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Vast amounts of Venezuelan oil are hidden en route to China, bypassing U.S. sanctions – data, documents
Pangolin Released Into Wild Under China’s New Protections
Activists in China have released a pangolin into the wild to celebrate new protections for the armadillo-like animal whose numbers in the country have dropped to near extinction levels. Volunteers had … ( read original…
Zoom Promises Better After Banning Tiananmen Square Protests — Then Builds Tech To Help China’s Censorship
Zoom reinstates accounts of Tiananmen Square commemoration organizers, but is creating tech to ensure mainland Chinese users can be censored. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong’s future as a financial hub is being torn between Washington and Beijing
As Beijing moves closer to implementing a controversial security law in Hong Kong, questions are growing about the semi-autonomous city’s future as a global financial hub. Once a pawn between China … ( read original…
JD.com Deal Gives Asia Biggest Week for IPOs in 2020
China’s No. 2 online retailer JD.com Inc.’s $3.9 billion Hong Kong listing has given Asia its biggest week for initial public offerings this year, joining a global rebound in initial share sales. ( read original…
BRIEF-Shenzhen Exchange Filing Shows Block Trade Of Jiangsu Yuyue Medical’s Shares Involving 555.0 Mln Yuan
FILING SHOWS BLOCK TRADE OF JIANGSU YUYUE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY CO LTD’S 18.6 MLN SHARES INVOLVING 555.0 MILLION YUAN ($78.46 million) ON JUNE 12 Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/3cUtQ2k Further … ( read original…
Beijing city reports 2 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Beijing city government on Friday reported two new confirmed COVID-19 cases, marking the second consecutive day of new infections being reported in the Chinese capital. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus live updates: UK GDP posts steepest on-month fall in April, Twitter takes down China-linked accounts spreading disinformation
The coronavirus has infected more than 7.5 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 421,032 people. ( read original story …)
U.S. Naval Buildup in Indo-Pacific Seen as Warning to China
The U.S. national defense strategy cites China as a top security concern, and Pentagon leaders have been working to shift more resources and military assets to the region … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong-based Crypto Finance Firm Amber Group Secures MSB License in Canada
HONG KONG, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / June 12, 2020 / On June 11, 2020, UCT, the leading crypto finance firm Amber Group announced that it has obtained the Canadian MSB license (registration number … (…
Coronavirus: Twitter removes more than 170,000 pro-China accounts
Twitter has removed more than 170,000 accounts it says were tied to an operation to spread pro-China messages. Some of those posts were about the coronavirus outbreak, the social media platform has … ( read…
Australian official urges international students to consider studying in the country as China claims racism
“This is a great place to come and study. Like all countries, of course we are managing issues … from time to time, but overwhelmingly, Australia is a very welcoming, open, transparent, friendly … (…
China to ensure centrally allocated funds reach local levels directly: finance ministry
China will ensure the special fiscal funds allocated from the central government this year would reach city and county levels directly to support firms and residents in difficulties, a vice finance … ( read original…
