The US has placed China’s tech giant Tencent and battery manufacturer CATL on a list of companies suspected of working with the Chinese military. This is according to an announcement by the US Department of Defense on Monday. The list includes further new entries: Chip maker Changxin Memory Technologies Inc (CXMT), telecom equipment maker Quectel […]
Indonesia becomes a full BRICS member. This was announced on Monday by BRICS member Brazil, which holds the bloc’s presidency in 2025. “Indonesia shares with the other members of the group support for the reform of global governance institutions, and contributes positively to the deepening of cooperation in the Global South,” the Brazilian government said. […]
Welcome to the first full working week of the new year. 2025 also kicks off with a packed to-do list in Beijing. The Covid aftermath, Xi’s continued expansion of power and corrupt cadres: China’s domestic politics continue to simmer in the new year. What are the challenges for Beijing? We give you an overview.It is […]
It’s in the starting blocks: The year of the snake – the wooden snake to be precise – begins on January 29. Plenty of lucky charms and other merchandise are already available. The Chinese Central Bank, for example, has issued a series of commemorative coins and banknotes.
Fast fashion giant Shein, which is hoping to be listed on the London Stock Exchange, will have to face a hearing before a British parliamentary committee on January 7. The cross-party Business and Trade Committee will also question Temu as part of an inquiry into workers’ rights launched in October. Shein’s General Counsel for Europe, […]
China has raised salaries in the public sector. According to a report by Bloomberg, the salaries of some government employees have already increased retroactively by at least 500 yuan per month since July. Bloomberg cited sources familiar with the move. According to the report, the salary increase, which varies depending on the basic salary, is […]
新年快乐! We wish you a happy New Year 2025!In recent years, the days between the years have not been quiet everywhere: In 2020, the political agreement on the CAI investment agreement between the EU and China was pushed through shortly before New Year’s Eve. In 2022, things were bubbling over in the People’s Republic at […]
2024 was the warmest year for China since nationwide records began just over 60 years ago. The national average temperature last year was 10.92 degrees Celsius, more than one degree higher than in 2023, according to the China Meteorological Administration’s service portal on Wednesday. It is the second year in a row in which new […]
It is well known that electromagnetic waves can be emitted or received with the help of “sky threads” (commonly known as “antennas” in English). The Chinese word is made up of the characters 天 tiān “sky, day” and 线 xiàn “wire, line, thread, beam.” Incidentally, the English word is related to the Latin tendere or […]