Starbucks’ Howard Schultz Asked By China to Aid American Chinese Relations
Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks and the man credited as the brains behind the company’s rocket to worldwide success in the 1990s, was asked by China’s President Xi Jinping to aid him in repairing More...
Facebook’s Removal of Tibetan Self-Immolation Video Sparks Accusations of Censorship (Watch Video)
Facebook stands accused of cowing to censorship from China, after a video of a Tibetan monk’s fatal self-immolation was deleted from the website over Christmas, The Telegraph said. The footage, More...
China to fine Internet firms Tencent, Baidu for porn: Xinhua
– China’s ministry of culture said it would fine 11 Internet companies including Tencent Holdings and Baidu for spreading pornography and violence, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday. China More...
Obama says US had no role in Hong Kong protests
– President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. had no role in fostering pro-democracy protests that have shut down parts of Hong Kong for six weeks, denying allegations in Chinese state More...
As Samsung falters, mysterious scion in the wings
– As Samsung’s smartphone business suffers a dizzying decline, another issue is vexing investors. Command of one of the world’s most valuable consumer brands will eventually pass More...
China Will Not Accept Hong Kong Pleas, But No Plan Yet to Use Army
China’s ruling Communist Party believes it has offered enough concessions to Hong Kong in the past, and will give no ground to pro-democracy protests because it wants to avoid setting a precedent for More...