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At a time when European banks would only loan to non-whites on crippling terms—if at all—Chin Sophonpanich was renowned for placing his trust in promising Chinese entrepreneurs throughout Southeast Asia. Among his protegés who rose to become dollar multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons were Malaysia’s Robert Kuok and Indonesia’s Liem Sioe Liong.
Then there are more than ten recent accidents that Tesla drivers have blamed on mechanical malfunctions, which early this year drew the attention of Chinese regulatory authorities. Some of the accusations of malfunctions are similar to those made by Tesla owners in the US. Through it all, Tesla executives have appeared little concerned about the tarnishing of the company’s once dazzling brand image in China
Fintech, monopolies, regulation, electric cars, privacy, trade wars ... Sources and other friends of news site TechNode reflect on Chinese tech trends in 2020 and suggest what to expect in 2021.
Yet Somyot acknowledged that the bombing might have been set in motion by Thailand’s July 8 deportation of 109 Uyghur men and women back to China at China’s request—despite pleas from the international community and Turkey’s willingness to welcome them as ethnic Turkic brethren.
Chanin, 57, is the youngest of six brothers from a Chinese sugarcane-milling family in the wild western province of Kanchanaburi. Originally named Wong, their father and two other families set up ...
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