Yunnan provincial authorities issued a notice ordering an investigation into the alleged illegal use of electrical power by individuals and companies involved in bitcoin mining, according to a report by China Securities Journal on Saturday, becoming the latest region to join the country's crackdown on the practice. The Yunnan Energy Bureau said it would cut the power supply to anyone illegally using electricity for bitcoin mining as well as for.
Since June last year, Venezuela's special envoy, Alex Saab, has been fighting extradition to the United States while being detained with untreated cancer in the island nation of Cabo Verde, off the coast of West Africa. Under apparent pressure from the US, neighbouring African countries denied landing to his plane and forced it to refuel on the archipelago where he was arrested. A trusted fixer of President Nicolas Maduro, he was en route to.
Southeast Asian countries are still worried about China, despite Beijing's latest efforts to boost relations during the first face-to-face meeting of foreign ministers since the pandemic began. Observers said this wariness by Asean nations could cast a shadow over negotiations for the long-awaited code of conduct (COC) for the disputed waters of the South China Sea. A disagreement arose on Monday during a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister.