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Alibaba to lower entry barriers after record antitrust fine, shares rally

Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang said on Monday he does not expect any material impact from the change of exclusivity arrangement imposed by China's regulators

Chinese tech start-ups pull IPO plans as Beijing tightens scrutiny

Over 100 companies have voluntarily withdrawn applications to list on Shanghai's STAR Market and Shenzhen's ChiNext since Ant's termination of its initial public offering (IPO) in November

Russia, China thwarting response to Myanmar coup: EU foreign policy chief

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday it was no surprise that Moscow and Beijing were blocking efforts at the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo

Disease control officials admits Chinese vaccines have low effectiveness

In a rare admission of the weakness of Chinese coronavirus vaccines, the country's top disease control official says their effectiveness is low and the govt is considering mixing them to get a boost

Fine, thank you, says Alibaba Group after China's $2.8-billion penalty

It's a sign of how odd China's crackdown on the power of big tech has been compared with the rest of the world

Chinese Covid-19 vaccines' effectiveness low, says China's top official

Chinese vaccines "don't have very high protection rates," said the director of the China Centers for Disease Control, Gao Fu, at a conference Saturday in the southwestern city of Chengdu

21 miners trapped and 8 rescued in China coal mine mishap: Report

The mine in Hutubi County in the Xinjiang region flooded at about 6:10 pm on Saturday, the Xinhua News Agency said. It said eight people were rescued

China's antitrust regulator bulking up as crackdown on behemoths widens

China's competition watchdog is adding staff and other resources as it ramps up efforts to crack down on anti-competitive behaviour

Indian must cherish current positive trend of de-escalation in Ladakh: PLA

The Chinese military has said that India should cherish the "current positive trend" of de-escalation and cooling down of tensions in the border area

China imposes $2.8 bn penalty on Jack Ma's Alibaba Group in monopoly probe

The penalty is equivalent to 4% of Alibaba's domestic sales in 2019, China's State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement on Saturday

Futility of protest: Easier to start a revolution than influence its course

Myanmar, Belarus, China's Hong Kong and Russia have all pointed to a futility of protests, and that even sustained street revolutions fail now in country after country, writes T N Ninan

Pakistan's economic endurance hinges on China despite IMF loan: Report

Pakistan is set to meet a dozen conditions in six months to stay in the $6 billion IMF programme, but the cash-strapped country's economic endurance still hinges on a $11 billion lifeline from China

China's auto sales surge 75% in March, 12th straight monthly gain

Auto sales in China surged in March for their 12th consecutive month of gains, as the world's biggest car market leads the sector's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic

China set to clear Tencent's $3.5 bn deal to acquire search engine Sogou

The move highlights Chinese regulators are still looking to approve merger and acquisition deals in the tech sector, but now with strict conditions

China's bid to ramp up Covid vaccinations hindered by supply shortages

China has also offered vaccines to the International Olympics Committee for the upcoming Tokyo Games, while carrying out discussions with European countries looking for supply

BASIC nations bat for finances from developed world to fight climate change

The 30th session of the ministerial committee was held on Thursday which was headed by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

Chinese dreams of the future

Xi Jinping's long-term ambitions could well lead to a wariness about China's intentions across the world

Biden admin will protect workers, biz from China's coercive trade practices

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the Biden administration plans to use all the tools in its possession to protect American workers and businesses from Beijing's "unfair" actions

UK unveils package to support Hong Kong families escaping draconian law

The UK government has launched a 43 million pound package to help the new arrivals from Hong Kong with housing, education and employment

Will fight to the very last day if China attacks: Taiwan foreign minister

Taiwan's foreign minister has said the island will defend itself to the very last day if attacked by China