The European Union and China signed a deal on Monday to protect each other’s exported food and drinks items from feta cheese to Pixian bean paste ahead of challenging discussions on trade, climate … (…
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Trump’s ambassador to China unexpectedly retiring before election amid high tensions
The State Department did not immediately give reason as to why Terry Branstad was leaving the post ahead of the U.S. election … ( read original story …)
Gardner Is Right: NASA Must Confront the Growing China Threat | Opinion
While President Trump has done more than any administration to stop this growing national security threat emanating from the communist Chinese regime, the latest front on this battlefield is occurring … ( read original story…
U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad is stepping down
The ambassador was highly praised in tweets by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, but there’s indication as to why he’s leaving the role now. ( read original story …)
China’s national blockchain project to support DAML smart contract language
The Blockchain Services Network (BSN), the largest blockchain infrastructure initiative in China, now has a unified smart contract programming language. Red Date Technology, a major tech company … ( read original story …)
Cryptocurrency Lending Seeing Growth, Fueled By Shadow Banks: Analyst
Transactions vary from those involving the borrowing of cash with crypto-collateral, the lending of both cash and crypto-currencies as an investment, and borrowing crypto-currencies against other … ( read original story …)
Bank of America Hires Zhang for China Business, Memo Says
Bank of America China has hired Wenjie Zhang as managing director and president, according to a memo seen by Reuters. Zhang will be based in Shanghai and will be appointed as branch manager of Bank…
China says no need to vaccinate entire population against Covid-19 at this stage, only frontline workers
Not everyone in China will need to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the country’s top medical official, as Beijing looks to prioritize frontline workers and high-risk populations in a … ( read original story…
Chinese spy database: what you need to know about the Shenzhen Zhenhua espionage leak
More than 35,000 Australians, from singer Natalie Imbruglia to billionaire businessman Mike Cannon-Brookes, have been revealed as targets for Chinese espionage after a database of names, addresses, … ( read original story …)
Hong Kongers who fled by sea are held without legal access in China, families say
After more than three weeks without any information on their condition, relatives of the 12 detained activists are growing desperate. ( read original story …)
China’s strongest local brands: Consumer products replace internet brands
ASIA’s TOP 1000 BRANDS: Haier (appliances), Li Ning (casual wear) and Maotai (baijiu) are among the companies more consumers see as strong domestic brands, as Alipay, Taobao and Tmall all slide. ( read original story…
China’s Gen-Z affects brands in every aspect
People under 30 are bringing upstart brands to the fore, rejuvenating old brands, taking increasing pride in buying domestic—and keeping marketers on their toes. ( read original story …)
U.S. apparently replacing ambassador to China Terry Branstad
He was highly praised in tweets from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo but there was no immediate word on the reason for the apparent change. ( read original story …)
