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25.12 / 02:28
Digital
NetEase
reports
prevention
China approves licences for 105 domestic online games in December
Tencent's «Counter War: Future» and NetEase's «Firefly Assault» were among the approved games.
24.12 / 19:56
Citi
Provident
Reuters
Manufacturing
country
reports
Beijing records most hours of sub-zero temperatures in December since 1951
Northern and northeastern parts of the country have experienced a record-breaking chill since last week, with some areas in the northeast hitting minus 40 Celsius (minus 40 Fahrenheit) and below as biting cold air flowed down from the Arctic.
24.12 / 17:09
economy
NetEase
guidelines
China drafts new rules proposing restrictions on online gaming
China has released draft guidelines aimed at curbing excessive spending on online gaming
24.12 / 17:09
Manufacturing
CEO
economy
Tesla
Tesla moves forward with plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
American electric automaker Tesla’s plans to produce energy-storage batteries in China are moving forward with a signing ceremony for the land acquisition for a new factory in Shanghai
24.12 / 10:04
Provident
Digital
economy
Micron
Department
prevention
Chipmaker Micron settles IP theft lawsuit amid push to repair Beijing ties
Micron Technology Inc. has settled a high-profile intellectual property theft lawsuit with a key, state-backed Chinese rival amid the US company’s efforts to mend ties with Beijing. Micron said it has reached a global settlement agreement with Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. “The two companies will each globally dismiss their complaints against the other party and end all lawsuits between them,” a Micron spokeswoman said in an email, declining to provide further details.
23.12 / 14:48
Compilation
Southern
country
2020
reports
Weekly
Oil reports biggest weekly gain in 2 months on Red Sea attacks, Angola output forecast; Brent settles at $79/bbl
₹6,164 per bbl, having swung between ₹6,126 and ₹6,247 per bbl during the session, against a previous close of ₹6,163 per barrel. -Crude is headed for its first annual drop since 2020 as surging production from the US and elsewhere counters efforts by the OPEC cartel to support prices through output cuts. The outlook for demand is also fragile, with the International Energy Agency forecasting that growth will slow sharply next year.
23.12 / 08:20
Progressive
President
reports
prevention
Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity as election approaches
Taiwan reported Chinese warplanes and warships around the island on Saturday, including aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing continues military activities with three weeks to go before Taiwan votes. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained for four years of regular Chinese military patrols and drills near the island. Campaigning is under way for Taiwan's Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary polls.
23.12 / 08:18
Southern
country
beautiful
evacuation
place
Year Ender 2023: Major natural disasters that took place this year
natural disasters that left a profound impact. From the powerful Hurricane Otis striking Mexico's coast to China grappling with unrelenting monsoons and Libya facing overwhelming floods, the year unfolded with immense challenges. Turkey-Syria Earthquake: On February 6, southern Turkey had a big earthquake, measuring 7.8.
23.12 / 02:13
Cooper
Williams
CEO
economy
Enterprise
country
2020
Angola's OPEC exit opens way for more Chinese investment
decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries could open the way for Beijing to increase investment in the country's oil and other sectors, as part of a deepening of decades-old ties. Angola said on Thursday it was leaving OPEC, effective from Jan. 1, following a row with the producer group over the size of its output quota.
22.12 / 22:34
Reuters
Progressive
President
NetEase
reports
China's new rules to reduce spending on video games create panic among investors, wipes off $80 billion
Reuters report, nearly $80 billion was wiped off from the market value of from China's two biggest gaming companies. The government of China has decided to prohibit online games from bestowing rewards upon players for routine daily logins, inaugural financial transactions within the game, and successive instances of spending.
22.12 / 17:43
22.12 / 09:35
Citi
Death
Winter Olympics
country
China air pollution worsens in 2023, first time in decade: Study
air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said. «2023 is the first year that China's national average PM2.5 level has increased year-on-year since the beginning of China's 'war on pollution' in 2013,» a study by independent research organisation the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) said.
22.12 / 06:56
Digital
CEO
NetEase
innovations
China unveils new gaming curbs, sending tech stocks tumbling
online gaming industry, sending shares in tech giants including Tencent tumbling. New draft restrictions published online by the regulator are aimed at limiting in-game purchases and compulsive playing behaviour.
22.12 / 01:26
Reuters
Action
President
reports
Department
prevention
US, China top military officials speak for first time in over a year
virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, the Pentagon said, in the first such conversation in over a year amid hopes by U.S. officials that it could lead to a broader restoration of ties between the two militaries. The video teleconference followed an agreement between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping last month to resume military-to-military ties severed by Beijing after then-House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited self-ruled Taiwan in August 2022. U.S.
21.12 / 23:15
Target
economy
Dreams
show
country
testing
China emerged from 'zero-COVID' in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world
China’s prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns winds down without the dreamed of robust recovery for the world’s No. 2 economy
21.12 / 15:55
Airlines
National Geographic unravels final moments of doomed MH370 flight. 'Drain The Oceans' recreates downing, know what happened
National Geographic in its documentary 'Drain The Oceans' has tried to unravel the mystery over the sudden disappearance and ultimate crash of MH370 flight over the Indian Ocean in March 2014. The Kuala Lumpur-Bejing flight went missing after it lost contact with radar control. Soon after the take-off, MH370 gave a radio transmission from the cockpit as it said goodbye to Malaysian air traffic controllers. It said, «Goodnight, Malaysian Three Seven Zero.» It proved to be a chilling and final message.
21.12 / 04:15
Progressive
China keeps up pre-election trade pressure on Taiwan with tariff cut removals
BEIJING (Reuters) — China announced on Thursday the end of tariff cuts on some chemical imports from Taiwan, accusing the island of violating a trade agreement, as Beijing keeps up its pressure on Taipei ahead of elections next month.
21.12 / 02:42
Provident
President
country
reports
Beijing will reunify Taiwan with mainland China: Xi Jinping warns Biden
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his US counterpart Joe Biden that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with mainland China but that the timing has not yet been decided, NBC News reported. NBC News is the news division of the American broadcast television network NBC.
20.12 / 17:54
JPMorgan
Apple
Software
AirPods
Masimo
innovations
An Apple Watch ban is the last thing this gizmo maker needs
ITC) in October, giving 60 days notice on a ban that takes effect on Christmas. Apple’s announcement that it would halt sales early has been seen as a potential last-gasp effort to force the US president’s hand, though White House interventions in such matters are rare, particularly when the row is between two US companies. The ITC is no Scrooge and Apple does have questions to answer.
20.12 / 07:57
Manufacturing
CEO
Tesla
NVIDIA
show
pop
reports
Tesla cut EV prices in China more than BYD did for its flagship Han sedan this year, study finds
BEIJING — Tesla cut prices for its electric cars in China by more than BYD did for its flagship Han sedan, according to analysis Wednesday from U.S.-based firm JL Warren Capital.
20.12 / 04:43
Provident
CEO
Alibaba CEO Eddie Wu to lead Taobao and Tmall e-commerce business in latest reshuffle
BEIJING — Alibaba Group CEO Eddie Wu is taking over the top role at the company's Taobao and Tmall e-commerce business, replacing Trudy Dai in the Chinese internet tech giant's latest management shakeup this year.
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