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Jack Ma to step down as head of business school he founded, amid clampdown

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma will be stepping down as the President of Hupan, an elite business school he founded, in the face of government pressure on the tech industry

China targets 'speculators and hoarders' to stop commodity boom

There's been an unusual amount of attention from policy makers on commodities in recent weeks.

Crypto recovery stalls as miners halt Chinese operations due to scrutiny

Cryptocurrencies fought to find a footing after even weekend cheerleading from Tesla boss Elon Musk seemed unable offset selling pressure from spooked investors

China develops UAV with plateau ops capabilities, to deploy at LAC

China has developed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with plateau operations capabilities and plans to deploy it at Line of Actual Control with India in Kailash mountain range, sources said

Wuhan lab staff took hospital care before Covid outbreak disclosed: Report

WSJ report may add weight to calls for a broader probe of whether the Covid-19 virus could have escaped from the laboratory.

As US scales back presence in Mideast, China may step in, says US General

As US scales back its military presence across the Middle East to focus on great power competition with China and Russia, it risks giving those two countries a chance to fill the gap

With China's increasing aging population, elder care costs loom large

In about 25 years, one-third of China's population will be retirees, and their living and health care expenses will take up one-fourth of the country's Gross domestic product (GDP)

Trump sued by civil rights group for calling Covid-19 'China virus'

Former US President Donald Trump has been sued by a Chinese-American civil rights group for calling Covid-19 the "China virus"

China frets about 'arms race' as Japan plans to increase military spending

Beijing has expressed concern over Tokyo's plan to increase military spending to counter China, and has accused its neighbouring country of stoking military tensions in the region

China hopes EU will do 'serious reflection' over halt of investment pact

China has said EU states "disregarded facts" on the human rights issue in Xinjiang after the European Parliament froze the legislative process for ratifying the investment pact with Beijing

7.0 magnitude earthquake rattles China's Qinghai province, one dead

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter Scale hit at a place in China's Qinghai province at 23"Earthquake of Magnitude: 7.0, Occurred on 21-05-2021, 23:34:14 IST, Lat: 34.65 & Long: 98.06, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Qinghai, China," National Center for Seismology tweeted.Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the quake hit Maduo County of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai at 2:04 am Saturday Beijing Time.This comes a few hours after a series of earthquakes jolted Yangbi Yi Autonomous County in China's Yunnan Province on Friday.At least one person was killed and eight other sustained injuries in Yunnan due to the tremors.

China could have shut down Australia's 5G network without Huawei ban

Much before their diplomatic ties spiraled down, Beijing could have shut down Canberra's 5G network and brought the nation to its knees if Huawei was not banned, a top spy has revealed

Bitcoin tumbles as China says to crack down on mining, trading activities

The world's largest and most popular cryptocurrency last traded down more than 6% at $38,293 after holding the $40,000 level for most of the Asian and London sessions

China says it must have role in process to select Dalai Lama's successor

China on Friday said that any successor to the present Dalai Lama should be approved by it, ruling out recognition to any heir nominated by him or by his followers

China says ByteDance, Baidu, Microsoft improperly collected user data

China's internet watchdog said on Friday that companies including ByteDance, Baidu and Kuaishou had improperly collected user data.

Tesla cars barred from some Chinese govt compounds over security concerns

Staff at some Chinese government offices have been told not to park their Tesla Inc cars inside government compounds due to security concerns over cameras installed on the vehicles

China seeks private insurers help to unlock savings to avert pension crisis

Hong Kong insurance sector is eyeing China's $15.3 trillion savings to avert a crisis in its state pension system, the size of the world's second-largest economy

Chinese mainland reports 24 new imported Covid-19 cases; no new deaths

The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 24 new Covid-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Friday

European Parliament votes to 'freeze' investment deal with China

The latest development represents a new blow to the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) that European leaders reached during a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Censorship, surveillance and profits: A hard bargain for Apple in China

Apple built the world's most valuable business on top of China. Now it has to answer to the Chinese govt