China to officially set blockchain engineers as a new occupation to promote employment amid global COVID-19 pandemic … ( read original story …)
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China Reportedly Eying Pacific’s Largest Mobile Carrier
The strategic competition between China and Australia in the South Pacific looks likely to intensify with a potential attempt by China to gain a major share of the region’s telecommunications market. ( read original story…
Digicel denies talk of Pacific unit sale to China Mobile
We can categorically state that there is no basis to this whatsoever and that no approach has been made to us,” a spokesman for Digicel said, responding to a report in the Australian Financial Review…
China’s attempt to strong-arm Australia should disturb the world
China’s murky role in the genesis and spread of the novel coronavirus has disturbed the entire world. Its attempts to economically coerce Australia into its geopolitical orbit should disturb the world … ( read original…
Luxury handbags jump in price as brands make up for coronavirus hit
Top luxury brands from Chanel to Louis Vuitton have increased prices of some of their most coveted products as they seek to make up for sales lost during weeks of coronavirus lockdowns. ( read original…
China auto sales fall in April but loss narrows
China’s auto sales declined again in April but losses narrowed in a sign the industry’s biggest global market is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic as Beijing eases anti-disease controls … ( read original story …)
China’s Central Bank Proposes a Blockchain-based Trade-Finance Platform
The People’s Bank of China proposed a blockchain trade financing information platform for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area … ( read original story …)
China Mobile ‘running the slide rule’ over Pacific telco
Any deal involving the region’s biggest carrier could be affected by a sharp drop in traffic since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story …)
Tencent’s Ma Huateng Overtakes Jack Ma As China’s Richest Again Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns
Shares of Ma Huateng’s internet gaming giant rose 14% so far this year to the highest in two years, thanks to strong demand for its mobile games during coronavirus lockdowns. ( read original story …)
Digicel Group denies report of Pacific unit sale to China Mobile
Jamaica-based mobile phone carrier Digicel Group denied an Australian newspaper report on Thursday and said there is “no basis whatsoever” that it would sell its Pacific unit to state-owned China … ( read original story…
Report: China preps for space warfare
China’s space warfare capabilities, including anti-satellite missiles and directed-energy weapons, pose growing threats to U.S. national security, according to a think tank report made public … ( read original story …)
China Inc. Is Unloved Abroad, Unwanted at Home
U.S.-listed mainland companies are facing an increasingly unfriendly climate in New York. Shanghai isn’t looking any better. ( read original story …)
Global funds invest more in China as coronavirus spreads to the rest of the world
“We’re finding that a lot of foreign managers globally (are) reshuffling their holdings in this turmoil,” Todd Willits, head of EPFR, said in a phone interview. “Allocations to China are something … ( read original…
