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Analysts say there is an obvious link to direct tariffs on industrial machinery and robot parts.

Trade tensions may force to power down China's robot industry

AvatarMind and companies like it are rethinking plans for international expansion in the face of widening tariffs.

27 Aug 2018 7:55 AM

iDreamSky, which is planning to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange, said in May it expected to launch 13 licensed and self-developed games.

Chinese gaming firms fret as approval freeze bites

The Shenzhen-based gaming company is enduring an unprecedented wait for over a dozen of its games to be approved for release.

24 Aug 2018 4:57 PM

The administration last month had slapped tariffs on an initial USD 34 billion in Chinese products, and Beijing responded in kind. (Photo: File)

US-China trade talks end with no breakthrough

The US-China talks this week were the first since discussions in June failed to produce any agreement.

24 Aug 2018 11:46 AM

China introduced its most comprehensive data protection laws to date.

Data dump: China sees surge in personal information up for sale

Personal data has become widely available in China and can be scooped up for pennies.

23 Aug 2018 8:26 PM

The latest action completes the first round of USD 50 billion in products that President Donald Trump targeted after USD 34 billion in goods were hit with punitive duties on July 6. (Photo: File)

Trade war: USD 16 billion in Chinese goods now under US import tariff

Trump has pushed aggressive trade actions to lower the US trade deficit, which he equates with theft from Americans.

23 Aug 2018 12:36 PM

China shut as many as 128,000 websites that contained obscene and other “harmful” information in 2017. (Photo: AP)

Xi Jinping says ideology work 'absolutely correct' amid trade row criticism

The growing trade conflict is causing rifts within China’s Communist Party.

23 Aug 2018 9:22 AM

The other countries to mark a significant jump in numbers over 2016 was Iceland and Serbia, which registered a hike of 89.6 per cent and 70.8 per cent respectively. (Photo: AP)

India fastest growing tourism market for London: International Passenger Survey

China ranked 19th with 219,400 visitors coming in 2017 and Japan came in at 23rd with 174,800 tourists last year.

22 Aug 2018 12:24 PM

Soon trigger Trump’s unveiling of a second $200 billion to $300 billion list of Chinese goods to be targeted with US tariffs.

US, China to resume trade talks in Washington amid low expectations

Trump has threatened to impose duties on virtually all of the more than $500 billion of Chinese goods exported to the United States.

22 Aug 2018 12:15 PM

A CCTV report last month accused the company of allowing illegal gambling apps to proliferate.

Under-fire Apple removes 25,000 apps in China

Apple removed 25,000 apps suspected of facilitating gambling and illegal lotteries.

20 Aug 2018 8:48 PM

The letter says employees lack the information required “to make ethically informed decisions about our work.”

Over 1,000 Google workers protest censored China search

Google employees have signed a letter protesting the company’s secretive plan to build a search engine that would comply with censorship.

18 Aug 2018 10:32 AM

CEO Sundar Pichai clarified that the company is not close to launching a search product. (AP Photo)

Google not close to launching search engine in China: Sundar Pichai

Pichai did hint at doing more in the country which is infamous for its restrictive internet policies.

17 Aug 2018 2:33 PM

Google employees are concerned that by agreeing to censorship demands. (Photo: Pixabay)

Google employees seek more oversight of China search engine plan

Disclosure of the secretive effort has disturbed some Google employees and human rights advocacy organizations.

17 Aug 2018 8:27 AM

The discussions failed to reduce tensions as the United States slapped tariffs on USD 34 billion worth of Chinese goods in early July, triggering an immediate dollar-for-dollar retaliation from Beijing. (Photo: File | Representational)

China to send negotiator to US for trade talks this month

The two countries plan to launch a new round of tit-for-tat tariffs on USD 16 billion worth of goods from each country on August 23.

16 Aug 2018 3:21 PM

Doklam parallel seen in ’67 Nathu La skirmish

China is trying to encircle India using blue-water tactics with a string of pearls strategy.

15 Aug 2018 2:43 AM

An article said a Chinese state-owned company, China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation, has been contracted to print currencies on huge scale of international countries including that of India. (Representational Image/PTI)

Govt rubbishes report that Indian currency is 'Made in China'

Reports about Chinese currency printing corporation getting orders for printing Indian currency 'totally baseless': Govt.

14 Aug 2018 11:26 AM

Some parts of Monster Hunter: World do not meet regulatory requirements.

‘Monster Hunter: World’ axed in China shortly after launch

The game has been pulled off Tencent’s WeGame distribution platform in China after it was released on August 8.

14 Aug 2018 8:27 AM

The world’s biggest smartphone maker said on August 13 that nothing had been decided on the fate of its Tianjin operation.

Samsung may suspend operations at China mobile phone plant

Samsung Electronics is considering suspending operations in China due to slumping sales and rising labour costs.

13 Aug 2018 8:05 PM

The world’s biggest smartphone maker said on Monday that nothing had been decided on the fate of its Tianjin operation. (Representational Image)

Samsung may suspend operations at China mobile phone plant: report

China produces 36 million mobile phones a year and its Huizhou plant makes 72 million units a year.

13 Aug 2018 1:37 PM

The future of China is not rosy, but perhaps the most surprising aspect is that Muslim nations around the world are keeping mum about the fate of the Uyghurs; nobody has so far dared to question China about its Muslim policy.

Why isn’t China under fire for Xinjiang repression?

The problem is that the large majority of the population of the restive Muslim province is considered as “extremist”.

10 Aug 2018 12:56 AM

China, however, saw a goods trade surplus of USD 155.9 billion in H1 2018. (Photo: File)

First time in 20 yrs, China’s imports exceed exports amid trade war with US

China has reported a current account deficit of USD 28.3 billion in the first half of this year.

08 Aug 2018 12:34 PM

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