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Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm to win Beijing's favour: Report

To sell Kindle and cloud services in China, Amazon promoted Xi's books as 'best sellers', allowed censoring reviews of propaganda films, provided dissident's IP address to authorities, reports Reuters

Chinese firms linked to CPEC projects evade tax commitments in Bangladesh

China which is already suffering from a poor image in corporate ethics, has hit another blow as Chinese companies have violated the laws of the land in Bangladesh causing loss to the exchequer.Bangladesh authorities have found that a Chinese company China Road & Bridge Corporation (CRBC), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) engaged in the construction of road and bridges in Bangladesh is involved in tax evasion while importing construction material for government projects, according to Bangladesh Live News.Further, though China is a major fund provider to the South Asian countries such as Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for infrastructure development, the business practices of its companies involved in implementing these projects have been put to scrutiny of late.Meanwhile, It is not the first time that Chinese companies have violated the laws of the land in Bangladesh causing loss to the exchequer.Earlier in December 2020, the National ...

Hong Kong election under new law marks culmination of Beijing's campaign

Hong Kong's Legislative Council elections mark the culmination of Beijing's campaign to rein in the body that had once kept it from imposing its unrestrained will over the semi-autonomous territory

Bumla pass: Facing off with the dragon in the high and mighty Himalayas

Situated at a height of 15,200 feet above sea level, the pass sits on the top of a craggily formed Himalayan range that separates the Tibetan plateau from the Indian sub-continent.

China deplores new US sanctions on Xinjiang companies over human rights

China strongly deplored new US sanctions barring exports for eight Xinjiang tech companies, saying such measures undermine international economic and trade between the two countries.China's Ministry of Commerce's spokesperson said on Friday: "It's not the first time the US government has interfered with the Chinese economy under the false pretexts of national security and violation of human rights, placing an embargo on Xinjiang's goods, thus trying to control our export and investments.""Such measures seriously hit Chinese companies, and undermine the international economy and trade between the two countries. China strongly deplores such measures," Sputnik quoted the spokesperson as saying.Last Thursday, the US government imposed a new package of sanctions on China due to allegedly forced labour and sterilization of Uyghurs, a Muslim ethnic minority of the country's west, reportedly kept in large detention camps and factories.The US Treasury blacklisted DJI, the world's largest drone

Video-sharing app TikTok is getting into restaurant business

the video-sharing platform ann­ounced a partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts to launch delivery-only TikTok Kitchen locations across the country

China to let ride-hailing drivers, delivery workers form unions: Report

China will review the amendment on its trade union law starting December

Evergrande declared in default by S&P for failed coupon payments

S&P Global cut Evergrande to "selective default" over its failure to make coupon payments

Chinese spies accused of using Huawei in secret Australia telecom hack

In 2012, Australian intelligence officials informed their U.S. counterparts that they had detected a sophisticated intrusion into the country's telecommunications systems

Online brokers can't offer offshore trading in China

Conce­rns over data security and capital outflows are driving the potential ban

Beijing vows to respond after US Xinjiang sanctions passed

This is the latest in a series intensifying US penalties over China's alleged systemic and widespread abuse of ethnic and religious minorities in the western region

China cracks down on illegal quarries following coal mine accident

China has launched a nationwide campaign to crackdown on illegal mining, days after 22 workers were trapped in an unauthorised coal quarry following heavy flooding. Twenty-two people were trapped on Wednesday after a coal mine was flooded in the city of Xiaoyi, north China's Shanxi province, as a result of illegal mining, according to state-run Xinhua news agency. The rescue operations are still underway. The local public security department has detained six suspects and is hunting others, state-run CGTN TV reported. Authorities have launched a nationwide campaign against illegal mining, Xinhua reported late on Thursday night. The high demand for coal has shored up prices, prompting the resurgence of illegal coal mining, according to the Office of the Work Safety Committee of the State Council and the Ministry of Emergency Management. Coal-producing provinces should comprehensively and thoroughly investigate illegal activities, including unauthorised mining and excessive productio

World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, US surge: IEA

Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new all-time high this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.

Combative Chinese newspaper editor whose tweets moved markets retires

I have gone through the retirement formalities and no longer serve as the editor-in-chief of the Global Times, Hu posted Thursday on China's Twitter-like Weibo

China's Tsinghua dismisses chairman's criticism, defends restructuring plan

Zhao Weiguo has retained the post of chairman but China's state council appointed a working group to assume leadership of the company after it defaulted on bonds in November 2020.

US curbs Chinese drone maker DJI, others it accuses of aiding rights abuses

China denies rights abuses in Xinjiang and has pushed back against US "interference" in its affairs, vowing to protect its companies against US sanctions.

Beijing rule changes to revive China's IPO prospects in 2022, bankers say

Greater China's flagging initial public offerings (IPOs) are set to get a fillip in 2022 from the expected unveiling of new rules by Beijing for Chinese firms' offshore listings

US Congress passes bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang

US Congress on Thursday passed a bill banning imports from China's Xinjiang region over forced labour of the Uyghur Muslims.This is likely to worsen tensions between Washington and Beijing. The Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act was passed in the Senate on Thursday by unanimous consent after being approved by the House of Representatives earlier this week, Kyodo News reported.It needs to be signed into law by President Joe Biden, which the White House said he will.It requires U.S. customs authorities to presume goods manufactured in Xinjiang are made with forced labour and that they should be banned from import, except for items from importers that can provide clear evidence to the contrary."This Senate will not stay silent in the face of genocide against the Uyghur people," Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tweeted. "America will not stand for it, and the global community shouldn't either."China has been rebuked globally for the crackdown on Uyghur Muslims by sending ..

Lithuania concerns over diplomats' safety 'purely groundless': China

Hitting out at Lithuania for withdrawing its diplomats from China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry termed the Lithuanian side's concerns around diplomats' safety "purely groundless"

China's Shimao plans to repay publicly issued debt due in Q4: Report

Shimao saw sharp falls in its shares and debt earlier this month, triggered by worries over an asset sale and cancelled apartment deals.