Australia’s economy is growing again after the coronavirus pandemic pushed it into its first recession in three decades. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For December 2020
China Will Be Able to Fight Foreign Wars Within 15 Years, Report to Congress Warns
China Economic and Security Review Commission’s latest report comes after a year of deteriorating American-Chinese relations. ( read original story …)
On the same day China landed a probe on the moon, the US’s massive telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed
A step forward in space exploration for China and humankind, on the same day as a colossal step backwards for the US. ( read original story …)
China MeToo movement gets its moment in court as sexual harassment case begins
Zhou Xiaoxuan sparked a storm in 2018 when she accused a TV personality of groping and forcibly kissing her when she was an intern … ( read original story …)
State Department: China trying to ‘undo sanctions’ against N. Korea
China is trying to “undo the U.N. sanctions regime” against North Korea and is delaying the secretive state’s move toward denuclearization, a State Department official said. ( read original story …)
Biden would not immediately remove Phase 1 trade agreement with China: NYT
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has said that he will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement, which President Donald Trump inked with China, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. ( read…
China stocks edge up as property shares gain on recovery hopes; Hang Seng down
China stocks edged up on Wednesday, led by gains in property shares, as investors continue to ride on better-than-expected manufacturing data and hopes of continued economic recovery. ** At the midday … ( read original…
Evergrande Property shares fall on Hong Kong debut as debt, competition worries weigh
Shares of Evergrande Property Services fell on their Hong Kong debut on Wednesday, as the firm struggled to shake off worries about debt and competition. ( read original story …)
Beijing’s growing crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong
China has moved to crush Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement after huge and violent protests rocked the finance hub last year … ( read original story …)
China’s central bank injects liquidity into market Wednesday
China’s central bank injected liquidity into the banking system through open market operations on Wednesday. The People’s Bank of China injected 10 billion yuan (about 1.52 billion U.S. dollars) into … ( read original story…
Mainland China reports nine new COVID-19 cases, down from 12 a day earlier
Mainland China reported nine new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 1, down from 12 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
CNN looks into how China plans to ship Covid-19 vaccines
CNN received exclusive access to the infrastructure preparations at Shenzhen Airport in southern China where Alibaba’s logistics and shipping unit, Cainiao, has prepared climate-controlled storage cha … ( read original story …)
Breakingviews – Healthcare IPO examines value of China’s big tech
JD.com is offering a timely reminder of why big technology firms are valuable to Beijing. The e-commerce giant’s healthcare arm has priced shares in its initial public offering at a reasonable 13 … ( read…
