Representative image China over the past decade built an alternate online reality where Google and Facebook barely exist. Now its own largest tech corporations from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to Tencent Holdings Ltd. are getting a taste of what a shutout feels like. India’s unprecedented decision to ban 59 of China’s largest apps is a […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday formally designated Chinese’s Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp as posing threats to US national security, a declaration that bars American firms from tapping an $8.3 billion government fund to purchase equipment from the companies. The US telecommunications regulator voted in November 5-0 to issue the declaration and […]
Taxis drive past government-sponsored advertisement promoting the new national security law during a meeting on national security legislation, in Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Later, Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters he shared the “deep concern” of international community and the Hong Kong people over the legislation. Reuters TOKYO Last […]
Taxis drive past government-sponsored advertisement promoting the new national security law during a meeting on national security legislation, in Hong Kong, China June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Later, Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters he shared the “deep concern” of international community and the Hong Kong people over the legislation. Reuters TOKYO Last […]
Chinese renters have also helped the property market, which took a hit after the antigovernment protests began a year ago. Alibaba, the e-commerce giant and JD.com rival, and ByteDance, the parent company of the video app TikTok, recently signed leases for pricey new office space, according to industry insiders, who asked to remain anonymous because […]
Southeast Asian leaders said a 1982 UN oceans treaty should be the basis of sovereign rights and entitlements in the South China Sea, in one of their strongest remarks opposing China’s claim to virtually the entire disputed waters on historical grounds. The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations took the position in a […]
न्यूयॉर्क, 26 जून (आईएएनएस)। अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री माइक पोम्पिओ ने चीनी पीपुल्स लिबरेशन आर्मी (पीएलए) के भारत के साथ घातक टकराव को यूरोप में वाशिंगटन की रक्षा प्रतिबद्धताओं की नए सिरे से प्राथमिकताएं तय करने और उभरते खतरों से निपटने पर गौर करने की एक वजह बताया है। एशियाई देशों में विस्तारवादी चीन से बढ़ […]
Daniel Lee says a surge of new customers came to his Hong Kong Reader Bookstore after pro-democracy demonstrations erupted in the Chinese-ruled territory last summer, looking for books on political protest. Now he fears he will have to take some bestsellers – such as Václav Havel’s “The Power of the Powerless” and a collection of […]
Michael Pompeo lashed out at China for making “empty promises”. Washington DC [USA]: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday lashed out at China for making “empty promises” during last week’s China-Africa summit, saying Chinese President Xi Jinping “failed to promise real transparency and accountability” for Beijing’s role in the spread of coronavirus. Referring […]
Tencent’s Pony Ma (File photo: Reuters) NEW DELHI: Tencent Holdings Ltd’s $40 billion surge this week and the recent ascent of Pinduoduo Inc have reshuffled the ranking of China’s richest people. The country’s largest game developer has surpassed Alibaba Group Holding Ltd as Asia’s most-valuable company, with its shares rising above HK$500 in intraday trading […]