Here’s how ‘fake western bloggers’ are tweeting praises of Pakistan, aided by Pakistani & Chinese state machinery.
Startup Bangladesh launches $65m fund to invest in 50 startups this year
Startup Bangladesh, the flagship VC fund of the country’s ICT Ministry, announced the launch of its US$65 million fund. Called ShotoBorshe Shoto Asha, the fund has already invested in seven startups …
Kevin O’Leary says he will only buy bitcoin mined with clean energy, and none mined in China
Bitcoin mining is extremely energy intensive, and around 65% of the world’s bitcoin was mined in China as of April 2020, according to Statista.
John Kerry says Biden’s ambitious climate plan is ‘not a counter to China’
President Joe Biden has made tackling climate change a key priority of his administration. China accounts for around 30% of the world’s CO2 emissions, more than twice that of the U.S., but it’s …
Alibaba, Tencent are still China’s ‘benchmark’ techs — even as Beijing ramps up pressure, says investor
Alibaba and Tencent remain stalwarts among China’s technology stocks despite fears of increasing regulation, says Jackson Wong of Amber Hill Capital. Chinese tech stocks in Hong Kong have lagged …
China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over two months
(Reuters) – China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all new local cases.
China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats howl at Xinjiang critics
China’s “wolf warrior” diplomats are back after a brief lull, firing insults over Twitter, smearing critics and suggesting conspiracies. The hyperactivity of the envoys follows renewed global pressure …
Computer chip shortage, corporate America caught between US and China
The boom in Bitcoin mining is having an unintended consequence: it has driven up the cost of computer chips. Plus, the FT’s US-China correspondent, Demetri Sevastopulo, explains how China’s repressive …
Commentary: Allowing China to host the Olympics would be a mistake
Another argument is that the U.S. has its own human rights issues and has no business getting so high and mighty with China. Of course the U.S. has its own human rights issues, but that doesn’t mean …
Philippines accuse China of colonising South China Sea as fears of major conflict grow
BEIJING is planning to occupy and assert its control over more areas in the South China Sea, the Philippines’ Defence Minister has warned.