Joe Biden presented himself as the candidate of the old normal, the carpet-slippered president who would Make America Sleep at Night Again. But the country’s nervous exhaustion was only partly down to … ( read…
Blackpink: Korean pop stars’ cuddle with panda outrages China
A South Korean girl band have provoked rage in China by petting a baby panda in violation of strict rules intended to protect the endangered species from disease.China has complained after Blackpink … ( read…
The U.S. has absolutely no control over the coronavirus. China is on top of the tiniest risks
After spending weeks investigating a mysterious coronavirus outbreak in the port city of Qingdao, officials from China’s Center of Disease Control declared confidently on Oct. 17 that they had found … ( read original story…
Top Beijing body set to make patriotism mandatory for Hong Kong legislators
China’s top legislative body is set to make “patriotism” a legal requirement for Hong Kong lawmakers, the Post has learned, in a move that could pave the way to disqualify filibustering opposition … ( read…
Biden will need to focus on China, says ex-Nato chief
The former secretary general of Nato, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, says that despite having a heavy domestic agenda, US president-elect Joe Biden will also have to focus on China. “The focus will be on ……
