A16z is inching closer to making its first investment in a startup in India, the world's second largest internet market that has produced over two dozen unicorns this year. The Menlo ... ( read original story ...)
India’s telco reform keeps the sector competitive: Former Telecom & IT Secretary
R. Chandrasekhar, India's former telecom and IT secretary, believes India's reform package for the sector is comprehensive enough and underscores the government's commitment to nurse the industry back ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Crackdown a Part of China’s Larger Strategy
The erosion of civil liberties in the territory is part of larger political and economic ambitions that China presents to other countries, experts say. ( read original story ...)
China accuses new U.S.-Australian submarine deal of stoking arms race, threatening regional peace
China on Thursday slammed a decision by the United States and Britain to share sensitive nuclear submarine technology with Australia, a move seen as a direct challenge to Beijing and its growing ... ( read original story ...)
As China Evergrande’s debt crisis deepens, unpaid small business owners speak of despair
Wu Lei says his small construction company in central China has accepted commercial paper from property developer Evergrande (3333.HK) as payment for two years but with that paper's value now in doubt ... ( read original story ...)
Biden and UK to help Australia acquire nuclear submarines in new pushback on China
President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a new effort to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines, a major step toward countering China as he works to build international backing for his ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake jolts south-central China; at least 3 dead
A powerful earthquake struck Thursday in China's Sichuan province, killing at least three people and injuring nearly 100, authorities said. ( read original story ...)
Protesters taken away outside China Evergrande headquarters
Security personnel in the Chinese city of Shenzhen on Thursday took away protesters who gathered outside the headquarters of cash-strapped real estate developer China Evergrande Group (3333.HK). ( read original story ...)
America’s New Anti-China Alliance
A new world is beginning to take shape, even if it remains disguised in the clothes of the old. The United States, Britain, and Australia have announced what is in effect a new “Anglo” military ... ( read original story ...)
China Says Joe Biden’s AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Pact ‘Intensifies Arms Race’
China's Foreign Ministry said the U.S. and U.K. decision to export "highly sensitive" nuclear submarine technology was "extremely irresponsible behavior." ... ( read original story ...)