China Broadcasting Network (CBN) is far behind 5G rivals, stymied largely by funding challenges, and time is running out. ( read original story …)
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Energy transition away from coal in China will yield benefits
China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal. A team of international scientists led by Stony Brook University’s Gang He, Ph.D., contend that China needs to transition away from coal to … (…
Tour China’s ‘Mars yard’ for its Tianwen-1 rover mission (video)
To prepare for China’s first Mars mission, Tianwen-1, the China Academy of Space Technology built a simulated Martian landscape on Earth and took the new rover out for a test drive. The Tianwen-1 Mars ……
China Telecom leads mobile growth in July with 2.6 mln new customers
China Telecom added the most new mobile subscribers in July, growing by around 2.6 million to a total of 346.07 million. Market leader China Mobile lost another 364,000 customers to reach 946.38 … ( read…
FingerMotion’s JiuGe Information Technology Subsidiary Awarded Two Additional Portal Contracts from China Mobile Limited
(OTCQB: FNGR) (the “Company” or “FingerMotion”), a mobile services and data company, is pleased to announce recent and continued expansion of its Portal Sales & Marketing Management business through … ( read original story …)
Does China want Trump or Biden in the White House? It’s complicated.
As Democrats rally support for their nominee, opinions are divided in Beijing on whether the incumbent or the challenger would present more of an opportunity for China. ( read original story …)
Chinese telecom operators speed up 5G investment
[Photo/Xinhua] Three major Chinese telecom operators — China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom — announced plans to pump up 5G investment in the second half of the year by furthering base … ( read…
Podcast: Want consumer privacy? Try China
I’m Gideon Lichfield, Editor in chief of MIT Technology Review, and this is Deep Tech. Anchor for China 24 News: Life was supposed to be full of wonder and hope for 18 year old Xu…
A WeChat ban in the US could hurt many in America, not just China
Many Chinese businesses don’t even take credit cards anymore, just WeChat. It has over a billion users, owner Tencent says, mostly in China. Mobile app firms have varying estimates for U.S. downloads … ( read…
China Mobile, Vodafone global IoT push in the works
Vodafone IoT customers will soon supply IoT goods to the enormous China market, while Chinese enterprises will gain an IoT foothold in other countries … ( read original story …)
How China surveils the world
China doesn’t only collect enormous amounts of data on its own citizens: it also sucks up data from around the world that might one day be useful for its national security, using both domestic and…
China’s thirst for coal is economically shortsighted and environmentally reckless
But whether the world will emerge from the pandemic in a stronger or weaker position to tackle the climate crisis rests overwhelmingly on the decisions that China will take. Support our journalism. ( read original…
Bitcoin Surges Past $12,000, Posting A 73% YTD Return
Bitcoin surged to a new 2020 high of $12,486, posting a 73% year-to-date return on investment. As both crypto investors and traditional investors pay increasing attention to this alternative asset, a … ( read original…