News Around the Globe
By Wayt Apple is reportedly looking to use chips from a controversial Chinese government-linked company in its new iPhone 14 – and several US lawmakers are up in arms. Following …
Read MoreBy Moore Chinese aircraft and ships crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, continuing the military provocations that Beijing has conducted for months …
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By Elisa Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group Holding is among a list of Chinese companies that could face delisting, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday, pushing the e-commerce giant’s shares down …
Read MoreBy Fickenscher Chinese student protesters are claiming that the Christian Dior fashion house has ripped off a classic skirt design from China that dates back to the Ming dynasty. Dozens …
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By Wayt Hackers from China, Iran and Turkey are using new tactics including posing as Twitter employees and journalists in their latest attempts to breach victims’ devices, according to a …
Read MoreBy Propper The Chinese government is again clamping down on cities where clusters of coronavirus cases have emerged, as the country looks to achieve its far-reaching “zero-COVID” policy. Cities in …
Read MoreBy Algar Researchers are disputing China’s fleeting claim that it detected extraterrestrial signals from the world’s largest telescope. The nation’s science ministry issued a report last week announcing that its …
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By Levine Frustration is boiling over in Shanghai, as residents increasingly chafe under weeks of draconian coronavirus lockdowns. On Chinese social media Saturday web users fought to share a six-minute …
Read MoreBy Sabes A federal jury convicted a former University of Kansas professor of hiding his ties to the Chinese government. Feng Tao, also known as Franklin Tao, 50, was convicted on Thursday …
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By Barrabi Elon Musk’s extensive business dealings with China have sparked some alarm on Capitol Hill, with some lawmakers questioning whether Beijing could exploit connections with Tesla and SpaceX to …
Read MoreBy Barrabi Only “selected” spectators will be invited to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to safety concerns over the Omicron variant, officials announced on Monday. The Beijing …
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By Moore The Chinese government on Friday denounced a bill signed by President Biden that restricts imports from Xinjiang, where China is accused of human rights abuses against ethnic and religious minorities. …
Read MoreBy Elisa BEIJING – Chinese astronauts on Thursday beamed back a science lesson from the country’s under-construction space station. The lecture focused on physics, aiming to illustrate how the weightless …
Read MoreBy Wayt The current market is “even crazier than the dotcom era” and China made the right call when it banned cryptocurrencies, according to Warren Buffett’s right-hand man Charlie Munger. …
Read MoreBy Neill China’s state-controlled media on Wednesday released a purported email from tennis star Peng Shuai, who has not been seen since accusing a Communist Party leader of sexual abuse …
Read MoreBy Emily Chinese authorities have taken the extreme step of halting parcel deliveries in some parts of the country over fears that packages could be spreading COVID-19 following several positive …
Read MoreBy Elisa Yahoo said Tuesday it has pulled out of China, citing an increasingly challenging operating environment. The withdrawal was largely symbolic, as many of the company’s services were already …
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By Wayt Apple has removed a popular Quran app from its Chinese app store at the behest of state censors, according to the company behind the app. Quran Majeed – …
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By Wayt A group of government entities in China declared all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies illegal on Friday and issued a nationwide ban on cryptocurrency mining, intensifying an ongoing crackdown and sending …
Read MoreBy Feuer Shares of embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande Group soared more than 17 percent on Thursday after the company said it struck an agreement with Chinese bondholders to meet …
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