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This few travels the world total time. Here’s what it charges — and how they fork out for it
Ernestas Tyminas felt “caught” in his job as a promoting manager at a newspaper in Colorado Springs, Colorado. So he asked for two months off to backpack by means of Asia, he reported, landing in Beijing in January 2019. “On the to start with working day … I meet this one particular,” he mentioned, gesturing […]
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Chinese tech giants share details of their prized algorithms with top regulator in unprecedented move
China has introduced rules that aim to govern how technology platforms use recommendation algorithms. It is part of a broader push from Beijing to more closely regulate China’s domestic technology sector. Thomas White | Reuters Chinese technology giants shared details of their prized algorithms with the country’s regulators in an unprecedented move, as Beijing looks […]
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Beijing’s new trade restrictions on Taiwan after Pelosi’s visit are a drop in the ocean
Beijing’s new trade blocks against Taiwan affect about 0.04% of their two-way trade, making them more political than economic. Beijing took action against Taiwan following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island earlier this month despite warnings from Beijing. That included suspensions of imports of Taiwanese citrus, frozen fish, sweets and biscuits and […]
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Biden says he’s ‘not worried’ about China’s increased aggression toward Taiwan following Pelosi’s visit
U.S. President Joe Biden talks to reporters while boarding Air Force One on travel to Eastern Kentucky to visit families affected by devastation from recent flooding, as he departs from Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., August 8, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday that […]
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China ratchets up military and economic pressure on Taiwan as Pelosi begins her visit
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei on Tuesday night, kicking off a controversial visit that had already strained the testy relationship between Beijing and Washington before it even began. China has spent weeks warning Pelosi not to come to the disputed territory, which Beijing considers a province of China, […]
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Biden’s call with Xi Jinping will focus on areas of U.S.-China cooperation, not just tension
A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping attending a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden via video link, at a restaurant in Beijing, China November 16, 2021. Tingshu Wang | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s upcoming call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping will focus on areas of potential cooperation between the U.S. and […]
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China’s economy didn’t bounce back in the second quarter, China Beige Book survey finds
China’s exports surged by 16.9% in May from a year ago, two times faster than analysts expected. Pictured here on June 15, 2022, are workers in Jiangsu province making stuffed toy bears for export. Si Wei | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese businesses ranging from services to manufacturing reported a slowdown […]
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China cuts quarantine time for international travelers in big step toward easing Covid controls
For more than two years, overseas travelers have had to quarantine upon arrival in China because of Covid restrictions. Pictured here at Beijing International Airport on June 18, 2022, are passengers waiting to be taken to quarantine-designated destinations. Leo Ramirez | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China cut the quarantine period for international travelers […]
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China’s steel mill owners are in a bad mood as demand takes a hit
Steel mill owners in parts of China are in a bad mood, Beijing-based commodities consultant Simon Wu said. Steel inventories are slowly piling up in the warehouses of the country’s biggest steelmaking hub, the northeastern city of Tangshan, as well as in the provinces of Jiangsu and Shandong, mill owners told Wu, a senior consultant at […]
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Chinese EV maker Nio says a car fell from third floor of a Shanghai office, killing two
Employees stand next to a ET7 sedan at a NIO Inc. dealership in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images A test car made by Chinese electric vehicle start-up Nio fell out of a third-floor parking lot of a building in Shanghai, killing two people, the company said in a Weibo post on Thursday. The incident happened at around 5:20 p.m. Beijing time on Wednesday. One company staff member and a […]
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