The Longquan sword was the first iron-made Chinese artifact, dating back 2,600 years. During this period, Toledo, Spain, had a reputation for producing high-quality swords when both the Romans and the Carthaginian general Hannibal learned about the city’s superior steel supply. The Longquan sword that is most well-known One of the most recognizable weapons in […] Read more
According to a number of top researchers and World Health Organization advisors, there may yet be a devastating wave in China before the Covid-19 pandemic emergency is officially declared to be over. Their opinions reflect a change since China started to abandon its zero-Covid-19 policy last week in response to an increase in infections and […] Read more
After being accused of assaulting a Hong Kong protester in the northern English city of Manchester, China has expelled six diplomats from the UK, including its consul-general. The six envoys departed the nation before the deadline of Wednesday set by London for them to relinquish their diplomatic protection and be questioned by authorities over the […] Read more
Have you ever wished you didn’t need to take lessons to learn a foreign language? Have you ever encountered issues because of a language barrier while traveling abroad? Have you ever fantasized about being able to communicate with practically everyone on the planet? Meet MUAMA Enence, a high-tech device from Japan that enables communication in […] Read more
China’s purchases of U.S. goods are still falling short of trade agreement levels, even as overall Chinese imports from the U.S. have surged. That’s according to analysis out Monday from the U.S.-based Peterson Institute for International Economics. In January 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic and under former U.S. President Donald Trump, China agreed to buy at […] Read more
The delta variant was first detected in India last October and it led to a massive second wave of Covid-19 cases in the country. Since then, the highly infectious strain has spread globally. The variant has usurped the previously dominant alpha variant, first detected in the U.K. last fall, and has prompted further waves of infections in […] Read more
China is cracking down on stocks that trade on U.S. exchanges. Here’s what it means if you hold them
China’s most powerful companies — including Didi, Alibaba and Tencent — are suddenly under immense scrutiny as country vows to crack down on domestic companies that list on U.S. exchanges. That move could upend a $2 trillion market loved by some of the biggest American investors. Beijing is stepping up its oversight on the flood of Chinese listings in […] Read more
China will step up supervision of Chinese firms listed offshore, its cabinet said on Tuesday, days after Beijing launched a cybersecurity investigation into ride-hailing giant Didi Global on the heels of its U.S. stock market listing. Under the new measures, China will improve regulation of cross-border data flows and security, crack down on illegal activity in the […] Read more
Newport Wafer Fab, the U.K.’s largest chip producer, is set to be acquired by Chinese-owned semiconductor company Nexperia for around £63 million ($87 million) next week, according to two sources close to the deal who asked to remain anonymous because the information is not yet public. Nexperia, a Dutch firm that is 100%-owned by China’s Wingtech […] Read more
The U.S. lags behind China and Europe when it comes to production and uptake of electric vehicles domestically, according to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation — and that gap widened from 2017 to 2020. The world manufactured more than 10 million electric passenger vehicles between 2010 and 2020, according to […] Read more
