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China aims to vaccinate 70-80 per cent of its population by mid-2022

China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80 per cent of its population by the end of this year or mid-2022

Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer

Japan will not take part in China's offer accepted by the International Olympic Committee to provide vaccines for participants" in the postponed Tokyo Games and next year's Beijing Winter Games

Biden administration imposes new 5G license limits on some Huawei suppliers

The 5G ban is effective as of this week, according to the people, who asked not to be identified to discuss nonpublic communications

Pony Ma's Tencent Holdings faces broad China clampdown on fintech, deals

Antitrust regulator fines twelve companies under anti-monopoly law

Ant Group publishes financial self-discipline rules amid Chinese scrutiny

Chinese regulators have tightened their grip on fintech companies, amid concerns over systemic financial risks brought by the financial empire affiliated to China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group

China's antitrust regulators weigh levying record fine on Alibaba: Report

The fine could surpass the $975 million that Qualcomm QCOM.O paid in 2015 over anticompetitive practices, the report said

Chinese on march to prove importance, taking up vacuum left by US: Albright

A former top American diplomat told lawmakers that the Chinese are on a march to prove their importance and are taking up the vacuum that the United States has created

'US to directly raise with China issue of genocide against Uighur Muslims'

The United States will directly raise with China the issue of genocide against Uighur Muslims, the Biden Administration said on Thursday

China approves plan to build dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet region

China's Parliament on Thursday adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan, the mega blueprint containing billions of dollars worth of projects, including the controversial hydropower project on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet close to the Arunachal Pradesh border over which India has raised concerns. The National People's Congress (NPC), China's legislature with over 2,000 members mostly drawn from the ruling Communist Party, adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for national economic and social development and the long-range objectives through the year 2035, on the last day of its six-day session on Thursday, official media reported. Attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other senior leaders, the NPC approved a development blueprint which contains 60 proposals for speeding up China's development. It was passed by the Communist Party of China (CPC) last year. The 14th Five-Year plan included building the dam on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river over whi

China's JD.com cashes in on steady online demand, beats market expectations

JD.com Inc's fourth-quarter revenue beat expectations on Thursday as more shoppers flocked to its website on the back of a broader shift to online shopping triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chinese premier rejects idea that 2021 GDP growth target too 'low'

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday defended the government's target for more than 6% economic growth this year

Chinese lawmakers endorse tighter control over Hong Kong

China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed the Communist Party's latest move to tighten control over Hong Kong

China's smartphone shipments build on post-pandemic rebound in February

China's smartphone shipments increased more than threefold in February 2021 from a year ago, government data published on Thursday showed, signalling an encouraging rebound from last year's nadir

China's Baidu to sell around 4% of shares in Hong Kong listing: Report

Baidu Inc will launch its Hong Kong secondary listing on Friday and will sell around 4% of its shares, which at current price will raise at least $3 billion, two sources said

China for decades waged campaign to destroy Tibet's proud culture: Pelosi

China for decades has waged a campaign to destroy Tibet's proud culture and history, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has alleged

US will speak out against China committing genocide against Uyghur: Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US will speak out forcefully against China committing "genocide" against the Uyghur Muslims in its Xinjiang province

Lawmakers call out China for abuse against minority women in Xinjiang

A group of global lawmakers have called on governments to hold China to account for abuses against minority women in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, amid reports of systematic sexual abuse

Biden, Sullivan to meet with Chinese counterparts next week in Alaska

In light of worsening ties between China and the US, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will be meeting with counterparts Wang Yi and Yang Jiechi next week

China weighs tighter regulations on STAR Board IPOs, fintech curbs

Regulators have also pledged to rein in China's fintech firms, a move marked by the abrupt suspension of Ant's $35 billion listing

India to buy 30 US Predator drones for $3 bn to counter China, Pakistan

India is emerging as a strategic defense partner for the US, particularly in countering Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean and some areas of Southeast Asia