Etiket: China
China threatens action against corruption in tech sector | Abroad
Beijing is threatening a “merciless” fight against corruption in the technology sector, the message reads Friday in a warning addressed to major tech players such as e-commerce giant Alibaba. During…
the post-oil era caught in a battle between the United States and China
As the climate emergency pushes major nations to revise their carbon emissions strategies, a new battle rages over which resources should replace oil. Among them, cobalt, an essential mineral for…
Shopify partners with JD.com to conquer China
It’s a win-win deal! JD.com and Shopify have announcement their alliance on January 18. It rhymes, for the Canadian platform, with easy access to the huge Chinese market and for…
Propaganda and profits: The Winter Olympics in China, MONITOR from 01/20/2022 – broadcasts – monitor
Report: Jochen Taßler, Robert Kempe, Tom Klees The Olympic Games in China start in early February. A moment “that brings the world together,” says IOC President Thomas Bach. A propaganda…
China sells part of gas reserves due to mild winter | Economy
Oil and gas company Cnooc offers one load per month from May through November. Sinopec is selling 45 shiploads of gas through October. Collectively, this concerns 4 percent of the…
China makes borrowing cheaper to avert real estate crisis
China has lowered the cost of bank loans. With this, Beijing wants to give the faltering economy a boost. For example, the reduction will make mortgages slightly cheaper, which may…
VU will no longer allow human rights research to be subsidized by China
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) will stop or refund a subsidy from a Chinese university, she reports on Wednesday website. The decision follows reports from the NOS asking whether the…
VU will no longer allow human rights research to be subsidized by China
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) will stop or refund a subsidy from a Chinese university, she reports on Wednesday website. The decision follows reports from the NOS asking whether the…
App for visitors to the Olympic Games in China turns out to be unsafe
An app developed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to monitor the health of visitors to the Beijing Olympics contains vulnerabilities. That concludes researchers from the Canadian Citizen Lab. The…
China wants to launch an NFT industry, without using cryptocurrencies
Around 20 partners plan to launch infrastructure to enable the development of NFTs in China, through the state-backed Blockchain Services Network (BSN). Digital certificates issued via BSN will not support…