As luxury spending rebounds in China, consumers with money to burn have a new habit beyond fancy bags and watches: a taste for collector editions of fiery domestic liquor Moutai, not to drink but to…
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Pope Decries Plight of Chinese Uighurs as New Catholic Bishop Is Ordained in China
The Catholic Church in China ordained its first bishop since Beijing and the Vatican renewed an agreement on episcopal appointments last month. But the move was followed swiftly by friction over Pope … ( read…
EXPLAINER: China’s claims of coronavirus on frozen foods
BEIJING (AP) — China has stirred controversy with claims it has detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food. Frozen shrimp imported from an Ecuadorian company was banned for one week … ( read…
Surveillance in China: artist who hides from security cameras in Beijing wants to highlight invasions of privacy
He sees his work as enlightenment for the public. His latest project was a performance art piece that saw him lead a group in the capital Beijing down a street that avoided its numerous surveillance…
China criticizes pope over comment on Uighur Muslim minority
China has criticized Pope Francis over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China’s Uighur Muslim minority group … ( read original story …)
China Launches Its First Mission to Bring Back Moon Samples
China sent the Chang’e-5 spacecraft to collect and bring back to Earth samples from the moon. WSJ’s Trefor Moss reports on why the success of this mission could be a milestone for the country’s young…
China scrubs internet posts on positive economic impact of Covid-19
A Chinese economist’s suggestion that Beijing’s handling of coronavirus would be responsible for about $10tn of China’s economic growth this year has been scrubbed from social media after an online … ( read original story…
What the Western World Should Understand About the Asian Crypto Market
Crypto is abounding worldwide. In just over ten years, cryptocurrencies and other crypto assets have gone global, with 154 countries across the developed and developing world implementing the … ( read original story …)
China, Japan to lift restrictions on business travel
China and Japan have agreed to “fast track” business travel between the two countries after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo. ( read original story …)
Taiwan to protect sovereignty with new submarines amid China tensions
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday vowed to defend the democratic island’s sovereignty with the construction of a new fleet of domestically-developed submarines, a key project supported by the … ( read original story …)
China launches its most ambitious lunar mission yet
After becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, China launches a new mission to bring back lunar rocks and debris. ( read original story …)
Tiffany beats profit estimates on soaring China demand
Tiffany & Co, which is being bought by French luxury giant LVMH, beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit on Tuesday as the U.S. jeweler benefited from an over 70% rise in sales in China…
UPDATE 1-China reports 22 new coronavirus cases as Tianjin flags ‘pig head’ link
China recorded 22 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 23, up from 11 a day earlier, the country’s health authority said, while an official from the city of Tianjin said two confirmed cases this month ……
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