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Analysis: Beijing delivers on threats to rein in internet economy

China is making good on its threats to clamp down on the sprawling "platform economy"

China offers its Covid-19 vaccines to diplomats, foreign journalists

China has opened its mass domestic Covid-19 inoculation drive for the first time to Beijing-based diplomats and foreign journalists by offering a vaccine developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical company

Blinken urges China to convince North Korea to abandon nuclear programme

America's top diplomat on Thursday pressed China to use its tremendous influence to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear programme, calling it a source of instability and danger

Despite ban, illicit trading of human placenta continues unabated in China

Despite a ban, fresh human placentas continue to be secretly sold in underground markets in China, citing insiders of this illegal industry, Chinese media reported on Monday

China regulators held talks with Alibaba, Tencent, 9 more on deepfake tech

Chinese regulators summoned 11 domestic technology companies including Alibaba Group, Tencent and ByteDance for talks on use of 'deepfake' on their platforms, stepping up scrutiny of the sector

China rejecting '1 country, 2 systems' with HK's electoral system overhaul

As China plans to rewrite election rules in Hong Kong to ensure the city is run by 'patriots', the lingering question is over the concern it might be rejecting the 'one country two systems'

EU adopts 'Sinatra Doctrine' to counter China's growing influence in Europe

The doctrine would be based on two pillars: continuing cooperation with China in regards to address global challenges and strengthening EU's sovereignty by protecting tech sectors of its economy

China approves another vaccine against coronavirus for emergency use

China has approved the emergency use of a self-developed recombinant protein subunit vaccine against Covid-19, its main developer, the Institute of Microbiology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Over 4.2 million people in Turkey receive second dose of Covid vaccine

More than 4.2 million Turkish people have received their second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech, the Turkish Health Ministry announced on Wednesday

China's high demand for beef from Brazil fuelling environmental crisis

A ravenous demand from China has helped Brazilian beef sales skyrocket to record levels - which has brought upon a devastating environmental cost.According to the Guardian, despite the Brazilian economy being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains one of the world's biggest beef exporters.Brazil supplied 43 per cent of China's meat imports in 2020, up by a staggering 76 per cent last year compared with 2019, according to consultancy Safras & Mercado.Sales are predicted to climb even higher this year, as China's pork industry struggles to recover from the deadly pig disease African swine fever, write Dom Phillips and Michael Standaert.Consumption of meat in China has risen in the recent decades with the growth of its economy. Several consumer surveys have shown that more Chinese people are turning to beef after the outbreak of African swine feverThe high consumption has cleared half of Cerrado, the vast tropical savanna region, and 20 per cent of the Amazon, with a ...

Myanmar: Beijing in dilemma as several Chinese-invested factories torched

China faces a rising dilemma in the ongoing crisis in Myanmar after unknown assailants torched at least ten Chinese-financed factories in Yangon's Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone on Sunday

EU to slap sanctions on China for the first time in 30 years: Diplomats

Sanctions follow the arms embargo in 1989 after the Tianamen Square incident

China's Baidu raises $3.1 billion from Hong Kong secondary listing

The deal showed that the desire of Hong Kong's retail investors to buy into new stock market transactions shows no signs of slowing.

China asks state firms in Myanmar to evacuate non-essential staff: Report

China has asked its state firms in Myanmar to evacuate non-essential staff following attacks on Chinese factories and businesses by anti-coup protesters

US sanctions 24 Chinese, HK officials over crackdown on political freedoms

The US sanctioned an additional 24 Chinese and Hong Kong officials over Beijing's crackdown on political freedoms in the semi-autonomous city, including a decision to overhaul its electoral system

China's Baidu raises $3.08 billion from Hong Kong listing: Report

Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc is set to raise $3.08 billion by pricing its shares at $HK252 each in its Hong Kong secondary listing, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter

Japan exports fall faster than expected as China, US demand weakens

Japanese exports fell much faster than expected in February as US and China-bound shipments weakened, a source of concern for the world's third-largest economy as it tries to prop up growth

UK to build more nuclear weapons to counter challenges posed by China

Calling out the challenges posed by China, the United Kingdom will build more nuclear weapons and expand its presence in the fields of space and cyberspace, announced Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Zimbabwe receives second batch of Chinese vaccines against coronavirus

Zimbabwe on Tuesday received a second batch of Sinopharm doses donated by China plus an additional Sinovac doses commercially procured by the government

Where China is only a notch above India

India and China seem united in gender discrimination