Tag: China
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...
Watch: Ikea shoppers scramble to escape as Shanghai store placed on flash lockdown
Health officials tried to restrain customers after it emerged one had been in close contact with a Covid patient
China cuts interest rates amid zero-COVID economic woes | DW Business
China's central bank ealier today trimming lending rates for the second time this year, taking its key rate down ten points to 2.75 percent. That as latest economic data showed there was need for more stimulus to support the economy. Retail sales and indu...
Alibaba, ByteDance Share Details of Prized Algorithms With Beijing for First Time
China’s internet giants from Tencent Holdings Ltd. to ByteDance Ltd. have shared details of their prized algorithms with Beijing for the first time, an unprecedented move aimed at curbing data abuse that may end up compromising closely guarded corporate s...
Rare earths crunch? Why we need them and who has them | Business Beyond
You may not have heard of most rare earths, but the 17 metallic elements known as rare earths are essential to modern life. They’re in our smartphones, computers, TVs and just about every other electronic device. They also play a major part in plans to cr...
China’s new breakout in 5nm Process!
Recently, it has been reported that U.S. sanctions against China's SMIC haven't worked in the last 18 months as SMIC moves to the 7nm node using DUV lithography. Semiconductor equipment is critical in the chip fabrication sector. When it comes to semicond...
China launches world’s first maglev ‘sky train’ that floats in the air using permanent magnets
China has launched the world’s first suspended maglev line built with permanent magnets that can keep a “sky train" afloat forever, even when it is not being supplied with power. The 800-metre (2,600-foot) experimental Red Rail in southern China’s Xingguo...
The global downfall of Chinese phone brands
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