Tesla CEO’s $44bn bid to buy Twitter puts billionaire in the crosshairs of censorship-prone Beijing and New Delhi.


Tesla CEO’s $44bn bid to buy Twitter puts billionaire in the crosshairs of censorship-prone Beijing and New Delhi.

Chinese firms seen to fall short on addressing sexual misconduct face possible talent loss, say activists.
![Meaningful measures to combat sexual harassment and assault in the workplace are not just important to women in China, but the economy as a whole, say experts [File: Florence Lo/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2020-12-02T072453Z_122504352_RC2VEK9BPCZF_RTRMADP_3_CHINA-HARASSMENT.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
China is the world’s biggest producer and consumer of coal, and right now its inventories are at record lows.
![There is little immediate relief in sight for China's power woes, given the global surge in coal and natural gas prices and rising energy demand, not to mention potentially extreme weather [File: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/379325806.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
For firms that invested heavily in cryptocurrencies and mining gear, the options for cashing in may be limited.
![Bitcoin miners landed firmly in the crosshairs of Chinese authorities starting this spring [File: Florence Lo/Illustration/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-07-14T000000Z_886253669_RC2MKO97JW9K_RTRMADP_3_FINTECH-CRYPTOCURRENCY-BITCOIN.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The attractiveness of a professional gaming career could wane for China’s teens after government restricts gaming times.
![With state-run media and other government agencies describing video games as 'spiritual opium', the new restrictions appear set to deal both short- and long-term damage to the gaming industry in China [Photo courtesy of Michael Standaert]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_0981.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
G7 leaders call for ‘a transparent, evidence-based’ study on the origins of COVID-19 but Beijing rejects another probe.

For now, China will be watching to see what form of government emerges and in what manner the Taliban wields power.
![Meetings between Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) and Taliban leadership including political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar (left) in China last month were important for laying the groundwork for further communication between the two parties [File: Li Ran/Xinhua/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/000_9H34F8.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As the Delta variant spreads to parts of China, the whole country hunkers down while economic forecasts go south.
![Shenzhen’s Window of the World, a popular theme park with miniature versions of famous attractions from around the globe, is largely deserted now compared to 2019, when it attracted around four million visitors, according to the Themed Entertainment Association [Photo courtesy of Michael Standaert]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_0919.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Government green energy, infrastructure targets are failing to translate into real progress at local level, says report.
![The Greenpeace East Asia report released this week highlights the gap between the decarbonisation targets coming from China’s top leadership and the continued dirty-recovery reality at the local level, finding that only 15 percent of municipal bonds issued since the COVID-19 outbreak went to sustainable and low-carbon projects [File: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/366679249-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Behind the surge in private gift-giving looms the hand of the Chinese government.
![China’s fabulously wealthy entrepreneurs, particularly its tech titans, have been put on notice since Alibaba co-founder and former CEO Jack Ma ran afoul of China's leadership late last year [File: Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/330689348.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)