Category: Shanghai News

China signals GM, biotech push in key policy statement

China will industrialise biotech breeding as part of a campaign to improve food security, top leaders said in a policy statement late on Friday, signalling Beijing could soon take a further step ……


Film that uses baseball to show plight of ‘left-behind’ children in China earns plaudits

Documentary about a Chinese former Olympic baseball star’s efforts to secure a better future through the sport for some of the millions of ‘left-behind’ children in the country has been praised as ……


Inside China Tech: Shake-ups and shakedowns

Here is a round-up of our top stories in the world of China technology this past week. They include a boardroom battle inside China’s biggest chip maker, tighter antitrust regulations on Chinese tech ……


WeChat advertising practices called out by watchdog group as mobile ads come under tighter scrutiny in China

Mobile ad practices from Tencent’s WeChat and other apps are facing more scrutiny in China amid a broader crackdown on big tech companies….


Key meeting sums up China’s experience in developing economy amid severe challenges

People salute as helicopters with Chinese national flag flies over the Huangpu River to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Shanghai, east China, Oct. 1 ……


Hong Kong stocks drop as Covid-19 cases, US-China friction rise again

The Hong Kong market closed lower at lunch on Friday amid concerns about rising Covid-19 infections in major economies and growing US-China friction. In mainland China, stocks fluctuated in the ……


China stocks end lower on fresh Sino-U.S. tensions

China stocks erased early gains to end lower on Friday, weighed down by fresh signs of tension between the world’s two largest economies….


U.S. to Blacklist SMIC and Dozens More China Firms, Reuters Says

The U.S. is preparing to blacklist Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. and dozens of other Chinese companies, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter….


China stocks inch higher, lifted by coal miners

China stocks rose marginally on Friday, driven by gains in coal miners on reports of worsening electricity shortages in some provinces….


UK and China: how the love affair faded

In 2003, the Cabinet Office decided to allow the Chinese state-backed Huawei telecommunications network to start supplying BT for the first time. Nobody bothered to put a note on the security ……