China ties, and border closures due to the coronavirus pandemic – these are some factors prompting Chinese firms to increasingly adopt a business approach that has helped corporations diversify their … ( read original story…
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Intel Casts Off More Memory Chip Business in $9 Billion Deal
The sale to SK Hynix of South Korea includes a major factory in China and follows the company’s decades-long shift into microprocessors. ( read original story …)
Alibaba Takes on Walmart in China With $3.6 Billion Investment in Hypermarket Chain
The e-commerce giant plans to double its stake in Sun Art Retail Group, which operates more than 480 supermarket-department stores in China under the RT-Mart and Auchan brands. ( read original story …)
China Calls on India to Honor Pledge, Return Missing Soldier
China’s military says it hopes India will make good on its pledge to swiftly return a Chinese soldier found lost along their mountainous border where the sides have been locked in a tense standoff. (…
Open-sourced Blockchain Technologies Bring Back Cross-border Tours between Chinese Mainland and Macao
From September 23 onwards, Chinese mainland resumed issuing visas for visitors to Macao. Thanks to the mutual recognition system of Macao blockchain health code and Guangdong health code launched in … ( read original story…
China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair: A Grand Global Trade Feast Gathering 2,500 Lighting Brands
After one year of waiting and careful planning, the 25th China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair (GILF) will be held at Guzhen Convention and Exhibition Center, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, … ( read original story …)
Mainland China reports 19 new COVID-19 cases
China reported 19 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Oct. 19, up from 13 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Tuesday. All of the new infections were imported, the National Health…
Beijing deploys role in Korean war in fight against the US
History has become the latest battlefront between Beijing and Washington after a sharp rise in nationalism and anti-American sentiment around the 70th anniversary of China entering the Korean war. The … ( read original story…
US 2020 election: Who does China really want to win?
US presidential elections have long been a source of both intrigue and irritation for China’s Communist Party rulers. As arguably the most consequential exercises in democracy on the planet, they are … ( read original…
China keeps lending benchmark loan prime rate steady for 6th straight month as expected
China kept its benchmark lending rate for corporate and household loans steady for the sixth straight month at its October fixing on Tuesday, encouraged by an extended recovery in the world’s … ( read original…
Canada-China Spat Heats up Over Ambassador’s Alleged Threat
The diplomatic spat between Canada and China grew more heated on Monday as Beijing denounced press criticism of its ambassador to Ottawa, only to have Canada’s deputy prime minister and opposition … ( read original…
Eyeing China, Australia joins ‘quad’ drill with US, Japan, India
Australia will take part in a large-scale military drill off the coast of India next month that will bring together a quartet of countries concerned by rising Chinese influence. ( read original story …)
China Deserves a Day in Court
Congress could change the law to allow lawsuits against Beijing over Covid-related misconduct. ( read original story …)