by mujair | Aug 31, 2020 | Business & Finance News
ZHONGSHAN, China — This was supposed to be the year that China’s export machine began to stall. President Trump had imposed broad tariffs on Chinese goods. Countries like Japan and France pushed companies to shift production from China. The pandemic had crippled...
by mujair | Aug 7, 2020 | Business & Finance News
Some of her friends, she said, had already begun posting links to Line, a messaging app popular in Japan, in case they were forced to switch. To Ms. Han, the order seemed un-American. “Trump is violating our rights to connect with our families and friends. If WeChat...
by mujair | Jul 22, 2020 | Business & Finance News
HONG KONG — When Beijing signaled this month that it was time to buy China, investors did not hesitate. But it did not take long for some to get cold feet as officials warned that the market was overheating. In the first four days of trading in July, investors from...
by mujair | Jul 17, 2020 | Business & Finance News
There may be no place on earth that had been looking forward to summer more than Xingcheng, a laid-back seaside town dotted with the occasional high rise. Hot sun, cold drinks. Long, languorous days at the beach. But, most important, swimsuits. Xingcheng (pronounced...
by mujair | Jul 1, 2020 | Business & Finance News
The malicious apps mimicked so-called virtual private networks, which are used to set up secure web connections and view prohibited content inside China. They also targeted apps frequently used by Uighurs for shopping, video games, music streaming, adult media and...