China has provided North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his family with an experimental coronavirus vaccine, a U.S. analyst said on Tuesday, citing two unidentified Japanese intelligence sources. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For December 2020
China gets tough on firms over single-use plastics
China is forcing restaurants, e-commerce platforms and delivery services to report their use of single-use plastics. The Ministry of Commerce said it had established a nationwide system for retailers … ( read original story …)
Omnicom agencies win 19 Greater China AOY awards
Omnicom Group (OMG)-owned creative shop BBDO won 13 awards in the Greater China 2020 Agency of The Year awards, highlighted by a near sweep in the people/team awards, even as its creative units across ……
Leaked Coronavirus Files From China Reveal ‘Mistakes’ And Mishandling Of COVID-19: Report
A 117-page internal report shows discrepancies during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, an unnamed source with the Chinese health care system revealed. ( read original story …)
China Disclosed Only Two-Thirds of Its COVID Cases in Pandemic’s Early Days, Report Says
China’s “numbers seem to be a little bit on the light side,” President Donald Trump said in April, “and I’m being nice when I say that.” … ( read original story …)
Forbes China Innovation Summit: Chengdu By The Numbers
Chengdu is best known among many travelers globally for its pandas and hotpot cuisine. Yet it’s also a thriving international and domestic commercial hub in southwestern China. It was the city’s … ( read original…
Authorities shut off electricity to Bitcoin miners in China’s Yunnan province
A city in the Chinese crypto mining hub of Yunnan has reportedly banned electricity producers from supplying Bitcoin mines … ( read original story …)
China private manufacturing gauge hits decade high
A private gauge of China’s manufacturing activity hit its highest level in a decade in November thanks to firm demand from domestic and overseas … ( read original story …)
China-US trade war: Beijing escalates tit-for-tat with Washington
China trade war in 300 words One last twist in Trump’s There are concerns the new regulations, which came into effect on Tuesday, could escalate the ongoing trade war with the US. Trade tensions ……
China’s factory activity growth hits decade high in November as economy recovers, private survey finds
The reading was the highest since November 2010, and comes after an official gauge of factory activity rose at the fastest pace in over three years. ( read original story …)
GRAPHIC-Red-hot white-goods demand stokes China manufacturing, metals use
Booming sales of fridges, toasters and microwaves to households across the locked-down world have helped propel China’s mammoth manufacturing engine back to life, super-charging demand for key metals … ( read original story …)
China’s Tianqi Lithium gets 1-month reprieve on $1.9 billion loan repayment
The company and its lenders, led by China Citic Bank, have until Dec. 28 to sign a modified loan agreement, Tianqi said in a Shenzhen Stock Exchange filing. ( read original story …)
The New Administration And The Global Trade Agenda: China
There are signs that the new administration coming to Washington, D. C will be more open to re-directing global trade discussions and moving toward a freer-trade policy. ( read original story …)