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Chinese chipmaker SMIC removed from U.S. OTCQX Market

China's largest chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) was removed from the OTCQX, a financial market for over-the-counter securities in

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China's new high-speed railway that runs in extreme cold temperatures

China launched a new high-speed railway service that connects Beijing with Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the country's northernmost and co

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Dubai unveils key pavilion for Expo 2020 highlighting sustainability

00:54 Dubai unveiled on Saturday its key pavilion, Terra, for the upcoming Expo 2020, which was postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Terra, also called the Sustainability

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Ericsson CEO resists Swedish government's ban on Huawei, ZTE: report

A Huawei outlet in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, December 24, 2020. /CFP Borje Ekholm, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Swedish telecom giant Ericsson, has been lobbying the Swed

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2020: China's financial institutions saves companies 1.5t yuan

The headquarters of China's central bank, the People's Bank of China, in Beijing, China. /CFP China's central bank said on Thursday that this year's target of having the country's financial in

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China fines Alibaba, Hive Box for not reporting deals

China's market regulator said on Monday it will fine Alibaba Group, Tencent-backed China Literature and smart locker company Hive Box 500,000 yuan ($76,460) each for not reporting deals for anti-m

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Nominees announced for China Film Golden Rooster Awards

The nominees for the 33rd China Film Golden Rooster Awards, a prestigious and professional film prize, were announced Saturday at a press conference in Beijing.Six blockbusters, including Better Days,

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Microsoft announces its first Azure data center region in Taiwan

After announcing its latest data center region in Austria earlier this month and an expansion of its footprint in Brazil, Microsoft today unveiled its plans to open a new region in Taiwan. This new r

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Apple launches 5G phones

02:37 Apple has unveiled its latest iPhones.And for the first time, the tech giant is entering the world of 5G. Learn more.Check outThe China Report, our new weekly newsletter.Subscrib

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S. Africa to unveil $1.8 billion infrastructure project

The South African government will unveil its first project in its 2.3 trillion-rand ($139 billion) infrastructure program. /Getty Images The South African government will unveil its first proj

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Lebanon to compensate for Beirut blast lost homes, businesses

President Michel Aoun signed a decree allocating 100 billion Lebanese pounds (more than $66 million at the official exchange rate, or $13 million on the black market) to the programme, his office

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Google brings emergency alert tools to Search and Maps as fires rage in Northern California

Lightning and a massive heatwave have contributed to raging wildfires in Northern California. By last count, some 11,000 lighting strikes caused hundreds of blazes n a 72 hour period — 26 of which hav

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China tightens supervision over gov't financing guarantee institutions

China has unveiled measures to strengthen supervision over government-controlled financing guarantee institutions in the latest move to provide better financial servic

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China extends transitional period for new asset-management rules

China will extend the transitional period for the implementation of its new asset-management rules by another year to ease the pressure on financial institutions due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the

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China honors "Most Beautiful Military Personnel of New Era"

Chinese authorities have honored 13 military officers and soldiers as "the Most Beautiful Military Personnel of the New Era." Jointly announced by the Publicity Depart

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The 5G version of Samsung’s foldable Galaxy Z Flip arrives August 7

Samsung has been portioning out morsels of news in recent weeks in an attempt to prime the pump ahead of its big Unpacked event. On Monday, the company announced plans to unveiled five new “power devi

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Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns, Reports Say

The country's president will now have a week to nominate a replacement to the post of prime minister, who will be given two months to form a new government.Tunisian Pri