Category: China
TikTok sues Montana after state moves to ban app
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The company, owned by ByteDance in China, argues the ban violates its First Amendment rights and those of its users. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3221466/tiktok-sues-montana-after-state-moves-ban-app?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s trade-pact bid ‘impossible’ for Australia to approve while Beijing’s sanctions remain, sources say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Canberra is not expected to endorse China’s membership into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership amid ‘geopolitical baggage’, and Taiwan may be denied, too. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3221425/chinas-trade-pact-bid-impossible-australia-approve-while-beijings-sanctions-remain-sources-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS satellites make another sighting of China’s WZ-8 supersonic drone
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The drone’s stealth and supersonic capabilities make it a natural target of American interest, analyst says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3221439/us-satellites-make-another-sighting-chinas-wz-8-supersonic-drone?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTech war: China shows the sword to US chipmaker Micron with ban, opening the door to local players to fill the gap
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shares in Chinese memory chip companies such as YMTC surged on Monday in Shanghai and Shenzhen on hopes they may be able to fill the gap. https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3221426/tech-war-china-shows-sword-us-chipmaker-micron-ban-opening-door-local-players-fill-gap?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina launches Macau Science 1 satellites to monitor Earth’s magnetic field
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Observation data could shed new light on how the magnetic field is generated and maintained, and how it changes over time. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3221433/china-launches-macau-science-1-satellites-monitor-earths-magnetic-field?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina hits out at Japan over G7 summit in Hiroshima, accuses US-led bloc of ‘camp confrontation and Cold War mentality’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese foreign vice-minister Sun Weidong summons Japanese ambassador as embassies in Tokyo and London also lash out over comments from summit. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3221435/china-hits-out-japan-over-g7-summit-hiroshima-accuses-us-led-bloc-camp-confrontation-and-cold-war?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese billionaire He Xiangjian, founder of home appliances giant Midea, creates US$428 million science fund focused on AI and climate research
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. He Xiangjan said his eponymous fund ‘will help more scientists focus on their work and attract more youngsters to take part in technological advancement and innovation in the country’. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3221400/chinese-billionaire-he-xiangjian-founder-home-appliances-giant-midea-creates-us428-million-science?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCoronavirus: new Chinese vaccines on the way, but so are more waves of Covid, experts say
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Health authorities are preparing to roll out a new line-up of home-grown vaccines to battle Omicron subvariants. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3221420/coronavirus-new-chinese-vaccines-way-so-are-more-waves-covid-experts-say?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAs Taiwan export orders fall for eighth straight month, chips for GPT-type AI seen as long-term fix
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. After eight straight months of declining external demand for the island’s technology and other goods, some chip designers are hoping that the advent of ChatGPT and 5G communications could offer respite. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3221422/taiwan-export-orders-fall-eighth-straight-month-chips-gpt-type-ai-seen-long-term-fix?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTencent launches palm payments in Beijing, allowing metro passengers to pay with the wave of a hand
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. WeChat users who register their palm prints can pay for rides on Beijing’s airport express line using only their hands at designated turnstiles. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3221377/tencent-launches-palm-payments-beijing-allowing-metro-passengers-pay-wave-hand?utm_source=rss_feed
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