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Exclusive: LG Chem to double China battery capacity to meet Tesla demand - sources
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd plans to more than double production capacity of battery cells it makes in China for Tesla Inc electric vehicles (EV) next year, sources said, to keep up with its U.S. client's growth in the biggest car market.
Real Estate Firms Secretly Collecting Client Data Via Facial Recognition
Experts say it’s illegal for China’s housing agencies to gather biometric information without consent, and that doing so constitutes a violation of privacy.
China to Make Foreign Garbage Ban Total
Regulations allowing imported recycled materials have turned Southeast Asia into a waste trade way station.
53 Jailed for Last Year’s Deadly Factory Explosion in Jiangsu
Chemical company employees and public servants were given prison sentences of up to 20 years for flouting safety protocols and accepting bribes.
China to force firms to report use of plastic in new recycling push
Restaurants, e-commerce platforms and delivery firms will be forced to report their utilisation of single-use plastics to the authorities and also submit formal recycling plans, China's commerce ministry said in proposals published on Monday.
China’s Homegrown Third-Generation Nuclear Reactor Is Now Online
The domestically developed Hualong One reactor can generate 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually and cut carbon emissions by 8.16 million tons.
China’s Sinopharm Seeking Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine
The company’s two coronavirus vaccine candidates have already been administered to over 1 million people, according to CEO Liu Jingzhen.
How Agents Keep China’s Housekeepers Grateful — and Dependent
Agencies are more concerned with keeping clients happy than protecting their vulnerable workers.
China says coal imports failed environmental standards amid stalled Australian shipments
China on Wednesday said imported coal had failed to meet local environmental standards, responding to reports of dozens of shipments of Australian coal that are currently stalled in Chinese ports.
Escort Services Advertised on Top Chinese Job-Hunting Site, Investigation Finds
After a number of job postings were found to require sexual services, many online are sympathetic toward Boss Zhipin, saying it’s the people — not the platform — who should be blamed.
History Task Force Named Something Coarse Shows Remorse
A research group on the maternal roots of China’s only ruling empress sparked the mother of all controversies.
Viewers Say New Kung Fu Series Lacks Kick
The director of “Lu Ding Ji” acknowledged flaws in his martial arts drama but also said lead actor Zhang Yishan isn’t entirely to blame for the poor reviews.
Irresponsible 'tough talk' with China is useless, says Canada foreign minister
Canada will keep pressing China to improve its human rights record but has no interest in irresponsible tough talk, Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Monday.
Hot Pot Restaurant in Hot Water for Refusing to Serve Male Customers
Chengdu establishment Goddess Dating maintains it is within its rights to require that at least one woman be present in each group of diners.
China to extend fishing ban to Yangtze estuary in 2021
China will prohibit all fishing in the Yangtze river estuary from Jan. 1, extending a ban along the length of the river that came into effect at the beginning of this year, the country's agriculture ministry said.
Taiwan says Trump cabinet member to visit, angering China
The cabinet-level head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, will visit Taiwan, the island's premier said on Friday, in what will be the third visit by a senior U.S. official since August, drawing anger from Beijing.
China’s vow to cut emissions ‘clashes with coal plant expansion plans’
Xi Jinping’s UN pledge to make China carbon neutral by 2060 conflicts with expansion plans for coal power, two research groups say, urging that next five-year energy plan should phase out coal plants and double expansion of wind and solar power.
A Woman Was Beaten to Death by Her In-Laws. They Got Three Years
After a Shandong woman’s husband and parents-in-law tortured and starved her for years, a local court gave them lenient sentences for “abuse.” A public outcry was followed by a retrial order.
China’s African Traders Confront a Formidable New Foe: Alibaba
As the Chinese tech giant tightens its grip on Africa’s e-commerce market, Africans in China suddenly find their businesses at risk.
God of War Statue Has to Go, Jingzhou Officials Say
The notorious 58-meter-tall statue was marked for “rectification” by the central government in September. Now local officials are trying to figure out how to move it.
