China has long banned access to certain Western tech, but many users are still able to download such apps from Apple’s app store and use them with a virtual private network, or VPN. Reuters noted…
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China set to keep lending benchmark LPRs unchanged in April
China is widely expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged on Monday, a Reuters survey showed, as encouraging first quarter economic data reduces the urgency for further monetary stimulus to aid a fragile recovery.
Beijing Warns US After Missile Launcher Reaches ‘China’s Doorstep’
” China strongly opposes the U.S. deploying medium-range ballistic missiles in the Asia-Pacific and strengthening forward deployment at China’s doorstep to seek unilateral military advantage,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular…
Huawei just gave Tim Cook a new headache in China
Apple CEO Tim Cook is desperately fighting to keep selling iPhones to Chinese consumers, but Huawei’s new Pura 70 smartphones could derail that plan.
Beijing lobbying for world’s biggest free-trade pact to admit Hong Kong this year: minister
Hong Kong applied to join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership two years ago, with bloc representing nearly one-third of world’s population.
China Orders Apple to Remove WhatsApp From App Store
China’s cyberspace officials cite national-security concerns for targeting Meta’s apps, Apple says.
China’s Drugmakers Can’t Sell MRNA Shots but Haven’t Quit Yet
SHANGHAI/SUZHOU, China (Reuters) – China’s vaccine developers stuck with unused mRNA COVID shots and idle manufacturing plants are pursuing new targets for the novel messenger RNA technology, but they …
San Francisco Mayor Announces the City Will Receive Pandas From China
San Francisco is the latest U_S_ city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” …
China’s holidays aren’t working — and bosses are to blame
President Xi’s party has extended the May holiday, but employers are adding extra days at the weekend — and fuelling a debate about workers’ rights as the economy struggles …
Swiss ballet group stages classics in Beijing
BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — Bejart Ballet Lausanne, a Swiss ballet group, is set for staging four classic performances at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing from Friday to Sunday.
Shenzhen’s Q1 foreign trade exceeds 1-trln-yuan mark
In the first quarter, the foreign trade of Shenzhen’s private enterprises reached 720.96 billion yuan, up 45.2 percent year on year, accounting for 70.7 percent of the city’s total trade volume.
Focus: China’s drugmakers can’t sell mRNA shots but haven’t quit yet
China’s vaccine developers stuck with unused mRNA COVID shots and idle manufacturing plants are pursuing new targets for the novel messenger RNA technology, but they face a tough path, crimped by a lack of revenue.
Apple Pulls WhatsApp From China App Store on Beijing Request
Apple Inc. said that it removed Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its China apps store after an order from the country’s internet regulator, which said the services pose risks to the …