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World’s Top Bitcoin Mining-Rig Maker Halts Sales as Clients Flee
Bitmain Technologies Ltd. has suspended sales of machines for spot delivery globally, aiming to prop up local prices after crypto miners fleeing Beijing’s crackdown dumped used mining rigs on the market.
Hong Kong Bids Emotional Farewell to Newspaper Shut by China
Hong Kong activists said goodbye to the Apple Daily newspaper in a dramatic midnight vigil as the pro-democracy tabloid became the latest victim in Beijing’s campaign to silence dissent in the former British colony.
Fed Throws China a Curveball Just When It Seeks Stability
China’s capacity to maintain stability in its financial markets is being tested by the Federal Reserve’s sudden hawkish shift.
Taiwan to maintain Hong Kong office despite visa problems
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says it will continue operating its de facto consulate in Hong Kong in spite of visa difficulties for its staffers while also providing consular services online. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Hong Kong has been unable to get new visas for its staff after the Hong Kong government in 2018 began requiring that Taiwanese personnel at the office sign a statement accepting the “one-China principle,” Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council said.
Beijing Warns Meituan CEO to Stay Low-Key After Poem Furor
China’s government summoned Meituan’s Wang Xing to a meeting recently and warned him to keep a low profile, after the founder of China’s third-largest tech corporation last month posted a controversial poem that convulsed markets and sparked a social media furor.
AP Interview: Tibet exile leader hopes to resume China talks
DHARMSALA, India (AP) — The new president of the Tibetan exile government said on Thursday he will do his best to resume a dialogue with China after more than a decade, and that a visit by the Dalai Lama to Tibet could be the best step forward.
Xi Taps Top Deputy to Lead China’s Chip Battle Against U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is renewing his years-long push to achieve technology self-sufficiency by tapping a top deputy to shepherd a key initiative aimed at helping domestic chipmakers overcome U.S. sanctions.
Learning to Ski in a Country of Beginners
As China prepares to host the Winter Olympics, its people get on skis.
China denounces US-Australian navy drills as muscle flexing
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday said the U.S. and Australia were "flexing their muscles” with recent naval drills in the South China Sea, underscoring Beijing’s sensitivity over the strategic waterway it claims as its own.
Japan says ties with Taiwan are only unofficial
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's relations with Taiwan are nongovernmental and practical and are based on Tokyo's recognition of China as the sole legitimate government, a top Japanese official said Friday, following Beijing's protest over a recent reference to the island as a country.
China suspends import of frozen seafood from 6 Indian firms after coronavirus traces found on packaging - Times of India
China News: China on Thursday suspended the import of frozen seafood products from six Indian marine export companies after traces of coronavirus were detected on
Rocket on pad, China ready to send 1st crew to space station
BEIJING (AP) — The rocket that will send the first crew members to live on China's new orbiting space station has been moved onto the launch pad ahead of its planned blastoff next week. The three astronauts plan to spend three months on the space station, far exceeding the length of any previous Chinese mission.
China Mulls Price Caps on Coal in Campaign to Tame Inflation
China’s efforts to control raw materials costs could include price limits on its runaway coal market, underscoring the government’s tough stance on taming inflation.
China Wine: Ningxia Region Aims to Be Center of Top Quality Wine Production
China, a fast-growing wine market, plans to turn a northern region on the edge of the Gobi desert into a center of top quality wine production to compete with international brands and boost the local economy.
China’s Wolf Warriors Are Turning the World Against Beijing
The country seems incapable of abandoning a disastrous diplomatic strategy.
China’s Xi Stresses ‘Ethnic Unity’ on Trip to Minority Region
Chinese President Xi Jinping focused on minority issues during a visit to a western province neighboring Xinjiang and Tibet -- regions where foreign governments and others say Beijing commits human-rights abuses against ethnic groups.
She Built $11 Billion Fortune From an Acid. Now She's Taking on Beauty Giants.
China’s Bloomage got cosmetics makers hooked on hyaluronic acid. Now it’s competing with them.
China Faces Nationalist Anger Over U.S. Plane in Taiwan
China’s muted reaction over a U.S. military flight to Taiwan prompted criticism from nationalists online, underscoring the pressures on President Xi Jinping to follow through on heated “red line” rhetoric.
After Years in Prison, China Grocery Tycoon Weighs Twin IPOs
In 2018, Zhang Wenzhong was cleared by China’s top court of financial misconduct charges after earlier spending more than half a decade in prison. Three years later, the Chinese tycoon has revived the supermarket business he founded, and is about to launch two initial public offerings -- one in Hong Kong and the other in the U.S.
Train strikes, kills 9 workers on track in northwest China
BEIJING (AP) — A cross-country passenger train hit and killed nine rail construction workers on its track in northwest China early Friday, state media said. The victims were among more than 50 workers repairing a closed section of track, state broadcaster CCTV said on its news app.
