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Britain’s semiconductor plan goes AWOL as US and EU splash billions

admin January 31, 2023 0 Comment

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — As nations around the world scramble to secure crucial semiconductor supply chains over fears about relations with China, the U.K. is...

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Is it Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year? Depends who you ask | CNN

admin January 29, 2023 0 Comment

Hong Kong CNN — Last week, K-pop singer Danielle Marsh asked her online fans what they were doing for Chinese New Year. A profuse apology followed two days later, in which she promised to...

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Avoid TikTok for government work, Dutch officials told

admin January 24, 2023 0 Comment

Public authorities in the Netherlands are being told to steer clear of TikTok amid growing concerns across the EU and U.S. that the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform poses privacy risks. Dutch ministries and agencies are...

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Europe is running out of medicines

admin January 24, 2023 0 Comment

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When you’re feeling under the weather, the last thing you want to do is trek from pharmacy to pharmacy searching for basic medicines...

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China turns on the charm

admin January 17, 2023 0 Comment

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Beijing wants to be friends again. Chinese diplomats are fanning out with a new softer message for international partners and adversaries alike. Gone...

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Japan hugs UK close as it seeks to push back against China

admin January 12, 2023 0 Comment

LONDON — Japan increasingly sees the U.K. as a key defense and trade ally in its pushback against China in the Indo-Pacific, say senior Japanese officials, as the country makes a diplomatic push to...

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China confirms surge in COVID deaths since lockdowns lifted

admin January 12, 2023 0 Comment

Nearly 60,000 people with COVID have died in China since early December, Beijing’s health authorities said on Saturday, in what the World Health Organization called a “rapid and intense wave” of infection in the...

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Trade partners see red over Europe’s green agenda

admin January 12, 2023 0 Comment

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The EU’s green ambitions are, for its trading partners, turning into a case of the road to hell being paved with good intentions....

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Asia-Pacific shares mostly in the green as U.S. inflation data remains firmly in spotlight

admin January 12, 2023 0 Comment

SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China.Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific shares were mostly higher as investors...

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Travelers rush to take advantage of China reopening

admin January 8, 2023 0 Comment

BEIJING (AP) — After two years of separation from his wife in mainland China, Hong Kong resident Cheung Seng-bun made sure to be among the first in line following the reopening of border crossing...