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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2023
Alibaba’s $32 billion day signals breakups ahead for China Tech
China’s online commerce leader surprised markets Tuesday by announcing plans to split its $220 billion empire into six units that will individually raise funds and explore IPOs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2023
China's Alibaba to break up empire into six units as Jack Ma returns home
The revamp comes a day after the Alibaba founder returned home from a yearlong stay abroad, a move that dovetailed with Beijing's effort to spur growth in the private sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023
China tackles chip talent shortage with new courses and higher pay
Enrollments for undergraduate and post-graduate courses have surged over the past five years thanks to new funds for top universities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2023
Biden aide speaks with China counterpart as tension spikes
The previously unreported call took place before a stop in the U.S. by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen en route to Central America, a trip that’s likely to further inflame Beijing’s ire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried charged in U.S. with bribing Chinese officials
The FTX chief is accused of authorizing the payment of $40 million to Chinese officials in an attempt to unfreeze accounts at Alameda Research, a Hong Kong-based affiliate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2023
As ties crumble, Chinese spy law could see more Japanese citizens detained
Since China passed its counterespionage law in 2014, 17 Japanese nationals have been detained in the country for allegedly engaging in spy-related activities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2023
AI and social media are a dangerous combination
The TikTok feeding frenzy reflects genuine fear about social media influence and AI, but a solution is elusive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023
'We are all Chinese,' former Taiwan president says while visiting China
Taiwan's ruling party has asked why Ma Ying-jeou is visiting China just after Beijing took away diplomatic ally Honduras on Sunday, leaving the island with ties to just 13 countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2023
Putin’s Belarus nuclear move is at odds with China pledge
Russia and China declared that 'all nuclear weapons states should refrain from deploying nuclear weapons abroad” in a joint statement at the end of Xi’s visit to Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023
China spent $240 billion bailing out 'Belt & Road' countries, study says
China has lent hundreds of billions of dollars to build infrastructure in developing countries, but lending has tailed off since 2016 as many projects fail to pay the expected dividends.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2023
Intriguing moon water source found in glass beads from space rock impacts
Scientists say the beads are a potential reservoir of this precious resource for future human activities on the moon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2023
U.S. envoy to Japan calls for ‘anti-coercion coalition’ against China
“If the world does not organize against economic coercion, Beijing will continue to prey on other countries and their economies,' Rahm Emanuel said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2023
It’s in America’s interest to end the Ukraine crisis
A negotiated cease-fire is the only way out of the current military deadlock in Ukraine, and it must happen before Russia and China cement a strategic axis that weakens the West.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2023
Shanghai expat exodus shows 'zero-COVID's' enduring scars
Shanghai has seen an exodus since the brutal two-month lockdown that crippled the city of 25 million from late last March.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2023
Russia and China are not creating military alliance, Putin says
China and Russia signed a 'no limits' partnership accord in early 2022, just weeks before Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
Hong Kong police keep tight tabs on first authorized protest in years
Hong Kong police permitted a small protest march in one of the first demonstrations to be approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law in 2020.

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