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China may prefer TikTok to be banned than fall into US hands
Technology
March 29, 2023
China may prefer TikTok to be banned than fall into US hands
Hong Kong CNN — Nearly three years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner didn’t…
TikTok collects a lot of data. But that’s not the main reason officials say it’s a security risk
Technology
March 28, 2023
TikTok collects a lot of data. But that’s not the main reason officials say it’s a security risk
After TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified for more than five hours on Thursday before a Congressional committee, one thing was…
China thinks it’s diplomatically isolating Taiwan. It isn’t
World
March 25, 2023
China thinks it’s diplomatically isolating Taiwan. It isn’t
Taipei, Taiwan CNN — When the Honduran President announced last week her country planned to establish diplomatic ties with China,…
Ukraine will be on the agenda when Spanish leader visits China
World
March 23, 2023
Ukraine will be on the agenda when Spanish leader visits China
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he will discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a…
Sandstorms blanket Beijing and northern China as air pollution soars off the charts
Environment
March 22, 2023
Sandstorms blanket Beijing and northern China as air pollution soars off the charts
Hong Kong CNN — A severe sandstorm has swept across Beijing and several northern provinces in China, blanketing the region…
Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware
Technology
March 22, 2023
Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware
Hong Kong CNN — Google has suspended Pinduoduo, a popular Chinese budget shopping app, from its Play Store after finding…
Egypt takes measures to counter high demand for US dollar
Business
March 22, 2023
Egypt takes measures to counter high demand for US dollar
The Egyptian government is trying to counter high demand for US dollar via new sources of foreign currency. One of…
Xi invites Putin to visit China
World
March 21, 2023
Xi invites Putin to visit China
Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to travel to China later this year, as the…
Scientists parse another clue to possible origins of Covid-19 as WHO says all possibilities ‘remain on the table’
Health & Fitness
March 20, 2023
Scientists parse another clue to possible origins of Covid-19 as WHO says all possibilities ‘remain on the table’
There’s a tantalizing new clue in the hunt for the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. A new analysis of genetic…
China’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
World
March 18, 2023
China’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin…