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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:03:53 +0800
Ride-hailing giant Didi hit with 8 bn yuan fine
China's cybersecurity regulator said on Thursday it has fined Didi Global 8.026 billion yuan, after a year-long probe found that the ride hailing giant had violated laws, including ones pertaining to data security. Didi had illegally collected sever...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:50:30 +0800
Chinese, US leaders expected to talk soon: Biden
The leaders of China and the United States could be holding another round of talks later this month. US President Joe Biden said he expected to speak with President Xi Jinping sometime in the next 10 days. If confirmed, that would be their first di...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:29:13 +0800
Baidu unveils autonomous car without steering wheel
China's search engine giant Baidu on Thursday unveiled its new autonomous vehicle with a detachable steering wheel, with plans to put it to use for its robotaxi service in China next year. Cost per unit will drop to 250,000 yuan for the new model, c...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:47:10 +0800
Macau to relax Covid rules as outbreak eases
Macau said it will relax its pandemic restrictions from Saturday as its latest Covid-19 outbreak eases. The gambling hub reported 18 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the total number in the latest outbreak to 1,783. Authorities in the S...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:13:44 +0800
US is maker of security risks: China
The People's Liberation Army on Wednesday said the United States is a "maker of security risks" in the Taiwan Strait with its frequent provocations there, after a US warship again sailed through the waterway. The US Navy's 7th Fleet said the destroy...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:32:42 +0800
'China opposes all official US-Taiwan exchange'
Beijing on Tuesday said a visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would seriously undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. At a media briefing, foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded to a question about a news r...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:08:39 +0800
China urges banks to support property sector
China's banking regulator has urged lenders to extend more credit to real estate developers, as a growing number of homebuyers withhold mortgage payments on unfinished housing projects across 50 cities. The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Com...

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:23:48 +0800
Macau extends suspension of non-essential business
Macau authorities said non-essential businesses will be suspended for five more days until 12am Saturday. Officials also said three more rounds of citywide PCR testing will be conducted next week, and people also need to do rapid tests every day. T...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:26:13 +0800
China's GDP expands 2.5 percent in H1
China's gross domestic product expanded 2.5 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2022, while GDP grew 0.4 percent year-on-year in the second quarter, mainland authorities announced on Friday. However, there was a 2.6 percent drop in second quar...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 21:48:22 +0800
Beijing to take aim at inflation: Li Keqiang
Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday the government will support the economy while preventing inflation. The premier was quoted by CCTV as saying during a meeting with economic experts and entrepreneurs that the mainland economy was hit hard in the s...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:18:11 +0800
TikTok maker ByteDance releases new lifestyle app
TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance is looking for its next big hit by wading deeper into the lifestyle sector of social media with Kesong, a shopping and lifestyle recommendations app similar to market leader Xiaohongshu. Kesong, launched last week, a...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 11:36:08 +0800
Searing heatwaves sweep across China
Flooding and extreme high temperatures have caused multiple deaths in eastern China as summer heat descends earlier than usual. Record-high temperatures have been reported in Zhejiang province, east of the business hub of Shanghai, topping out abov...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 16:01:34 +0800
PLA 'drives away' US destroyer from Xisha Islands
Beijing said the People’s Liberation Army has “driven away” a US destroyer that had illegally entered Chinese territorial waters by sailing near the Xisha Islands. The USS Benfold's actions seriously violated China's sovereignty and security, ...

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 15:54:12 +0800
Dozens of mainland cities on heatwave alert
Dozens of Chinese cities baked in scorching temperatures as heatwaves melted the roofs of buildings and buckled roads and sweltering weather drove people to seek the cool in raid shelters underground. Nearly 70 cities – including Shanghai and near...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:31:11 +0800
Prosecution begins for ex-justice chief Fu Zhenghua
Former justice minister Fu Zhenghua is being prosecuted for alleged corruption. According to Xinhua News Agency, "a public prosecution has been initiated... over suspected bribe-taking and bending the law for personal gains" in the case against Fu. ...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:47:29 +0800
Macau falls silent as most businesses shut for a week
Streets in Macau were largely empty on Monday with all casinos and other non-essential businesses shut on the first day of a week-long suspension, as the gambling hub raced to contain a growing Covid outbreak. Residents were ordered to stay at home...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 14:22:05 +0800
Wang Yi holds "candid" talks with Blinken in Bali
Foreign Minister Wang Yi held in-depth and candid talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Bali on Saturday, officials from both sides said. The foreign ministry in Beijing said the tw...

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 18:27:18 +0800
Macau to halt non-essential services for a week
The Macau government on Saturday ordered a one-week suspension of all non-essential commercial and industrial businesses, including casinos, starting next Monday to curb its latest Covid outbreak. Only companies authorised by the government, those ...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 12:52:09 +0800
Beijing rejects US, UK claims of Chinese espionage
China has described as "groundless" claims by the US and UK that Beijing is determined to steal their technology for competitive gain. The heads of MI5 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in a rare joint address at the British intelligence serv...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 16:28:21 +0800
Wang Yi seeks 'golden era' in ties with Philippines
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday Beijing was ready to work with new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to help usher in what he called a "new golden era" in bilateral relations. That relationship "turned a new page" with the election...



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