Washington— The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a federal law banning TikTok starting Sunday unless it is sold by its China-based parent company, finding that its ties to China pose a national security threat. The threat posed outweighs concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million people. Users in the United … Read more
Beijing— China recorded one of its slowest rates of economic growth in decades last year, data showed on Friday, as leaders jittered over a potential trade standoff with incoming US President-elect Donald Trump. Beijing has in recent months announced its most aggressive support measures in years to revive an economy that has been suffering on … Read more
With a pending law declaring the social media application TikTok illegal in the United States taking effect on Sunday, the incoming administration of US President-elect Donald Trump is indicating that it is looking to find a way to stop the service. Planning to try. offline. Under current law, the service’s parent company, China-based ByteDance, would … Read more
Bangkok- The recent kidnapping of a Chinese TV actor in Myanmar and his subsequent release is shedding new light on the lengths to which human traffickers running online scam centers in the war-torn country will go to lure potential victims. Chinese actor Wang Xing went missing on January 3 in Mae Sot, a city in … Read more
Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed at a meeting of the Chinese Communist Party Discipline Inspection Commission last week that “the fight against corruption will always continue.” A new group of officers have confessed to the crime. His admission was similar to that of previous officials brought forward publicly by the internal investigation. They also raise … Read more
London- Britain’s Treasury chief is traveling to China this weekend to discuss economic and financial cooperation between the countries, as Britain’s Labor government seeks to reset strained relations with Beijing. The Treasury said on Friday that Rachael Reeves will travel to Beijing and Shanghai and meet with her Chinese government counterpart, Vice Prime Minister He … Read more
Washington— Russia’s efforts to enlist China’s help in enhancing artificial intelligence are seen as an effort to challenge America’s lead in the field, while the outgoing Biden administration is expected to further curb Beijing’s access to AI chips. New export control measures are expected to be implemented. As the new year began, Russian President Vladimir … Read more
Mutare, Zimbabwe – Government officials in Zimbabwe are investigating a Chinese mining company that has been operating a gold mine in the east of the country since at least 2021. The investigation comes as residents have expressed concerns about the impact on health and the environment. The company in question is Sino Africa Huijin Holdings, … Read more
Beijing— A powerful earthquake killed at least 53 people and trapped scores in Tibet on Tuesday, while dozens of aftershocks struck areas in western China and across the border in Nepal. The official Xinhua news agency cited the regional disaster relief headquarters as saying that 62 other people were injured. The Ministry of Emergency Management … Read more
The wounds of the Corona virus epidemic have not yet dried that once again a new virus can engulf the entire world. These days, there is a stir due to a new virus in China, the birthplace of Corona. The elderly and children are most vulnerable to this new virus. Hospitals are full of patients. … Read more