Cheng Chung Design and Xu Luo Collaborate on the 50%Cloud.Artist Lounge in China
April 12, 2021
Yunnan may be one of China’s last
frontiers. Its remote location and rugged terrain led to sparse settlement over the centuries; today, it’s the country’s fourth least-developed province drastically different from the megacities up north with their urban bustle. Home to Yi and Hani ethnic minorities, Yunnan is reminiscent of Provence, France, with pastoral lavender fields and vineyards, and also shares a border with Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar, creating a melting pot of Southeast Asian cultures.
Dongfengyun, an artist village in southern China’s Mile City, is composed of exhibition spaces and studios, DongFengYun Hotel Mi’Le–MGallery, and 50%Cloud.Artist Lounge, with exteriors by local sculptor Xu Luo and interiors by Cheng Chung Design. Photography courtesy of Cheng Chung Design.
Avnet Asia Admits to Criminal Liability for the Conduct of Former Employees, and Agrees to Pay More Than $3.2 Million An indictment was unsealed this week charging Cheng Bo, also known as Joe Cheng, a 45-year-old national of the People’s Republic of China, with participating in a criminal conspiracy from 2012-2015 to violate U.S. export laws by shipping U.S. power amplifiers to China. Cheng’s former employer, Avnet Asia Pte. Ltd., a Singapore company and global distributor of electronic components and related software, agreed to pay a financial penalty to the United States of $1,508,000 to settle criminal liability for the conduct of its former employees, including Cheng. As part of a non-prosecution agreement, Avnet Asia admitted responsibility for Cheng’s unlawful conspiracy to ship export-controlled U.S. goods with potential military applications to China, and also for the criminal conduct of another former employee who, from 2007-2009, illegally caused
CCD creates restaurant within brick art installation in China dezeen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dezeen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chinese national charged with conspiring to export US power technology ANI | Updated: Jan 30, 2021 04:29 IST
Washington DC [US], January 30 (ANI): A Chinese national faces federal charges that he plotted over a three year period to evade US laws and export power amplifier technology to China, the US Department of Justice said on Friday. An indictment was unsealed this week charging Cheng Bo, also known as Joe Cheng, a 45-year-old national of the People s Republic of China, with participating in a criminal conspiracy from 2012-2015 to violate US export laws by shipping US power amplifiers to China, the Justice Department release said.