Chinese fast fashion retailer Temu overtakes Shein to dominate Japan and South Korea apps Chinese low-cost retailer Temu, owned by Pinduoduo, is dominating app stores in Japan and South Korea, dethroning Shein after a successful expansion in the West.
U.S. Finance Agency Lends to Sri Lankan Port to Counter Chinese Influence The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation is joining forces with the Adani Group, strengthening ties to India and an embattled conglomerate.
These Laser Lightshows On Chinese Highway Are Meant To Keep Driver Awake Chinese road officials are utilizing a unique method of combating nighttime driver fatigue: lasers! Drivers have recorded the surreal light show projected above a lengthy highway segment across northern China. The beams of bright colors are meant to keep drivers awake, but it could be a distraction on its own with the… Read more…
On ‘Chinese knockoffs’ and why Leica works with Xiaomi submitted by /u/MishaalRahman
Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Secretary, Will Meet With Chinese Counterpart The high-level meetings in San Francisco will lay the groundwork for talks between President Biden and China’s top leader, Xi Jinping.
Shanghai’s Halloween Party, a Rare Chance for Chinese to Vent in Style Thousands paraded the streets in creative, joyful and provocative costumes in a four-day celebration of a city returning to life.
Chinese chicken drumsticks If anyone wants the recipe I can give it to you, these were so amazing. submitted by /u/ConsistentPound3079
Li Keqiang, Former Chinese Premier, Dies of Heart Attack at 68 Mr. Li had stepped down as premier in March after a decade in the country’s No. 2 position.
British Navy Stops Using ‘Chinese Servants,’ But Not For The Reason You Expect Here in the United States, making hiring decisions based on race common but technically illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In the United Kingdom, they appear proud of the British Navy’s “century-old custom of having Chinese servants on warships,” and hate that it’s coming to an end. Read more…
Jeep, Dodge maker Stellantis to invest $1.6 billion in Chinese EV startup Leapmotor Stellantis is looking to boost its presence in China where it is a small player, while Leapmotor has ambitions to expand aggressively into Europe.
LPT: Save and use leftover z-fold paper napkins from fast food/takeout/delivery restaurants by jerryrigging a napkin dispenser out of a shallow tray such as a reusable Chinese takeout box and a rubber band https://imgur.com/p4OwEJ4 Z-fold paper napkins and towels are interleaved so that when you put them in the correct type of dispenser, pulling out one pulls out the next one partway, ready to be taken. In a free stack not in a dispenser this is annoying because it’s hard to take just one off the top, or to take a small stack of a few, since the l…
U.S. chip export ban is ‘great news,’ says partner at Chinese tech investment fund The U.S. Department of Commerce will prevent the sale of some advanced AI chips to China, a move welcomed by a partner at a Chinese investment fund.
Apple supplier Foxconn says it will cooperate with Chinese authorities on tax, land use investigations Apple supplier Foxconn said that it will collaborate with Chinese authorities on tax and land use investigations.
Russian Officials Getting Really Into Locally-Sourced (And Chinese) Automobiles Driving around Washington D.C., you don’t often see Russian cars on official license plates. Russia, having lost nearly all of its trading partners, has decided the reverse should be true as well — Russian officials should drive Russian vehicles. Yet, there’s one interesting carve-out from that edict: China. Read more…
Chinese EV stocks tank after Tesla earnings disappoint Shares of Chinese EV makers plunged Thursday morning after Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered grim news on Tesla’s outlook.
Allied Spy Chiefs Warn of Chinese Espionage Targeting Tech Firms F.B.I. officials say more than half of Chinese spying efforts aimed at stealing technology occurs in Silicon Valley.
Chinese chicken stir fry with rice. submitted by /u/ConsistentPound3079
Across U.S., Chinese Bitcoin Mines Draw National Security Scrutiny Microsoft reported one site in Wyoming because of its proximity to a data center and nuclear missile base. Records show other cryptocurrency facilities have ties to the Chinese state.
Caroline Ellison tells jurors there wasn’t a ‘Chinese wall’ separating FTX and Alameda Ellison, the former Alameda CEO and ex-girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, faced cross-examination in the FTX founder’s fraud trial Thursday.
TopHot