Chinese officials are calling out major companies for referencing Taiwan and Hong Kong as separate from the rest of China. 45 major companies have misrepresented the special economic zones of Taiwan and Hong Kong. Understandably Chinese officials are upset with this matter. The relationship of Taiwan and Hong Kong to China are much disputed. The historic relationship and present relationship… Read more »
XINGHUA, CHINA (REUTERS) – A brand new combine harvester buzzes up and down a field in eastern China without a driver on board, chopping golden rice stalks and offering a glimpse of what the authorities say is the automated future of the nation’s mammoth agricultural sector. The bright green prototype was operating last autumn during a trial of driverless farm… Read more »
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – One of China’s top government-linked think tanks has called out Apple, Amazon.com and other foreign companies for not referring to Hong Kong and Taiwan as part of China in a report that provoked a stern reaction from Taipei. The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) said in a report this month that 66 of the world’s 500 largest companies… Read more »
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has released a test version of a smartphone game based on US hit television show Game Of Thrones, in a move likely to spice up a pipeline hit by heightened government scrutiny of online gaming. The game, titled Game Of Thrones: Winter Is Coming, was developed by Chinese games maker Yoozoo, Tencent… Read more »
TOKYO • A volcano in southern Japan erupted yesterday, spewing ash and smoke 6km into the air over a small island. There were no reports of injuries or damage from the eruption on Kuchinoerabu in Kagoshima prefecture in the far south of Japan. A local official said there were no evacuations on the island, which is home to just 109… Read more »
Recently a previously charged drug trafficker, Robert Lloyd Schullenburg, was retried for the same crime after being sentenced to 15 years in a Chinese prison. Schullenbergs retrial was because Chinese offiicals found more evidence tying him to the international drug trade. In his retrial the Chinese court system issued the death penalty for his crimes. Canadian government officials are objecting… Read more »
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China has approved construction of one of its tallest dams, a 239m hydroelectric structure on the upstream section of its longest river, the Yangtze, the state planning agency said on Tuesday (Jan 15). Hydropower is a clean and renewable source of energy but large-scale construction in south-west China has sparked accusations of damage to fragile ecosystems and inadequate… Read more »
China has hit back at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, denouncing as “irresponsible” his accusation that it had arbitrarily applied the death penalty to a Canadian national for drug smuggling. A day after Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, 36, was handed a death sentence following a retrial in the city of Dalian, China defended the court decision and urged Canada to respect its judicial sovereignty…. Read more »
BEIJING • China asked some state-run enterprises to avoid business trips to the United States and its allies and to take extra precautions to protect their devices if they need to travel, according to people familiar with the request. In recent weeks, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) – a regulatory body that oversees about 100 government-run companies… Read more »
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – The US and South Korea are discussing “corresponding measures” to reward North Korea’s steps towards denuclearisation, South Korea’s foreign minister said, as President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un prepare for a possible second summit. Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha told a news conference Wednesday (Jan 16) in Seoul that the allies were reviewing various packages of incentives… Read more »