Debates over whether to boycott Beijing’s 2022 Olympics highlight a deeper trend: China’s growing leverage in reshaping the human rights agenda. ( read original story …)
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Beijing naval expansion has driven 2020 world military expenditure to a record
Global military spending, driven in part by Chinese naval expansion, reached record levels in 2020 despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic contraction, a British think-tank … ( read original story …)
Fanatics, Hillhouse Deal Seen Serving Fashion Fans in China
Licensed sports product from European soccer leagues and American sports teams will now be sold in that Asian country. ( read original story …)
A skyscraper will purify Shenzhen’s air with aquaponic gardens
Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base will feature aquaponic gardens on its terraces that help clean polluted air in the city. Check out the design. ( read original story …)
China hosts three-day technology trade show
Shanghai hosted the Mobile World Congress, a three-day event where thousands of attendees can engage with technological innovations. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports on … ( read original story …)
Hindenburg short on China-based blockchain firm SOS Ltd
SOS could not be immediately reached for comment outside business hours in China. “Stocks tied to blockchain have been on the run lately, swept up in the euphoria of bitcoin breaking all-time highs. ( read…
UPDATE 1-Hindenburg goes short on blockchain firm SOS Ltd
Short-seller Hindenburg Research said on Friday it was going short on Chinese blockchain firm SOS Ltd , saying the stock has significant regulatory risk, sending its shares down 14%. ( read original story …)
China-India border clash: Shenzhen drone maker helps Chinese army keep tabs on ‘foreign force’, praises workers
Keweitai Enterprise Development praised two workers who sustained injuries while helping the Chinese army in clashes at the disputed Himalayan border in a WeChat post offering a glimpse at how private … ( read original…
China Bank income jumps 20% in 2020
China Banking Corp. earned 20 percent more in 2020 as its asset base breached the P1-trillion level despite the uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, China Bank … ( read original…
Virginia Beach mask maker, Chesapeake supplier say China remains threat to business, national security
A masked Dr. Fauci bobblehead sat on the conference room table inside the Virginia Beach headquarters of Premium-PPE recently, crowded by boxes of masks, remnants of a meeting with Rep. Elaine Luria … ( read…
China approves two more Covid-19 vaccines for general use
Convidecia, a single-shot product developed by CanSino Biologics, has been shown to prevent disease symptoms after infection, drugs regulator says. ( read original story …)
Chinese look at new housing project in Beijing
Potential Chinese home owners look at a large layout of a new residential and commercial project now under construction and with units for sale in Beijing on November 26, 2012. Home ownership, once … (…
Man walks past a construction site layout in Beijing
A Chinese man walks past the layout of a new residential housing estate planned for construction in Beijing on October 16, 2013. China’s construction boom could be stalling out, according to Societe … ( read…
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