China’s postal service has ordered its employees to disinfect packages and letters from abroad after authorities claimed the mail might be the source of recent corona outbreaks in the country. In addition, the authorities have asked residents to order fewer items from abroad. The postal service released a statement […]
With China drastically limiting gaming for minors, it’s also impacting the capacity of local data centre players, Canalys said. In China, minors are now only allowed to game for three hours a week. As a result, data centres in the country now have overcapacity, says Steve Brazier, CEO of […]
The Chinese economy is not running any significant risks for the time being due to the crisis at real estate group Evergrande. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), President Xi Jinping’s government has mitigated the dangers so that the Chinese economy is not affected by the impending collapse […]
Tropical Storm Kompasu, which is hitting the coast in southern China, is causing further problems in the supply chain. Due to the storm, it is temporarily impossible to load and unload containers at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, the technology capital of China. The number of ships waiting to […]
The United States has given Chinese tech group Huawei permission to buy hundreds of millions of dollars of chips in the country, insiders say to Reuters news agency. Huawei is on a US corporate blacklist and generally cannot obtain chips from Americans. Fearing espionage and Huawei’s close ties to […]
Iron ore prices fell sharply for the second day in a row on Thursday. The price for the rock is under pressure after China pledged to cut steel production and consumption. Since the peak in May, iron ore has been worth 40 percent less. China has been urging steel […]
About 15 elephants left the Xishuangbanna National Nature Reserve in southwestern China in April. Since then, the animals have become very furious and destroy everything that crosses their path. According to local authorities, it is rare for Asian elephants to migrate so far from their traditional habitat. “We have […]
Taiwan and the United States expressed their mutual intention to counter military aggression by China during an unofficial US delegation to Taipei. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen told the US delegation that her country would work with the US to deter China from “adventurous manoeuvres and provocations”. Taiwan is currently […]
Hong Kong’s electoral system is undergoing a significant overhaul. The Chinese parliament gave the green light on Thursday and reported the South China Morning Post newspaper. Critics fear that the pro-democracy opposition in the former British crown colony will now be further sidelined. The newspaper writes that it paved […]
China will provide a “necessary response” to a visit by a US Navy admiral to Taiwan. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that on Monday without further explanation of what that response will be. Authorities condemn the unannounced visit. It is a Navy admiral who oversees the US […]
