Tag: China
China is also aiming to reach the moon this year
unsaveSave share-arrowShare expand-left fullscreen Samples from China’s last lunar expedition, Chang’e 5, on display at the National Museum in Beijing. Now the country is investing in repeating the bravado, with…
Why China and India are closely scrutinizing the elections in… Bhutan – L’Express
After a first round at the end of November, the Bhutanese are called for a second time to go to the polls to elect the 47 deputies who will sit…
Marco Polo, a Venetian trader who became an official of the Great Khan in Beijing
If Marco Polo was not the first European to relate his journey to the Mongol Empire – Jean de Plan Carpin and Guillaume de Rubrouck preceded him – he is…
Many Finnish companies already consider China a threat: the Communist Party is tightening its grip and geopolitical risks are growing | Foreign countries
HELSINKI/BEIJING Suomalaispankki asked the management of large companies whether the rise of China strengthens the company’s industry. 57 percent of the respondents answered no – and almost 36 percent estimate…
Taiwan condemns Beijing for sending balloons, a “threat” to air traffic
The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense condemned Beijing on Saturday January 6 for sending balloons above the median line which separates the autonomous island from mainland China. A shipment that he…
The Burmese rebellion has captured the town of Laukkaing, near the border with China
This was one of the major objectives stated by rebel groups in eastern Burma. One more slap in the face inflicted on the military junta, routed since the start of…
record purge of senior party officials
In China, the apparatus for monitoring and repressing corruption has not been idle in 2023. It is even a record year for the dismissal of officials accused of having deviated…
top video game regulator fired amid market pressures
In China, one of those responsible for monitoring the video game industry loses his position to limit losses linked to a new regulatory project. A sign, perhaps, of a relaxation…
China will soon be the world’s largest car exporter – bets on Russia
Japan has long been the dominant country globally when it comes to exporting cars, followed by Germany and South Korea who also diligently manufacture cars for customers outside their own…
Xi Jinping ready to work with Washington
Reasons to hope or at least to believe in better relations between China and the United States are suggested by the exchange this Monday, January 1, between Xi Jinping and…