The rise of plant-based meat in China
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Another Huawei restriction from U.S. Commerce Department
The U.S. Commerce Department has added another restriction on sales to the Chinese telecom giant: This one requires any manufacturer selling chips that may be eventually sold to Huawei to get a license.
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China is on track to become the first country to launch a state-backed digital currency. Pilot testing is now being expanded beyond the four initial cities, and the Commerce Ministry wants to be ready for launch by the end of 2020.
Will China succeed in blockchain?
No other country has laid out, funded, and executed as comprehensive a blockchain policy as China.
Tencent profits up 37% — can it last?
The internet giant behind WeChat — the app you need to complete almost every commercial and legal transaction in China — had an enormous windfall from COVID-19 lockdowns that supercharged internet use. But can the good times last as the U.S. government goes on the attack?
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s half-trillion-dollar opportunity
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange used to lean on its finance and banking sector, but political turmoil has forced it to change. The exchange may have found salvation in China’s tech giants that seek refuge as they scurry away from America.
China overtakes U.S. in companies on Fortune Global 500
China is the new center of giant for-profit enterprises, according to the new Fortune Global 500 ranking published by the eponymous magazine. For the first time since the annual ranking began in 1990, more revenue-leading companies hail from China and Hong Kong than from the U.S.
The biggest ecommerce companies in China — a brief guide
China’s ecommerce market is complex, massive, and highly competitive. Its companies and their business models are completely different from those in other markets, and none of the big American and European players have any real presence. This is a guide to the major Chinese players and their offerings.
Twitter labels state media, YouTube deletes China-linked channels
Twitter has begun labelling the accounts of government representatives and media as “state-affiliated,” while Youtube said it had deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels with links to China “as part of its effort to weed out disinformation.”