1: Spotted Lake, British Columbia, Canada. In the summer the water of the lake evaporates and small mineral pools are left behind, each one different in colour to the next.
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3,000 doses of counterfeit coronavirus vaccines intercepted – Nigerian Government
The federal government has raised the alarm over a case of 3,000 doses of fake Covid-19 vaccines to be exported to Africa but intercepted in China.
China proposes global rules for central bank digital currencies (CBDC)
China proposed a set of global rules for central bank digital currencies on Thursday, from how they can be used around the world to highly sensitive issues such as monitoring and information sharing.
China plans to hand out $1.5 million in a digital currency test during the Lunar New Year
China’s capital city will hand out about $1.5 million in a limited trial of the central bank’s digital currency, the municipal government announced over the weekend. That marks the third major test of the digital currency under development by the People’s Bank of China. The cities of Shenzhen and Suzhou held similar experiments in the last few months.
Semiconductor industry to be built in China by newly formed community consisting of 90 Chinese companies including Huawei, HiSilicon and Xiaomi
According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in China, 90 companies have submitted the application for the formation of the National Integrated Circuit Standardization Technical Committee. The secretariat is planned to be established in the China Electronics Standardization Institute.
Nigeria did not give up sovereignty to China by borrowing
Dr Efem Ubi, Director of Research, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, says the allegation by critics that Nigeria is gradually ceding her sovereignty to China on account of excessive borrowing is untrue.
Huawei plans new biggest Flagship Store in Saudi Arabia
It seems like the Chinese smartphone giant Huawei wants to cement its global presence stronger amidst a tussle with the US. A report by Reuters says that it is planning to build its largest store outside of China in Saudi Arabia.
HARMONYOS IS NOT A COPY OF ANDROID AND IOS – Huawei
Huawei’s operating system HongmengOS for China and HarmonyOS for the rest of the world is not a copy of either Android or iOS. One of Huawei’s top managers, Wang Chenglu, president of Huawei’s consumer software division, spoke about this in a speech to reporters. HarmonyOS for smartphones is being considered as an alternative to Android. Earlier, there were information on the network that the first release of HarmonyOS 2.0 for smartphones will be based on Android.
Nigeria, China deliberate direct flights
The Governments of Nigeria and China are deliberating direct flights. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, said this on Tuesday in Abuja.
Alibaba and Jack Ma have not been. Seen in months
Where’s Jack? Alibaba and Ant founder Jack Ma has not been seen for a couple of months. Amid Beijing’s crackdown on both the financial technology and e-commerce empires, keeping a low profile is probably prudent. A history of Chinese tycoons mysteriously disappearing, though, justifies concern.