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China says does not ask firms for foreign data as TikTok row grows

BEIJING – China insisted Friday it does not ask companies to hand over data gathered overseas, as the Chinese-owned TikTok…

2 days ago

China reports economic rebound, but warns of risks to recovery

However, the unemployment rate increased, pointing to weakness in domestic demand  CHINA reported a rebound in consumer spending, industrial output…

4 days ago

China cracks down on costly ‘bride price’ custom to boost falling birth rate

A hard crackdown will be impossible as the opportunity costs of having more children or having children at all are…

1 week ago

China’s exports extend declines, adding pressure to economy

CHINA’S exports and imports continued to decline in the first two months of the year, clouding the outlook for the…

2 weeks ago

China lithium probe puts spotlight on reserves and ESG risks

by ANNIE LEE IF IT’S grown, drilled or dug up, chances are there’s not enough of it in China. Beijing’s…

2 weeks ago

China’s Xi calls for more military innovation

CHINESE leader Xi Jinping (picture) called on the military to make breakthroughs in securing technological advantages amid “international competition”, underscoring Beijing’s efforts…

2 weeks ago

China, Europe potential major investors as Johor targets 5% growth

by RADZI RAZAK / pic BERNAMA JOHOR is confident of achieving between 4.1% and 5% economic growth this year as the…

2 weeks ago

Mida attracted RM264.6b approved investments in 2022

by AUFA MARDHIAH / pic HUSSEIN SHAHARUDDIN MALAYSIA recorded approved investments totalling RM264.6 billion for 2022, some 14.5% lower than…

3 weeks ago

Lab leak or not, Covid’s mysteries still need solving

Regardless of whether Covid-19 escaped from a research facility, another deadly virus very well might  NEWS that the US Department…

3 weeks ago

China’s Xi to secure third term as president, brush off crises

BEIJING, China | Xi Jinping will secure a third term as China’s president at a rubber-stamp parliament that starts this…

3 weeks ago

Search for China mine collapse survivors on hold after landslide

BEIJING • Search and rescue efforts at a coal mine in northern China’s Inner Mongolia region have been put on…

1 month ago

Quanzhou to procure Malaysian palm oil

by AKMAR ANNUAR / pic MUHD AMIN NAHARUL A DELEGATION from Quanzhou, China recently met with the Malaysian Palm Oil…

1 month ago

China’s zero-Covid structures take on second lives

BEIJING – With China’s dropping of its “zero-Covid” policy, makeshift quarantine centres and testing booths are being repurposed as mini-libraries,…

1 month ago