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People in China are so spooked about the economy that even the weak yuan isn't stopping them from buying more gold

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 02:33

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Customers select gold ornaments at a gold jewelry store on April 3, 2024 in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China. — Gold prices have hit record highs on the back of strong demand from China's consumers and central bank.
Ni Lifang/VCG/Getty Images

economy, Markets, China, economy, Gold, dedollarization, central-banks

China's scenarios for invading Taiwan could be altered following Iran's failed attack on Israel, report says

Sun, 04/21/2024 - 13:11

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Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles, potentially capable of sinking a U.S.

Military & Defense, China, Taiwan, Israel, Iran, uk-weekend, news-uk

Almost half of all major Chinese cities are sinking, study says

Sun, 04/21/2024 - 06:20

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China — Flooding in Zhuozhou city in China's Hebei province, August 9, 2023.
JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images

Science, news-uk, weekend-uk, China, subsidence, Beijing, Shanghai

China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971

Sat, 04/20/2024 - 05:00

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Lockheed engineers designed the D-21 spy drone in the 1960s for reconnaissance missions too dangerous for piloted aircraft. — Lockheed engineers designed the D-21 spy drone in the 1960s for reconnaissance missions too dangerous for piloted aircraft.
US Air Force

Military & Defense, drone, China, lockheed-martin, skunk-works, d-21, wz-8

Here's what Apple will say if a US TikTok ban becomes law

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 11:18

Tech Insider : Politics

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaking. — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Tech, tiktok, apple, app-store, politics, China, Censorship

Huawei just gave Tim Cook a new headache in China

Fri, 04/19/2024 - 04:09

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Tim Cook opens an Apple store in Shanghai in March. — Tim Cook opens an Apple store in Shanghai in March.
VCG/Getty Images

Tech, trending-uk, apple, iPhones, tim-cook, China, huawei

China just made it even harder for people in the country to access WhatsApp and Threads

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 23:59

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Tim Cook in China in March 2024 — Tim Cook traveled to China last month.
Li Xin/Xinhua via Getty Images

Tech, China, meta, apple

How the US Army botched a $1 billion upgrade of the Stryker armored vehicle's gun

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 17:28

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A 30mm Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon during a 2022 exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany. — A 30mm Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon during a 2022 exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.
Markus Rauchenberger/US Army

Military & Defense, stryker, armored-vehicle, cannon, Russia, China, the-us-army

China's newest aircraft carrier was spotted with aircraft mock-ups hinting at what its future air wing could look like

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 11:17

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General view of the launching ceremony of China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, named after Fujian Province, at Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), on June 17, 2022 in Shanghai, China. — General view of the launching ceremony of China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, named after Fujian Province, at Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), on June 17, 2022, in

Military & Defense, Defense, China, aircraft-carrier, Navy

De-dollarization is not working out in China, where businesses are hanging onto their US dollars

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 05:10

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Yuan and US dollars. — Chinese businesses aren't sold on the yuan.
Getty Imahes

economy, News, China, economy, Market, dedollarization, chinese-yuan

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