Even giant multinational corporations such as McDonald’s were not spared; at one point, local agencies slapped its restaurants in Beijing with 31 fees, most of them illegal. In the countryside, such …
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China tells banks to stop supporting cryptocurrency
The value of the cryptocurrency has fallen by around 50% since hitting a record high above $63,000 in April. On Monday, China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), said it had recently …
Pakistan PM Imran Khan refuses to condemn China’s Xinjiang crackdown after calling out global Islamophobia
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan refused to condemn the Chinese government’s alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim-majority Uyghur people in Xinjiang in an interview with Axios Sunday.
China needs breakthroughs in green hydrogen to catch up with global leader Japan, experts say
China needs to make technological breakthroughs to catch up with developed countries like Japan on ‘green’ hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles, say experts.
South China’s Shenzhen suspends direct Beijing route till July 1
Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province, has suspended flights departing from Shenzhen to Beijing from June 22 to July 1, flight information platform VariFlight told the Global Times on Tuesday.
China’s renewed crypto crackdown wipes nearly $300 billion off the market as bitcoin slides
China has stepped up its efforts to rein in the country’s cryptocurrency industry from mining bans to warnings to financial institutions.
Musical spotlights stories of four Beijing women
Beijing Story, a Chinese musical centering on four middle-aged Beijing women living in hutong, premiered in the capital on June 19. Directed by Guo Zhen, a professor of the China Conservatory of Music …
China Private Refiners See Deep Cuts to Import Quota Amid Probe
China has awarded its private oil refiners a combined 35.24 million tons of crude oil import quota in the second batch of issuance for 2021, about 35% less than last year, amid a government crackdown…
China reports 25 new COVID-19 cases vs 17 the day before
China reported 25 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the mainland for June 21, up from 17 infections a day earlier, the health authority said on Tuesday.
Virus restrictions tightened in Shenzhen
Health authorities have tightened COVID-19 restrictions in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, after the city detected new cases. The health codes for two groups of people were changed from green to yellow, …
Bitcoin price slumps further as China tightens crackdown
Investors wary after authorities in Sichuan ordered bitcoin mining projects to close …
Made in China but not for China: how a mysterious fashion retailer has emerged to take on the world
China’s sophisticated supply chain as well as the country’s early bounce back from the pandemic, have helped Shein to build a base with Generation Z consumers.
China soyabean imports surge
BEIJING: China’s May soybean imports from Brazil jumped 82% from the previous month, bolstered by the arrival of cargoes due to land earlier but delayed by rains, customs data showed on Sunday. China, …
