A sleepy giant panda at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, on Feb. 2021 — the day after the capital city saw the high temperature record for winter shattered by 10 degrees. (Reuters) Temperatures have ……
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Didi Chuxing Plans To Bring Its Ride-Hailing Service To Europe
Didi Chuxing Technology Co. plans to bring its ride-hailing services to Western Europe, Bloomberg reported, citing “people familiar with the matter.” The move could boost the firm’s valuation ahead of … ( read original story…
China grocery market to reach US$1.62tn by 2022
New data from IGD reveals that the growth of China’s grocery market will remain robust, with total value reaching US$1.62tn by 2022. ( read original story …)
Planning to Short Bitcoin? Better Check China’s ‘Tether Premium’ First
Bitcoin analysts say this week’s quick market rebound might be due to Chinese retail buyers buying the dip, using the stablecoin tether. ( read original story …)
China Poses ‘Biggest Geopolitical Test’ to U.S., C.I.A. Nominee Says
William J. Burns, President Biden’s nominee for C.I.A. director, pledged to increase surveillance of China with an emphasis on technology, and to investigate mysterious attacks that sickened C.I.A. ( read original story …)
CIA nominee calls China an ‘authoritarian adversary,’ vows to intensify competition with Beijing
His confirmation is expected to easily pass with strong bipartisan support similar to the majority of Biden’s national security team. ( read original story …)
China’s Infant Formula Market Loses Allure for Reckitt Benckiser
The promise of surging baby-formula sales in China fueled Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc’s $18 billion acquisition of Enfamil maker Mead Johnson. Only four years later, the U.K. company is considering … ( read original story…
Jeff Hatfield assembles a syndicate with some A-list public investors in the mix as Vividion adds $135M raise
Back when Vividion put together its $82 million B round more than a year ago, I speculated that the startup was probably gearing up for an IPO. That still hasn’t happened, but they may be…
China’s Hony Capital-backed SPAC looks to raise $300 mln in U.S. IPO- the Information
A blank-check firm backed by HonyCapital, which has investments in TikTok owner ByteDance andWeWork’s China unit, is looking to raise $300 million in an U.S.initial public offering, the Information … ( read original story …)
China Wants Your Data — And May Already Have It
When COVID hit, a Chinese firm offered to set up testing labs in the U.S., which could have given it access to DNA data. The U.S. says this is part of China’s effort to collect…
CHIF Announces Entry into Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Digital Asset Arena
China Food and Beverage Company (OTC Pink: CHIF), today announced that the Company will be entering the cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital asset technology arena. The management of CHIF believes … ( read original story …)
WHO team finds China did little to investigate coronavirus origins: report
Internal documents from the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the Chinese government had done “little” to look into the origins of the coronavirus, … ( read original story …)
The Technology 202: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns Congress of China’s rise
He says China is only one or two years behind the United States in artificial intelligence, and already ahead in facial recognition. ( read original story …)
