A high-flying Chinese executive has been caught in the centre of a growing geo-political dispute between two of the world’s largest economies. Meng Wanzhou is the chief financial officer of Huawei and the elder daughter of the telecom giant’s founder. She was arrested in Canada last week for allegedly breaking US sanctions on Iran and faces extradition to the US…. Read more »
A panel of censors set up to vet mobile video games in China has signalled it will be hard to please. State media reports that of the first 20 titles it assessed, nine were refused permission to go on sale. The Xinhua news agency added that developers of the other 11 had been told they had to make adjustments to remove… Read more »
US chip-maker Qualcomm claims it has won an injunction against Apple that effectively bans the import and sale of a number of iPhone models, ranging from the iPhone 6S to the iPhone X. The preliminary order, issued by a Chinese court, is the latest in step a continuing feud between the two tech giants over intellectual property. However, Apple says… Read more »
A former Canadian diplomat has reportedly been detained in China and his current employer says it is working for his “prompt and safe release”. The International Crisis Group said it was “aware of reports” of Michael Kovrig’s detention. Details are not yet clear. The news comes days after Canadian authorities arrested a top executive of the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in… Read more »
A couple of the articles I read this week, one caught my interest, and also sounded like a good, innovative idea. In China they had basically a summit for entrepreneurs to meet together and share ideas, which I interpret as an opportunity to join together for business opportunities and to receive funds for their start up companies. I found this… Read more »
BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — China’s Ministry of Education has said that 401,050 after-school training institutions have been examined amid a national campaign targeting unlicensed and unauthorized extracurricular programs that put students under too much pressure.
HAVANA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — China and Cuba on Wednesday signed two agreements to promote economic cooperation during the 14th session of the bilateral business committee, where companies from both nations explored new trade and business opportunities.
XIAMEN, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — The 2018 annual conference of the summit for entrepreneurs across the Taiwan Strait concluded Wednesday in Xiamen, east China’s Fujian Province, with deals worth 10.3 billion yuan (about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars) signed.
LISBON, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — China and Portugal pledged Wednesday to jointly push forward the construction of the Belt and Road to strengthen Asia-Europe connectivity and boost global trade.
China after WWII became a communist nation politically and still is today, yet they still posses some attributes of democracy and an autonomous nation. The Peoples Republic of China has recently bared a man with the family name Chu, a Hong Kong man, of running for election in Hong Kong. The city was annexed as a territory by China in… Read more »