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Tue, July 5, 2022 | 10:40

Xi signals a fresh start for fintech industry

Online platforms for mobile payments and financial technology will play a big role in boosting the economy, President Xi Jinping has declared. This is the most positive signal for the revival of Big Tech after almost two years of crackdowns and regulatory scrutiny of the fintech industry.

2022-07-05 10:07

Analysts say coal-rich, gas-poor China needs carbon capture and energy storage tech for new power system

Coal-rich and natural gas-poor China must place bigger bets on both carbon capture and energy storage technologies, as it navigates a decarbonization route that includes a huge renewable energy build-out while ensuring energy security, according to analysts.

2022-06-30 16:58

G7 aims to raise $600 bil. to counter China's Belt and Road

U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to raise $600 billion for the G7's global infrastructure program to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative.

2022-06-27 11:32

Russia steps up missile strikes on Ukraine as G7 leaders gather

What's the key to stopping COVID overload of health systems in China? Focus on the vulnerable, study finds

The authorities can protect health systems from COVID-19 overload by giving basic care to non-serious patients and focusing medical resources on the most vulnerable, according to researchers in Shanghai.

2022-06-21 16:09

$3.5 mil. in sales of BTS' album 'Proof' shows V's Chinese fans undeterred by Beijing's K-culture crackdown

A Chinese fan page for one of the members of South Korean supergroup BTS spent an eye-popping 4.5 billion won ($3.49 million) in a single day to purchase the boy band's newest album, suggesting K-pop supporters in China are undeterred by Beijing's crackdown on Korean entertainment and fandom culture.

2022-06-18 13:10

Why China is likely to focus more on Central Asia as US rivalry intensifies

China will step up engagement with Central Asia as part of efforts to stabilize its western border and focus on its strategic rivalry with the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific, according to observers.

2022-06-12 16:51

'Women go away': Dragon Boat Festival custom that bans women sparks sexism debate in China

A Chinese Dragon Boat Festival custom that excludes women has stirred a heated public debate about how to handle cultural traditions that promote gender discrimination.

2022-06-09 16:39

EU lawmakers push to designate human rights conditions in Xinjiang as 'genocide'

Powerful European lawmakers are pushing to designate alleged human rights abuses against Uygurs and other ethnic Muslims in Xinjiang as "genocide" in a resolution set to reach the Parliament this week.

2022-06-08 14:11

Hong Kong's exotic animals trade cries out for action

Hong Kong values its status as an international hub. But the city should be concerned ― and alarmed ― that it has been identified as an epicenter for the world's illicit trade in live exotic pets; concerned because of the threat of extinction of rare species, and alarmed because of the risk of importing pathogens lethal to local wildlife and potentially dangerous to health.

2022-05-20 14:25

Foreign companies in China confronting unprecedented threats, executives say

Multinational companies operating in China face unprecedented risks as US-China relations crater, supply chains swoon and hardline nationalism on both sides of the Pacific intensifies, US executives and a senior government official said Friday.

2022-05-07 17:31

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