It is aimed at showing the company’s role in China’s evolution from the world’s workshop to a tech power. And it is no accident that Tencent is headquartered in Shenzhen, a city that has, for…
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Trump Repeats Plea for Larger Coronavirus Bill, Suggests China Will Pay for It
President Trump wants a larger coronavirus stimulus package than his administration had proposed in negotiations and suggests China will pay for it. ( read original story …)
City in China claims no new COVID-19 cases after testing millions
In Eastern China, the coastal city Qingdao claims it found no new coronavirus cases after testing millions of people. China reported its biggest scare in months this past week when more than a dozen ……
Frozen food package polluted by living coronavirus could cause infection, China’s CDC says
China’s disease control authority said on Saturday that contact with frozen food packaging contaminated by living new coronavirus could cause infection. ( read original story …)
Turning Chinese flag upside to be criminalised as Beijing moves to tighten legal protections
New protections for national symbols will apply in Hong Kong and follow series of incidents during last year’s anti-government protests. ( read original story …)
Missing Hong Kong protester Alexandra Wong ‘was held in mainland China’
A prominent Hong Kong protester has made her first public appearance in 14 months, telling the media she had been held in mainland China. Alexandra Wong, 64, was nicknamed “Grandma Wong” and was often ……
HK activist Grandma Wong speaks out against China
Posted . Notable pro-democracy Hong Kong protester “Grandma Wong” has been speaking out for the first time since she … ( read original story …)
China passes amendments outlawing insulting national flag
The Standing Committee of China’s congress on Saturday passed amendments to a law that will criminalize the intentional insulting of the national flag and emblem, … ( read original story …)
Shenzhen: Why it’s known as China’s sleekest city
If you haven’t yet heard of Shenzhen, China’s glittery southern crown jewel, you’re far from alone and there’s probably a good reason too: Shenzhen is new, in every sense of the word, especially in a…
Amid tensions with China, India warns Amazon, Flipkart over country of origin rule
The Indian government has warned Amazon.com’s local unit and Walmart’s Flipkart that sellers on their platforms are not complying with a rule requiring that a product’s country of origin be specified. ( read original story…
China bans copying of hymns, punishes Christians who print religious materials
China has been tightening restrictions on the distribution of religious materials in recent months by threatening fines, the closure of printing shops, or even imprisonment for selling Christian books … ( read original story …)
Hundreds queue in Yiwu, China for experimental Covid-19 vaccine
A city in eastern China has started offering a coronavirus vaccine to the general public – although it has not yet completed clinical trials. Hundreds of people have been queuing outside a hospital in ……
Hong Kong activist Grandma Wong says kept back in Shenzhen for 14 months
A Hong Kong protester dubbed “Grandma Wong” said on Saturday that Chinese authorities kept her in custody for a month and a half across the border in Shenzhen, where she allegedly suffered mental … (…
