The Hong Kong and China markets fluctuated at the lunch break on Friday, as investors mulled over record growth in China’s gross domestic product in the first quarter, which was slightly below …
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Meet Chia: China’s New Bitcoin
China has launched a new digital currency, Chia, which is being hailed as a direct competitor to Bitcoin, only it offers energy-efficient farm-at-home rewards. To achieve greater energy efficiency, …
Bitcoin Mining Pool Hashrates Plummet Following North-West China Blackouts
The hashrate of Bitcoin (BTC) mining pools has plummeted over the last 24 hours following widespread blackouts in northwest China.
Regional Blackouts In China Causes Massive Mining Power Plummet
China, particularly the Northwest region of it, boasts some of the top Bitcoin mining pools out there, and these same mining pools …
China Plans to Approve First Foreign Covid-19 Vaccine by July
The final timing of Beijing’s decision to green light the BioNTech shot will depend in part on approval of Chinese vaccines abroad, people familiar with the matter say.
Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid Beijing crackdown
Nine of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy advocates were sentenced to jail terms Friday for organizing a march during the 2019 protests that triggered a crackdown from Beijing. Those sentenced include …
China’s economy grows 18.3 percent but Covid recovery shows signs of slowing
There are fears the country’s property market is overheated and that trade may continue to be hit by tensions with Washington, which have continued since President Joe Biden took office.
Watch Live: Biden welcomes Japan prime minister to White House as he tries to rally allies to counter China
Japan is one of the few industrialized nations not sanctioning China for human rights abuses. The U.S. would like that to change.
Skies orange in Beijing as sand and dust leave people struggling to breathe
Beijing’s skies turned orange after a giant cloud of sand blasted the city and air pollution levels skyrocketed. The capital’s air quality index, which measures how many pollutants are in the air, …
UPDATE 1-Chinese banking sector’s first-quarter profit growth at 1.5%, says regulator
China’s banking industry recorded first-quarter profit growth of 1.5% year on year, the country’s top banking and insurance regulator said on Friday, emphasising the importance of a crackdown on the …
AP Interview: China says US ‘too negative’ toward China
A top Chinese diplomat has called U.S. policy on China “too negative,” saying it highlights confrontation over cooperation. Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Yucheng …
China regulator says Huarong operations are normal, has ample liquidity
China acts to calm credit markets after state-owned manager of distressed debt missed deadline to report annual results.
Factbox: Has China’s $16 Trillion Economy Fully Recovered?
China’s GDP expanded by a dizzying 18.3% in the first three months of 2021 from a year earlier, sealing its status as COVID-19’s “first in, first out” economy. It was the only major economy that…
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