ytene writes: CNN is claiming an exclusive scoop, with an article reporting that U.S. intelligence agencies have scored a massive trove of Covid-19 genetic data, which, CNN suggests, comes from the Wuhan research lab. More than the complex challenge of…
Venture capital undermines human rights
VC firms’ failure to carry out adequate due diligence means that a vast majority of them are failing in their responsibility to respect human rights.
‘Bad faith’ US prosecutors misled Canada in Huawei case, court hears in final arguments
Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou, whose detention has thrown US-China feud into focus, urge judge to throw out extradition requestLawyers for Meng Wanzhou say American prosecutors acted in “bad faith” and abused the Canadian justice system when they pursued th…
With Delta variant spreading is China ‘zero tolerance’ approach over?
Now it’s clear the virus is not going away debate about what approach the country should adopt next is emergingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to spread across at least 17 …
ByteDance rival Kuaishou is shutting down controversial app Zynn
Kuaishou Technology, a Chinese firm perceived as a ByteDance rival by many, said on Wednesday it will shut down its controversial short video app Zynn later this month. The app was only available in the U.S. The firm, which last month said it had amassed 1 billion monthly active users, didn’t offer an explanation for […]
UK service sector growth hindered by ‘pingdemic’ and inflation – business live
The latest coverage of the world economy, financial markets, and business 10.00am BST Incoming data from the UK – the July services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has come in above forecast, but still marks a slowdown in the recovery.The seasonally-a…
Coronavirus live news: vaccinated ‘three times less likely to test positive’; 220,000 children in England jabbed
Study suggests fully vaccinated less likely to pass virus on to others; more 16- and 17-year-olds in UK could be given green light for vaccineChina shuts down transport routes as it battles worst outbreak in monthsStatus of some UK citizens vaccinated …
China shuts down transport routes as it battles worst Covid outbreak in months
Every province has advised residents not to leave as flights are cancelled and Beijing suspends more than a dozen rail linesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChina has dramatically tightened travel restrictions as it seeks to …
Tencent curbs on gaming time will shock markets but please many parents
China’s regulators are on the march again but moves to restrict children’s access may be welcomed by manyChina’s Tencent tightens games controls for childrenChina’s regulators are on the march again, pushing one of the country’s most valuable technolog…
After a COVID-free year, delta arrives in Wuhan, China
Delta is thought to have arrived in the country on a flight from Russia.