The Philippines plans to convert a South China Sea island into a military hub amid rising tensions with China.
China Intl Consumer Products Expo: China is building Hainan into free trade port
As one consumption expo – the China Brand Day – begins in Shanghai, another one is wrapping up on Monday in Hainan. It’s the final day of the China International Consumer Products Expo, or the Hainan …
Alibaba’s Ant At The Forefront Among Privately-Run Businesses To Expand Trials Of China’s Digital Currency
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited’s (NYSE:BABA) affiliate Ant Group is among the first privately-run businesses to be included in China’s digital currency trials, CNBC reported …
Swiss engineering giant ABB ramps up robotics business in China: chairman
The chairman of Swiss technology and engineering firm ABB told Xinhua he was bullish about his company’s performance outlook for 2021 driven by its China business and strong push into robotics and …
Space experts slam China for “playing the odds” with “negligent,” out-of-control rocket re-entry
NASA boss says Beijing “failing to meet responsible standards” for space debris, and one expert agrees, but warns it won’t “be constructive just to yell at the Chinese.” …
China tourist left clinging to 100m-high bridge after glass panels smash
Man rescued after sudden gusts shattered panels on bridge in Longjing city …
China defends handling of rocket that fell to Earth
China’s government defended its handling of a rocket booster that burned up over the Indian Ocean and said Monday it was unfairly being held to different standards than the U.S. and other space …
US-China rivalry drives the retreat of market economics
Now the resurgence of geopolitical rivalry is driving the new fashion for state intervention in the economy. As trust declines between the US and China, so each has begun to see reliance on the other …
The Morning After: Debris from China’s largest rocket crashes into Indian Ocean
Dogecoin price crashes after Elon Musk’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance, Chinese rocket debris falls into Indian Ocean, and only 4 percent of US iPhone users have agreed to app tracking after iOS 14 …
Strong winds leave tourist stranded on damaged glass bridge in China
Extreme weather is being blamed for a terrifying incident that left one tourist stranded on a 260-meter-high glass-bottomed suspension bridge in northeast China’s Jilin province on May 7.