The Covid pandemic has accelerated a certain trend in Chinese consumer behavior. The exceptional circumstances of the past 18 months, marked by the fight against the spread of the virus, have made ice cream, milk or bottled water, for example, more sought after by the population. As for Ice cream, probably because Chinese households have […]
The Chinese military has launched an extensive exercise not far from Taiwan’s southern coast. Forces of the eastern units of the People’s Liberation Army 中国人民解放军东部战区, one of the five regional command bases of the People’s Liberation Army, are conducting assault drills including fighter jets and warships. A spokesman for the base justified these drills with […]
For years, the U.S. branch of China’s news agency Xinhua had successfully evaded its compulsory registration as a foreign outlet in the United States. Despite initial demands in 2018 by the Department of Justice in Washington, it took until early May this year before the state-run medium complied with the legal framework. U.S. authorities, who […]
The relationship between action movie star Jackie Chan and his hometown of Hong Kong was once a very special one. People loved the actor for his martial arts, his move, and his role as an ambassador for the city, whose image he helped shape since the 1980s as a comedic gadfly with outstanding kung fu […]
Only a few months after losing its listing in New York, China Telecom is planning the world’s largest fresh issue of the year in Shanghai. The company is China’s largest fixed-line carrier and is targeting proceeds of more than 47 billion yuan at a price of 4.53 yuan per share, the equivalent of just under […]
The tone of high-ranking German politicians towards the People’s Republic of China is intensifying. “Beijing does not want a fair intertwining of supply chains, it wants to gain control over markets and over the political actions of other nations, including Europe, including us in Germany,” warns Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) in an essay commemorating […]
As the Great Helmsman he was once chosen to be, China’s late founder Mao Zedong might have preferred a victory ceremony for the Chinese eight rowing. But as it was, track cycling sprinters Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi made his likeness their own after their gold triumph. At the medal ceremony on Monday, the two […]
Beijing’s municipal government has outlined plans for its investment package for the south of the capital city. A total of 260 major projects are to be realized over the next five years, with a combined volume of 590 billion yuan, or more than 80 billion euros. The development commission expects a significant boost to Beijing’s […]
The official death toll of the flooding in central China’s Henan province has tripled. The provincial government raised the death toll numbers to 302 people on Monday, with 50 others still missing. The city of Zhengzhou, which has seen heavy flooding such as filled subway shafts after heavy rains, is mourning the numerous deaths. Most […]
Popular Hong Kong singer Anthony Wong is facing backlash for a performance at an election rally three years ago. The artist was arrested by China’s anti-corruption authority on Monday for performing at an event hosted by pro-democracy candidate Au Nok Hin in 2018. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) called it a “corrupt conduct and […]