Calls for a crypto carbon tax are rising as new research suggests bitcoin mining alone will consume as much energy as Italy by 2024, with China racing ahead of the West in leveraging digital …
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EXPLAINER: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and some options
The U.S. State Department says it’s talking with allies about China’s human rights record and how to handle next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics. A department spokesman on Tuesday …
Beijing has surpassed New York City to become the new billionaire capital of the world
Beijing is now home to more billionaires than New York City for the first time, per Forbes. The Chinese capital gained 33 billionaires in the past year, bringing its total to 100 – one more…
Taiwan foreign minister says China sending ‘mixed signals’
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s foreign minister said Wednesday that China’s attempts at conciliation and military intimidation are sending “mixed signals” to people on the island China claims as its …
Xinjiang cotton: Western brands censored on China TV
image captionDancers on Chuang 2021 had their entire bodies blurred out as they had worn clothes with logos of targeted Western brands Chinese TV stations have been blurring out Western brand logos in …
China going after cheats: Authorities, Tencent investigate cheating software providers
A network of video game cheats was recently dismantled in China. By offering gamers subscriptions … found that they spent their gains on real estate, virtual currency and luxury cars.
Taiwan says will fight to the end if China attacks
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that the United States saw a danger that this could happen amid mounting Chinese …
China’s census could point to a looming demographic slide
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s once-a-decade census is expected to show a further fall in the percentage of young people in its fast-aging population as high living costs and an aversion to having …
Flipkart Likely to Opt for Traditional US IPO Between October-December This Year: Report
The IPO should be done at no less a valuation than that at which … Minority shareholders after the deal included co-founder Binny Bansal, China’s Tencent Holdings, U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global …
Japan not in talks with U.S. on possible Beijing Olympics boycott: government spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is not in talks with the United States on a possible boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, top government spokesman, Katsunobu Kato, said on Wednesday. The United States on …
China reveals co-operation with EU on green investment standards
Visit our ETF Hub for investor news and education, market updates and analysis and easy-to-use tools to help you select the right ETFs. China’s central bank has revealed that it is co-operating with …
Mainland China reports 12 new COVID-19 cases vs 24 a day earlier
China reported 12 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for April 6, down from 24 a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commission, in a statement, …
China’s Yunnan reports 2 new local COVID-19 cases
KUNMING, April 7 (Xinhua) — Southwest China’s Yunnan Province reported two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the provincial health commission said on Wednesday. Both the cases were …
