ZHENGZHOU, CHINA (AFP) – Biology student Ma Jingjing wandered the hall of a job fair in central China among other young Chinese hoping to find work in an economy crushed by the coronavirus pandemic. (…
Monthly Archives For August 2020
China reports 49 new COVID-19 cases for Aug 1
China reported 49 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for Aug. 1, up from 45 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Sunday. ( read original story …)
Manila walks fine line between Beijing and Washington in South China Sea
American President Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines has emerged as a focal point between China and the US in their continuing contest for dominance in the region.After years of cosier ties between … ( read original…
Mainland China reports 49 new coronavirus cases for Aug 1
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 49 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for Aug. 1, up from 45 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Sunday. Of the new infections, 30…
China Sends Team to Hong Kong to Do Widespread Coronavirus Testing
China’s National Health Commission on Saturday announced their scheduled arrival. Members of the team are from public hospitals in Guangdong province while a specialist team of six from Wuhan, where … ( read original story…
Coronavirus: China’s stranded migrant workers desperate to return home as savings dry up
Zhu Bowen was excited about the possibility of landing an IT job when she travelled to Tokyo in December. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic having completely upended her life, the 24-year-old is out … (…
UK and China relationship ‘seriously poisoned’, says Beijing’s ambassador
The relationship between the UK and China has been “seriously poisoned”, says Bejing London. In a lengthy press conference, rebutting criticism of the Chinese government, Liu Xiaoming said the UK was … ( read original…
CORRECTED-China rejects accusations of hacking attempt on U.S. vaccine developer Moderna
BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) – China rejected on Friday charges that hackers linked to its government targeted biotech firm Moderna Inc, a leading U.S.-based coronavirus vaccine research developer … ( read original story …)
Singapore spy case: can Beijing leverage overseas Chinese in struggle with US?
Soon after Singaporean Dickson Yeo pleaded guilty in a US court on July 24 to providing information to Chinese intelligence and recruiting others to do the same, social media was abuzz with people … (…
More than three-quarters of Americans blame China for the spread of the coronavirus around the world, survey finds
The latest survey comes as diplomatic tension between the Trump administration and Beijing continues to rise. ( read original story …)
China forex regulator vows greater opening, eyes reform on private equity investment
China will continue to expand financial market opening, including exploring reforms to the rules governing cross-border investment management involving private equity funds, the country’s foreign … ( read original story …)
Apple removes thousands of game apps from China store: research firm
China’s Android app stores have long complied with those regulations. It is not clear why Apple is enforcing them strictly this year. The smartphone maker removed more than 2,500 titles from its … ( read…
TikTok owner discussing China IPO – sources
Short-video sharing could be worth 100 billion dollars or more. Reuters sources say that is the valuation TikTok owner ByteDance has in mind just for its Chinese operations as it mulls how to sell ……