Mainland China reported 11 confirmed and four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases by the end of June 10, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For June 2020
In post-lockdown China, student mental health in focus amid reported jump in suicides
Some Chinese students returning to school after lockdown are grappling with familial conflict while others are stressing over how coronavirus disruptions have affected their academic performance, … ( read original story …)
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: Make infrastructure great again
Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story …)
Cathay stays out of Beijing’s grasp after Hong Kong bailout
When Cathay Pacific and its two largest shareholders suspended trading in their shares this week, Hong Kong’s business community held its breath. Speculation was rife that Beijing-backed Air China was … ( read original story…
Nuclear arms control may be ‘new battlefield’ in US-China rivalry as Beijing refuses to join treaty talks
Nuclear disarmament could become a new front in the deepening rift between China and the United States, after Beijing refused to join talks with Washington and Moscow to extend a key treaty. US arms ……
EU: China and Russia are spreading misinformation about COVID-19
Waves of disinformation campaigns about the coronavirus have been unleashed on the European Union, and some of the false messages are coming from China and Russia, officials from the European … ( read original story…
China launches Haiyang-1D ocean observation satellite
D ocean observation satellite Wednesday with the country’s 13th orbital launch of 2020. The two-stage hypergolic Long March 2C lifted off at 4:31 p.m. Eastern from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, … ( read original…
The EU is officially calling China a disinformation source over coronavirus
The EU often criticizes Russia for spreading disinformation across the continent, but on Wednesday the governing body leveled similar accusations at Beijing for the first time, specifically in regards … ( read original story …)
COVID-19 exposes the threat of China’s theft of American intellectual property
If America’s innovation economy is going to continue to dominate in the twenty-first century, we need to combat China’s malign activities against us, and we need to do it now. ( read original story …)
E.U. accuses China of waging pandemic disinformation campaign
In its strongest language yet on China, the bloc said such an effort harms not only “the health of our citizens, but also the health of our democracies.” … ( read original story …)
Two advancing bills allow the US government to look at blockchain
Tork Media LLC Two bills have advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow Federal agencies to look at future use of blockchain-related technology. Not to adopt blockchain, that is. ( read original…
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: Lockdown losses, Opioids
Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story …)
Deadly flooding in China forces 228,000 into shelters; house seen collapsing into river
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes in south and central China after major flooding in the region caused destruction throughout the region. ( read original story …)