The head of Arm’s China business, Allen Wu, has made a Rmb1.2bn ($179m) gain on a personal investment he made in one of the chip designer’s Chinese clients, after falling out with Arm over alleged…
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Myth busting: Shenzhen’s sleazy past as short-lived gangster and gambling hub Shum Chun
The great myth of Shenzhen bursting forth from humble fishing village to skyscraping megalopolis has been perpetuated ad nauseam for decades, by earnest politicians, foreign business consultants and … ( read original story …)
The Latest: China reports a few new cases of COVID-19
BEIJING — China on Sunday reported 109 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, two-thirds of them in a northern province that abuts Beijing, and no deaths. ( read original story …)
China to Donate 500,000 Coronavirus Vaccine Doses to Philippines
China will donate 500,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to the Philippines and vowed to accelerate infrastructure investment in the Southeast Asian nation as ties between the two improve. ( read original story …)
Two words that have enraged Beijing
Two words; a mere 11 letters. “Indo Pacific”. It cropped up in a declassified US report last week. And the mere mention of Indo Pacific makes Beijing bristle. “It all seems academic, but it has…
Five things to watch for as China reports fourth-quarter GDP
Recent virus outbreaks in Hebei, the province surrounding Beijing, showed that China was not immune from a significant resurgence of the disease. But its economic recovery and outlook for the coming … ( read original…
Why 1.2 billion people in China share the same 100 surnames
If you stop a random person on the street in China, there’s a pretty good chance their surname would be either Wang, Li, Zhang, Liu or Chen. ( read original story …)
China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in coronavirus cases
BEIJING >> China today finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients to fight a surge in infections the government said are harder to contain and that it blamed on infected people or … (…
Pompeo urges WHO to probe Wuhan lab illnesses, demands Beijing be transparent
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to take a closer look at the lab in Wuhan, China where the COVID-19 pandemic is believed to have originated — while…
Philippines Says China To Donate Half A Million Covid-19 Vaccines
Beijing’s top diplomat pledged Saturday to donate half a million coronavirus vaccine shots to the Philippines, Manila officials said — despite growing resistance there to Chinese-made jabs over … ( read original story …)
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to Allow China’s Huawei in 5G Auctions: Newspaper
Brazil’s government will not seek to bar Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from 5G network auctions slated for June this year, newspaper Estado de S. Paulo reported on … ( read original…
A Starbucks in Downtown Beijing, China
A Starbucks in downtown Beijing on Saturday, January 16, 2021. China’s President Xi Jinping has asked the former head of Starbucks Howard Shultz to help promote trade between Washington and Beijing in … ( read…
Chinese Walk Past a Starbucks in Beijing, China
Chinese walk past a Starbucks in downtown Beijing on Saturday, January 16, 2021. China’s President Xi Jinping has asked the former head of Starbucks Howard Shultz to help promote trade between … ( read original…
