18 h. ago China launches corruption probe into former securities regulator chair

China launches corruption probe into former securities regulator chair  Financial Times

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24 h. ago China former securities regulator investigated for suspected corruption, watchdog says

China former securities regulator investigated for suspected corruption, watchdog says  Reuters

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25 h. ago China investigates former stocks regulator Yi Huiman for disciplinary breaches

Yi Huiman, the former regulator of China’s equities market, is being investigated for disciplinary breaches, as the country’s long-standing anti-graft campaign extends into all corners of the financial industry, from banking to the stock market. Yi, the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) from January 2019 to February 2024, is being investigated by the Communist Party’s disciplinary unit for severe breaches of discipline, according to the Central Commission for...

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43 h. ago Former China securities regulatory chief Yi under investigation, sources say

Former China securities regulatory chief Yi under investigation, sources say  Reuters

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55 h. ago Video: Xi Jinping Launches China’s Biggest Military Purge Since Mao

Video: Xi Jinping Launches China’s Biggest Military Purge Since Mao  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago China’s ‘Arctic Express’ shows its ambitions at the top of the world

Could a single shipping route shift both trade flows and geopolitical influence? China’s new “Arctic Express” to Europe leverages melting ice to bypass chokepoints and challenge Western dominance. In a significant step for Arctic commercial shipping, China’s Haijie Shipping Company will launch the first regular container service linking Asia and Northern Europe via the Northern Sea Route on September 20. The Istanbul Bridge, with a 4,890 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity and a low ice...

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3 d. ago How China’s ‘Arctic Express’ poses challenge to Western dominance

Could a single shipping route shift both trade flows and geopolitical influence? China’s new “Arctic Express” to Europe leverages melting ice to bypass chokepoints and challenge Western dominance. In a significant step for Arctic commercial shipping, China’s Haijie Shipping Company will launch the first regular container service linking Asia and Northern Europe via the Northern Sea Route on September 20. The Istanbul Bridge, with a 4,890 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity and a low ice...

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4 d. ago Chinese, Algerian presidents hail successful launch of communications satellite

President Xi Jinping and his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika exchanged congratulatory messages on the successful launch of Alcomsat-1 in the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China's southwestern province of Sichuan early Monday.

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4 d. ago China’s Xi Jinping wants more Luban Workshops worldwide – but what are they?

At this year’s meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), President Xi Jinping said China will launch 10 additional Luban Workshops in the organisation’s member countries over the next five years, providing training slots for 10,000 individuals. Named after the ancient architect and inventor Lu Ban, the project is somewhat low profile compared to others in Beijing’s infrastructure-heavy Belt and Road Initiative. But the vocational education programme has quietly expanded across...

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5 d. ago Tesla reduces price of new Model 3 in China weeks after launch, amid sales slump

Tesla reduces price of new Model 3 in China weeks after launch, amid sales slump  Electrek

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6 d. ago China launches tiny Mexican satellites in rare North American rocket contract

Mexico has become the second country in North America to send satellites into orbit using a Chinese rocket – more than half a decade after Canada blazed the trail. Two satellites from ThumbSat, a start-up based in Tijuana, just across the border from San Diego, were among a batch of seven launched into sun-synchronous orbit earlier this month by Beijing-based CAS Space on board its solid-fuel Kinetica-1 rocket. ThumbSat hailed the launch of its femtosatellites – each weighing less than 100 grams...

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8 d. ago Youlife Group, Beijing Galbot Launch JV to Expand Vocational Training in China

Youlife Group, Beijing Galbot Launch JV to Expand Vocational Training in China  MarketScreener

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9 d. ago What does a mock US rocket launcher in mainland China say about a Taiwan conflict?

Mock-ups of Himars rocket launchers – which Taiwan has ordered from the US – have been spotted in a car park in mainland China, suggesting a PLA simulation of a cross-strait conflict. A video circulating on mainland Chinese social media this week showed three trucks resembling the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars). The replica trucks appeared to be lighter than genuine Himars units and, according to the video, lacked rocket launchers. The footage showed the vehicles...

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1 week ago Lidar sensor maker Hesai Group gets regulatory approval for Hong Kong IPO

Hesai Group, one of the world’s largest makers of automotive Lidar sensors, received the green light from China’s securities regulator to sell new shares in Hong Kong. The Shanghai-based company plans to issue up to 51.24 million shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange, according to a filing with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Tuesday. The filing confirmed that the CSRC reviewed and acknowledged Hesai’s materials, without disclosing the fundraising size and timetable for...

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1 week ago China launches world’s most powerful detector for ‘ghost particles’

China launched the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (Juno), the world’s largest detector for elusive “ghost particles” called neutrinos, in Guangdong province on Tuesday. The massive facility has started collecting data for its mission to track the mysterious particles with no electrical charge, very little mass and moving at near-light speed. The Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said Juno had successfully completed filling its 20,000-ton (18,000kg)...

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1 week ago All Signs Point To China Launching New ‘Fujian’ Aircraft Carrier Soon

All Signs Point To China Launching New ‘Fujian’ Aircraft Carrier Soon  National Security Journal

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2 w. ago ‘Voice for our seas’: Filipino rappers take a stand on maritime rights

A rap contest tapping into patriotic fervour and youth culture has drawn hundreds of entries from Filipinos at home and abroad, with organisers saying the outpouring reflects growing creative resistance to Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. The competition, launched last week by the civilian-led coalition Atin Ito (This is Ours) and hip-hop collective Morobeats, coincided with the Philippines’ national language month and invited participants to deliver one-minute raps defending the...

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2 w. ago Is the PHL16 multiple rocket launcher China’s answer to the US Himars system?

As tensions intensify across the Taiwan Strait, Beijing has ramped up its firepower capacity to prepare for a possible war in the region. One of the weapon systems key to these efforts is the PHL-16, a truck-mounted self-propelled multiple rocket launcher (MRL) that incorporates modular design and long-range precision-strike capabilities. The system is often described as the mainland Chinese version of Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) that Taiwan has bought and...

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2 w. ago The Chinese multiple rocket launcher poised to match the US’ Himars system

As tensions intensify across the Taiwan Strait, Beijing has ramped up its firepower capacity to prepare for a possible war in the region. One of the weapon systems key to these efforts is the PHL-16, a truck-mounted self-propelled multiple rocket launcher (MRL) that incorporates modular design and long-range precision-strike capabilities. The system is often described as the mainland Chinese version of Lockheed Martin’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars) that Taiwan has bought and...

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2 w. ago China launches WTO dispute with Canada on steel and aluminum surtaxes

China launches WTO dispute with Canada on steel and aluminum surtaxes  Reuters

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