Tag: China
Huawei says they would have beaten Samsung
This week Huawei claims they would have wiped the floor with Samsung if the US hadn't banned them, Vivo got in trouble in China and India too, and the US is pressuring Dutch chip equipment giant ASML to squeeze China more as well.
China reopens the door to foreign students after 2 years of Covid lockouts
Students with valid residence permits will be able to re-enter the country from Wednesday, according to notices at various embassies.
What Samsung’s Return to U.S. Chip Manufacturing Means For the Economy | WSJ
Semiconductor manufacturers Samsung, Intel and Texas Instruments recently announced plans for new chip factories in the U.S. WSJ’s Rob Copeland visits Central Texas to learn why Samsung is moving to the region and what this type of reshoring could mean fo...
Why does Yangtze dry up? The Power Crisis continues and Extremely high temperatures grip half of China
On Aug 21st and amid a record heat wave, the China Meteorological Administration issued its first national drought alert of the year. It is the first such notice in nine years. The drought alert covers mainly the southern part of China, where moderate to...
China to use geoengineering to combat historic drought | DW News
China is suffering a severe water shortage after its hottest and driest summer since the government began recording rainfall 61 years ago. Authorities try to protect this year's harvest from intense drought by using chemicals to generate rain and people a...
Economy is hit: Extreme heat & drought in the south, floods in the north, as Yangtze River runs dry
In the south, China is experiencing its worst heat in more than 60 years, and China's Central Weather Bureau continues to issue red warnings for high tempera...
Ancient Buddhist statues revealed in China's Yangtze river by receding water levels from drought
Plunging water levels in the Yangtze River in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing have revealed a trio of Buddhist statues believed to be 600 years old, state media has reported. The three statues were found on the highest part of the island reef call...
Extremely heatwaves and drought hit southern China, lakes at record low levels/Power Crisis Begins
The summer of 2022 in China has been so hot that it has caused many rivers to dry up and the threat of a major power outage is looming, as it did last year.D...
Will drying rivers run businesses aground? | Business Special
The Yangtze, the Thames, the Rhine – all are nearing historic low water levels as drought bears down on Europe and China. Now the pressure is on industries and shipping firms to find alternatives. They won’t be cheap.
Live seafood ‘tested’ for Covid-19 in China
Videos of pandemic medical workers giving live seafood PCR tests have gone viral on Chinese social media.
Food delivery: China VS Germany. Who wins?
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China to roll out new incentives for couples to have more babies amid birth rate drop
The Chinese government issued a new set of guidelines on August 16, 2022, to fast-track the implementation of a robust support system meant to encourage more couples to have children. The system offers perks such as preferential housing for couples with m...
Inside China's Accelerating Bid for Chip Supremacy
Right now the world is dependent on Taiwan for silicon semiconductors called chips, which give devices like iPhones their functionality. This reliance has the U.S. and China both racing for technological independence.
Live: What's behind the agitating U.S. legislators' visits to Taiwan?
A five-member U.S. Congressional delegation visited Taiwan on Sunday on the heels of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the island in early August. China has voiced strong opposition against the U.S. lawmakers' provocations. China's Eastern Theater...
Asia’s longest river, the Yangtze, lowest level in 150 years as China battles heatwaves, drought
Record low water levels are being recorded in China’s Yangtze River and its two biggest freshwater lakes as parts of the country endure historic heatwaves and drought. Hankou, part of the central city of Wuhan and a key location for monitoring Asia’s larg...