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VIMworld to Burn 44 Million POWA Tokens on Binance Smart Chain
/PRNewswire/ -- VIMworld, the immersive NFT utility platform announced today that it will burn over 44 Million POWA tokens on Binance Smart Chain. This...
University Dean Sacked After Sharing Lewd Image With Colleagues
An immediate investigation by the university confirmed that the professor had shared the pornographic image in a work group chat.
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro PHEV and 8 Pro PHEV confirmed for Malaysia - SUVs to debut early next year in CKD form - paultan.org
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max e+ PHEV Of late, as we get closer to Chery’s official return to the Malaysian market, we’ve been sharing with you the confirmed models and their timeline. The public will […]
Hong Kong has ‘strategic ambiguities’ to navigate US-China rivalry: Kishore
Hong Kong ‘enjoys the status’ of ‘one country, two systems’, but has to ‘work very hard’ to convince the US that it remains autonomous, says retired Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani.
Bitcoin-Tether Pair Is Most Liquid on Binance Even as TUSD Pair Sees Higher Volume
While trading volume in the BTC/TUSD pair has surged over the past four weeks, liquidity remains thin compared with the BTC/USDT pair.
Warning for US, Thai farmers: China to grow 90 per cent of its grain by 2032
China plans to grow nearly 90 per cent of the grain it needs by 2032, while also reducing imports, with food security high on the agenda for Beijing amid rising geopolitical tensions and the Ukraine war.
Relief as Chinese firm reaches royalty deal on Congo cobalt mine
Deal between China’s CMOC and state-owned Gecamines over world’s No 2 cobalt mine puts to rest dispute dubbed ‘poster child for the beginning of the end for Chinese miners’ in Congo, analyst says.
Tencent CEO Pony Ma affirms support for rust-belt province Heilongjiang
Internet giant Tencent is assisting Heilongjiang’s economic development through a series of collaborations that include the digital economy, transport, energy and agriculture.
Family: Chinese journalist faces espionage charges
The family of a veteran Chinese journalist says he faces espionage charges after being detained while meeting with a Japanese diplomat in a restaurant. Dong Yuyu, deputy head of the editorial department at Guangming Daily, often wrote liberal-leaning articles and regularly met with foreign journalists and diplomats to help understand global trends. But his family says Chinese authorities regarded his contacts with foreign diplomats as evidence of spying. Espionage can be penalized with a jail term of more than 10 years. Dong is the latest in a series of liberal Chinese voices to be accused by the government of being linked to what it terms foreign interference.
Taiwanese activist faces ‘secession’ charges in mainland China
Yang Chih-yuan, 33, has been formally arrested after being detained in Wenzhou last year, according to Supreme People’s Procuratorate in Beijing.
Guatemala president pledges strong support for 'Republic of Taiwan'
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei pledged his unconditional support on Tuesday for the "Republic of Taiwan" on a trip that comes as China steps up pressure on the handful of countries that still maintain formal ties with the island.
Baozun Releases 2022 Sustainability Report - Baozun (NASDAQ:BZUN)
SHANGHAI, China, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baozun Inc. (NASDAQ:BZUN) ("Baozun", the "Company" or the "Group"), a leading brand e-commerce solution provider and digital commerce enabler in China, announced
Hong Kong loophole allowing homeowners to buy subsidised public flats to close
Public housing tenants who already own a property to be banned from buying subsidised homes, source says.
Baozun Files Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2022 - Baozun (NASDAQ:BZUN)
SHANGHAI, China, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baozun Inc. (NASDAQ:BZUN) ("Baozun", the "Company" or the "Group"), a leading brand e-commerce solution provider and digital commerce enabler in China, today
Coronavirus: China to scrap PCR tests for travellers to the country
From April 29, authorities will accept negative rapid antigen test results for entry to China.
Baozun Releases 2022 Chairman Letter - Baozun (NASDAQ:BZUN)
SHANGHAI, China, April 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dear Shareholders: On behalf of the Board of Directors and the management team of Baozun, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for your continued
Mitsubishi Motors takes one-time $78 mln hit from China woes
Mitsubishi Motors Corp will take a one-time hit of 10.5 billion yen ($78.31 million) related to slowing sales at its China unit, it said on Tuesday, as mounting competition in the world's largest auto market hits foreign automakers.
Chinese journalist arrested on charges of espionage
Trial of Dong Yuyu, detained after meeting Japanese diplomat, comes as country’s espionage laws widened
Germany invites Chinese premier for talks in June - source
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has invited Chinese Premier Li Qiang for talks in Berlin on June 20, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
China gives death penalty to former senior banking regulator for corruption
The death penalty — rare for white-collar crimes — was given to Lai Xiaomin, a former top Chinese banking official, as four other former senior officials had their corruption cases transferred to prosecutors.
Heartthrob novelist Guo Jingming’s new movie mysteriously pulled from cinemas after he apologizes for early-career plagiarism
As of now, no official reason has been given for the sudden removal of the film, but many people believe that it’s related to a plagiarism scandal in Guo Jingming’s early career.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins five-nation Africa tour
What might China’s goals be in paying visits to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana, Tanzania, and the Seychelles?
Did the EU rush into the China investment deal before the 2020 deadline?
The EU signed its Comprehensive Agreement on Investment with China just before a year-end deadline, gaining what the European Council called an “unprecedented level of market access.” But was China the real winner of the deal?
Editor’s note for Monday, January 4, 2021
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China ramps up COVID-19 vaccinations, approves Sinopharm shot
Chinese regulators gave approval for a mass public rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine by Sinopharm on December 30, 2020. Meanwhile, authorities worked to expand an emergency use authorization program that has already delivered millions of experimental vaccine doses.
Box Office 2020: China tops world, even though ticket sales were down 70%
China’s box office was devastated by lockdowns during the first wave of COVID-19, but surged back to claim the top spot in 2020 as American cinemas remained dark for most of the year.
‘Who isn’t trading life for money?’ asks Pinduoduo-affiliated account after overworked employee dies
China’s tech industry has again been forced to confront its work culture after the sudden death of a young employee at ecommerce company Pinduoduo, who collapsed last week while walking home at midnight after working long hours.
Putting China back on track: Zhan Tianyou, father of China’s railroad
China has the longest high-speed rail network in the world and the second longest network of total railways. But only a century ago, the country actually feared the locomotive, believing it a devilish tool of foreigner powers. Zhan Tianyou helped change that perception.
China sports in 2020 — and what to expect in 2021
The China Sports Column welcomes in 2021 with a look back at the year that was. There was no live sports for a good chunk of 2020, but that doesn’t mean the year was short on notable happenings.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, December 30, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China’s COVID-19 response: A year of ‘government secrecy and top-down control’
China’s initial failure to respond quickly to COVID-19 as it emerged in Wuhan was due to a “political logjam,” the New York Times reports. But the AP reveals that political controls have only tightened in the time since, with new research on the origins of COVID-19 monitored and subject to approval by a task force set up by Xi Jinping.
Beijing health app hackers attempt to cash in on mundane celebrity selfies
A group of Chinese cyber-attackers have used a bug in Beijing’s health code system to scrape photos and COVID-19 testing results of thousands of people and are now selling that information on the internet.
How a cataclysmic plague marked the end of Ming China
Any event as monumental as the fall of the Ming dynasty has many causes. Yet in the winter of 1643, it may have been bubonic plague that knocked the last supports out from under the dynasty, leaving it open to attack from within and without.
Editor’s note for Tuesday, December 29, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China promises ‘sustained efforts’ on forced labor, as report reveals factories in 135 Xinjiang detention camps
In order to clinch an investment deal with the EU, China reportedly said it would make “sustained efforts” to ratify international conventions against forced labor. Meanwhile, BuzzFeed reported that at least 135 detention camps in Xinjiang have factories where forced labor likely occurs.
Feminist comedian accused of ‘inciting gender-based antagonism’ after critiquing sexist haters
When reflecting on her past year, Yang Li, the stand-up comedian known for her feminist men-bashing, delivered a barn-burner of a tirade against her critics, blasting them for being misogynist and overly sensitive to critique.
Editor’s note for Monday, December 28, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.
China sentences citizen journalist to four years in prison for challenging COVID-19 response narrative
Zhang Zhan, a freelance video journalist who documented the early days of Wuhan’s lockdown and criticized the government’s response, was convicted of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”
Editor’s note for Wednesday, December 23, 2020
A note from the editor of today’s The China Project Access newsletter.