A district in central Beijing has gone into “wartime mode” after discovering a cluster of coronavirus cases around the biggest meat and vegetable market in the city, raising the prospect of a second … (…
Monthly Archives For June 2020
Asia Today: Beijing shuts food market after 7 new cases
City authorities are moving quickly to stem a new outbreak of COVID-19 in Beijing after the discovery of seven cases in the past two days. The National Health Commission said that six cases were ……
Beijing Shuts Some Markets; London Stores to Open: Virus Update
Beijing closed some food markets including the city’s largest fruits and vegetables supply center, amid fears of a resurgence. ( read original story …)
China central bank bank approves American Express for bank card clearance business
China’s central bank said on Saturday it has given American Express approval to set up a bank card clearance business in the country. ( read original story …)
China Races Against Time to Find Coronavirus Vaccine, Put Scandals in the Past
Six months after the first cases emerged in the city of Wuhan, China has moved quickly to develop a vaccine and is involved in several of the dozen or so international clinical trials currently under…
China sentences Australian to death for drug trafficking
An Australian national has been sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking, in a ruling that could further inflame tensions between Beijing and Canberra. The man, named in Chinese pinyin as … ( read…
China Changes Government Bond Futures Trading Starting Time
China’s government bond futures market will start trading 15 minutes later from July 20, the China Financial Futures Exchange said in a statement. ( read original story …)
Five dead in latest flooding in southern China rainstorms
Rainstorms have killed five more people in a southern Chinese region already reeling from heavy flooding over the past week … ( read original story …)
China Races To Find Virus Vaccine, Put Scandals In The Past
China has mobilised its army and fast-tracked tests in the global race to find a coronavirus vaccine, but its labs also have an image tarnished by past health scandals to overcome. Six months after ……
China’s Military Has Not Reached Superpower Status Just Yet
China’s new defense white paper has been eagerly awaited by Western analysts searching for clues to Beijing’s national security strategy. ( read original story …)
The Latest: Beijing shuts main food market after 7 new cases
Beijing closed the city’s largest wholesale food market Saturday after the discovery of seven coronavirus cases in the previous two days. The Xinfadi market, which has … ( read original story …)
The Latest: Beijing Has 7 Locally Transmitted Virus Cases
Officials in China’s capital are moving quickly to stem a new coronavirus outbreak after the discovery of seven cases the past two days. ( read original story …)
Beijing district in ‘wartime emergency mode’ after virus case spike
A Beijing district official said on Saturday the district was in “wartime emergency mode” following a spike in novel coronavirus cases centered around a major wholesale market there. Chu Junwei, an … ( read original…
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