Hong Kong cyber activists are backing up articles by pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on censorship-proof blockchain platforms after the newspaper was forced to shut down as it became embroiled in a …
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China Evergrande’s creditor Minsheng Bank pares loans to developer amid concerns about leverage, default
China Evergrande’s top creditor has trimmed its loans to the nation’s most-indebted developer to assuage investors, a sign lenders have started to raise their guard against default risks.
China plans to send its first crewed mission to Mars in 2033 and build a base there
Space is an area China wants to lead as part of a broader technology battle with the U.S. NASA plans a crewed mission to Mars in the 2030s.
Benigno Aquino III, Former Philippine President Who Resisted China, Dies at 61
Former Philippines President Benigno Aquino III, who belonged to one of the country’s most prominent political families and during his term pushed back against China’s expansive claims in the South …
Sources: Hong Kong delivery service Lalamove files for $1b US IPO
Also known as Houlala in China, Lalamove currently has more than 700,000 driver-partners in 20 countries across Asia, Latin America, and the US.
China May Open Up to More Foreign Cotton After Xinjiang Ban
China looks likely to allow more cotton imports than usual this year after a U.S. ban on fiber from Xinjiang spurred some Western retailers to avoid material produced from the controversial region.
U.S. bans imports of solar panel material from Chinese company
The Biden administration on Wednesday ordered a ban on U.S. imports of a key solar panel material from Chinese-based Hoshine Silicon Industry Co over forced labor allegations, said two sources briefed …
Mining bitcoin could be about to get a whole lot easier after China’s crypto crackdown
According to reports, more than 90% of China’s bitcoin mining capacity is estimated to be shut down. Though it may not be good news for bitcoin miners in China, others could stand to benefit. With…
China’s crypto-miners look abroad as regulators tighten noose
A prefecture in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region ordered a halt on cryptocurrency mining projects this month.
The brand opportunity in China’s influencers over 50
In China, there has been a growing number of senior influencers across popular social platforms including Douyin and Little Red Book.
Coronavirus: China-made ‘ReCov’ vaccine may be better than Pfizer-BioNTech’s, New Zealand doctor says; Sydney faces ‘scariest period’ of pandemic
A group of young New Zealanders have become the first humans to trial a new second-generation Covid-19 vaccine from China’s Jiangsu Rec-Biotechnology. About 25 young people started being jabbed with …
Solar-powered electric public transport? Shenzhen’s experiment
Shenzhen is the first city in the world with a fully electric public transport system. Is this the future of greener public transport?
Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu says ‘we need to prepare’ for military conflict with China
China’s escalating military intimidation of Taiwan shows the self-governed island “needs to prepare” for a possible military conflict, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said in an exclusive …
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