Tag: china
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World s second largest hydropower dam goes online in China
Beijing: China began operating the world”s second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a milestone towards Beijing”s carbon neutrality goals, despite warnings of environmental damage. The 289-metre (948 feet) high Baihetan Hydropower Station in southwest China, second in the world only to the country”s Three Gorges Dam in terms of power generation,…
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China world s biggest producer of industrial goods
BEIJING: China is the world”s largest producer of over 220 types of industrial China manufacturing products, including vehicles and computers, an official said at a press conference held to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on Monday. In the early days of the founding of the…
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Chinese ‘polar bear hotel’ starts bookings
SHANGHAI: A hotel that bills itself as the world’s first “polar bear hotel” has opened in China’s far northeastern Heilongjiang province, drawing both guests and criticism for its central feature: live polar bears. The Polar Bear Hotel, part of the Harbin Polarland theme park in Heilongjiang’s capital and largest city, Harbin, opened its doors on…
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US judge removes China´s smartphone Xiaomi maker from Trump-era blacklist
WASHINGTON: A US judge on Friday ordered Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi temporarily removed from a government blacklist barring American investment in the company. Six days before Donald Trump left office last year, his administration cemented its trade war legacy against Beijing with a series of announcements targeting Chinese firms including Xiaomi, state oil giant CNOOC,…
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China denies plan for $1 bn Alibaba fine
, as authorities turned up the pressure on the country´s vast technology sector. Alibaba, China´s largest online shopping portal, has been in the crosshairs of authorities in recent months over concerns of its reach into the daily finances of ordinary Chinese people. The market´s regulator denied it was planning to fine the company almost $1…
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China exports hike to highest in level
China´s export growth jumped to the highest in over two decades, official data showed Sunday, with imports also surging in a sharp bounce-back from the coronavirus outbreak that had brought activity to a near halt. Electronics and textile exports such as masks contributed to the spike in outbound shipments, as demand for work-from-home supplies…