May 24, 2023
Apple strikes major US-made semiconductor deal
Apple says it has struck a multi-billion dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom to use more US-made parts. Under the multi-year agreement, the two US companies will develop components for 5G devices that will be designed and manufactured in America.…
April 3, 2023
The other Chinese apps taking the US and UK by storm
TikTok, the most popular free app in the US, has in recent days been making headlines not for its content but for alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party. Its boss, Shou Zi Chew, appeared before US politicians at Congress where he fielded…
December 30, 2022
People flying from People flying from China will need negative COVID-19 test to enter US
Starting January 5, people flying from China will need a negative COVID-19 test within two days of their departure in order to enter the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. The newly announced restrictions…
October 13, 2022
China’s electric car market is booming
Five years ago, the city revealed plans to ban the introduction of fossil fuel-powered taxis. Today, thousands of the cars run on batteries instead. And the drivers of these electric vehicles (EVs) don't have to worry about wasting time at charging…
May 21, 2022
China’s Huawei and ZTE banned from its 5G networks in Canada
Canada says it will ban two of China's biggest telecoms equipment makers from working on its 5G phone networks. The restrictions against Huawei and ZTE were announced by the country's industry minister on Thursday. Francois-Philippe Champagne says…
April 16, 2022
Clashes between police and people being forced out of their homes in Shanghai
Some residential compounds are being turned into quarantine centres.Millions are confined to their homes as Shanghai battles a fresh outbreak of the virus. Anyone who tests positive is placed in quarantine. But with more than 20,000 new cases a day,…
April 7, 2022
Tourism spending plunges over key holiday
Tourism spending in China plunged over this week's Qingming festival, as the world's second largest economy battles a rise in infections. The amount tourists spent during the key three-day holiday was more than 30% lower than the same time last…
April 7, 2022
Shanghai Covid lockdown extended to entire city
Chinese authorities have extended their lockdown of Shanghai to cover all its 25 million people after a fresh surge in Covid cases. Initially, there had been separate measures for the eastern and western sides, but the whole city is now subject to…
April 1, 2022
China’s WeChat suspends some accounts linked to NFTs
China's popular WeChat messaging app has suspended some accounts linked to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), to prevent speculation in the digital assets. The platform says it has "rectified" accounts which it found to be promoting NFT market speculation,…
March 27, 2022
All 132 passengers and crew dead, officials confirm
Chinese officials have confirmed that all 132 passengers and crew died when flight MU5735 crashed on Monday in southern China. The China Eastern flight was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it nose-dived and crashed in a heavily-forested area in…