Tag: China
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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Oops, China learned how to make good chips
This week Qualcomm announced new 4nm wearable chips called the Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 and W5+ Gen 1, Sony and Minecraft's Mojang said no to NFTs, and China's SMIC chip fab shipped 7nm bitcoin miners with a process they copied from TSMC, potentially overtaki...
Authentic Sichuan cuisine from China makes its way to Tokyo’s food scene
Mouth-numbing Sichuan cuisine is spicing up the palate in Tokyo, where more restaurants are serving authentic dishes from China’s southwestern province. The cuisine is popular worldwide for its signature spiciness derived from Sichuan peppercorns. More re...
The White Paper on Mainland China states "the highest sincerity" towards peaceful reunification with Taiwan.
Mainland China has stressed its “greatest sincerity” for peaceful reunification with Taiwan, amid escalating drills surrounding the self-ruled island following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s unannounced visit to Taipei.
Apple tells suppliers to follow China’s order of Taiwan parts labeling
Nikkei Asia has reported from sources that smart device favorite Apple is urging suppliers to abide by Beijing’s customs regulations on parts sent from Taiwan to China.
Evolution of Xi Jinping | 1953 - 2022
Xi Jinping is the President of the People's Republic of China, a talented politician and a man who is called the "big dad" of the Chinese people. The future politician was born in Beijing in June 1953. n 1962, his father was exiled to Henan province, accu...
80,000 tourists trapped in ‘China’s Hawaii’ in latest Covid-19 outbreak
Around 80,000 tourists have been left stranded in a resort city popularly known as China's Hawaii after a Covid-19 flare-up led authorities to impose strict travel restrictions. Tourism hotspot Sanya is a city of more than a million people on the southern...
Expert on China's countermeasures in response to Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
China's Foreign Ministry announced eight countermeasures after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan. Meng Xiangqing, a military expert at the People's Liberation Army National Defense University, outlined the message the measures sent to the U.S...