The directors of a small south Wales graphene company are believed to be about to launch a legal challenge against the government after the business secretary prevented a deal understood to be with …
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China opens big data centre in support of UN’s Sustainable Development Goals while Beijing clamps down on data at home
A big data research centre announced last year has launched with the aim of sharing data to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, as Beijing clamps down on data collection at home.
Beijing Film Festival to Make September Comeback
The previously postponed Beijing International Film Festival is to make a 2021 comeback and will be held later this month in the Chinese capital. The festival is normally held in late April, but …
Veteran regulator and market reformer Xu Ming picked as Beijing Stock Exchange boss
An academic-turned-regulator, Xu Ming worked at the Shanghai Stock Exchange for seven years before joining the New Third Board, where he is credited with overseeing effective reforms.
China’s M&A Kings Cash Out of Overseas Bets at Near-Record Pace
Chinese firms spent lavishly overseas on everything from luxury hotels to soccer clubs. Now they are heading for the exit amid rising demand for anything that throws off cash.
Taiwan warns Honduras of ‘false’ incentives to switch allegiance to Beijing
Taipei slams ‘ploys to sabotage Taiwan’s diplomatic relations’ after Honduran presidential candidate hints at switch.
China’s Xi Jinping, Liu He move to reassure private sector as Beijing’s Big Tech crackdown rattles entrepreneurs
President Xi Jinping and his top economic adviser, Vice-Premier Liu He, on Monday tried to reassure the private sector of its critical place in China’s economy, despite recent regulatory pressure.
Brazil suspends use of millions of doses of China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine
Health regulators announced the suspension after learning that vials containing the coronavirus vaccine doses were filled at an unauthorized production base.
China’s ‘nanny state’ push shows how far Beijing will go to get children behind national rejuvenation efforts
An unspoken worry is that China has too few children, that they are too divided by wealth and education, and that their interests are not focused on what is best for the nation.
Hong Kong’s neighbouring economic zone of Qianhai in Shenzhen will expand eight times to give city ‘wider stage’ to excel
Hong Kong’s status as a financial hub is set to receive a major boost as Beijing moves to expand the Qianhai economic zone in neighbouring Shenzhen by eight times, paving the way for potentially …
U.S. origins tracing of COVID-19 by intelligence harmful: commissioner of Chinese foreign ministry
The U.S. attempt to trace the origins of COVID-19 by its intelligence community is malicious and harmful, Liu Xianfa, commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China …
NATO chief urges China to join nuclear arms control talks
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is urging China to join international efforts to limit the spread of nuclear weapons amid concerns that the country is rapidly developing missiles capable of ca …
German ambassador to China dies less than two weeks into posting
Angela Merkel ‘profoundly shaken’ by death of Jan Hecker, 54, one of her top foreign policy advisers …