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The official opening of the World Internet Conference, which last year attracted Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc head Sundar Pichai, was more muted this year and did not include previous calls for a more open internet.

Trade tensions cast shadow over China web summit

Technology and the internet are key battlegrounds in a trade war between China and the United States.

08 Nov 2018 8:34 AM

Foreign websites such as Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc are blocked in China, where authorities also tightly control online content and censor or punish those who post material seen as opposed to “core socialist values”.

China's Xi calls for global cooperation to create 'fairer' internet

Technology and the internet are key battlegrounds in a trade war between China and the United States.

07 Nov 2018 5:21 PM

Heitor also announced the 50 million euro (USD 57 million) joint project with China, to be funded in equal parts by the two countries and envisaging a laboratory in Portugal next year. (Representational Image)

Portugal to build satellite launch pad, lab with China

The micro satellites to be designed there will connect with land- and ocean-based sensors to collect data.

07 Nov 2018 12:23 PM

Gates’ foundation has committed roughly USD 200 million to the toilet project and expects to spend the same amount again before the toilets are viable for wide-scale distribution.

Bill Gates, on China trip, lauds free trade - and futuristic toilets

Gates’ trip comes amid trade tension between China and the United States, the world’s two largest economies.

07 Nov 2018 11:48 AM

The Chinese government should strengthen supervision to fend off financial risks.(Photo: Pixabay)

China to strengthen supervision on blockchain-related financing, investment

Market manipulation and other irregularities in blockchain-related investment and financing are common in the country.

07 Nov 2018 11:21 AM

“We are building a research team for our Auto-drive Team based in Palo Alto, CA,” the company said in job advertisements on LinkedIn.

China's Tencent builds self-driving car team in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is a hub for testing and research of autonomous vehicles.

07 Nov 2018 11:01 AM

Taiwan chip giant United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) last week halted research and development activities with its Chinese state-backed partner Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co Ltd, following the US move.

China's ties with Taiwan chip firms under scrutiny as US trade war heats up

China has been quietly strengthening cooperation with Taiwan chip firms.

07 Nov 2018 10:59 AM

Chinese police are using facial recognition to identify people in crowds and nab jaywalkers. (Photo: AP)

Chinese 'gait recognition' tech IDs people by how they walk

"Gait recognition" is part of a push across China to develop artificial-intelligence and data-driven surveillance.

06 Nov 2018 3:41 PM

Alibaba, behind mass market shopping sites Tmall and Taobao and YouTube equivalent Youku, has already bagged distribution or content-sharing alliances ranging from US coffee behemoth Starbucks to Walt Disney.

China's e-commerce rivals seek luxury stranglehold

Vuitton is fiercely protective of its distribution as a means of controlling prices and supply.

05 Nov 2018 11:33 AM

The action is the latest in a long list taken to fight what some in the Trump administration call China’s cheating through intellectual property theft. (Photo: Fortune)

US indicts Chinese, Taiwan firms for targeting Micron trade secrets

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a news conference that Chinese espionage has been “increasing rapidly.”

02 Nov 2018 8:50 AM

Zhuque-1 was carrying a satellite named “Future” built for state media China Central Television. (Photo: SpaceNews)

Chinese privately developed rocket fails to reach orbit

The three-stage rocket, Zhuque-1, was developed by Beijing-based Landspace.

29 Oct 2018 9:22 AM

Lijian said that the CPEC would create 700,000 jobs by 2030, while by 2022 Pakistan's energy needs will be met through various power generation initiatives by China.

China's envoy says aid to Pakistan not a burden on its economy

CPEC was a win-win project for both Pakistan and China and ultimately of huge benefit to Pakistan.

27 Oct 2018 11:28 AM

Chinese authorities will hold a meeting in Nov with Indian exporters to address their concerns relating to market access and trade regulations.

China agrees to increase imports from country: Suresh Prabhu

The Indian government is set to boost exports of rice and rapeseed to China to try to narrow this gap.

26 Oct 2018 11:57 AM

While China’s recommendation of Huawei phones may have been tongue-in-cheek, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has come under scrutiny in the United States.

Worried about Trump iPhone eavesdroppers? China recommends a Huawei

Current and former US officials say China has a sophisticated approach toward the intercepted presidential phone calls.

26 Oct 2018 10:09 AM

China is not meddling in US elections. (Photo: AP)

Facebook, Twitter do not find Chinese meddling in 2018 US elections

US President Donald Trump last month accused China of seeking to meddle in Nov. 6 congressional elections.

25 Oct 2018 8:17 AM

China warned on Tuesday it would 'never accept any form of blackmail' after US president Donald Trump said his decision to withdraw from a nuclear pact with Russia was also linked to Beijing’s arsenal.(Photo: Representational | AFP)

Trump’s decision to withdraw from US-Russia nuclear treaty ‘blackmail’: China

'This approach of shifting the blame on others is utterly unjustifiable and unreasonable,' said Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said.

24 Oct 2018 8:30 AM

Using state-of-the-art atmospheric chemistry modeling, the researchers calculated province-specific annual changes in mortality. (Photo: ANI)

Eliminating emissions in India and China can add years to people's lives

Previous research had explored mortality from exposure to fine particulate matter in India and China.

22 Oct 2018 9:38 AM

The China Consumer Association said in a statement on its website that Apple should not shirk its responsibility and should compensate consumers in full. (Photo: Pixabay)

China consumer group raps Apple after ID thefts

Apple said that an internal investigation had found that a “small number of our users’ accounts were accessed through phishing scams.

20 Oct 2018 11:42 AM

China’s robot market benefited last year from accelerated automation at smartphone and automobile plants.

China robot market growth to slump this year as trade war weighs

IFR predicts worldwide industrial robot sales this year will grow 10 per cent compared to last year’s 30 per cent.

19 Oct 2018 11:38 AM

The anti-dumping duty ... shall be effective for a period of five years.

Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on certain steel products from China

India's total imports rose to 2,56,004 tonnes in 2016-17 from 1,32,933 tonnes in 2013-14.

19 Oct 2018 10:29 AM

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