China’s aviation authority released new COVID-19 safety guidelines that include the suggestion that flight attendants wear diapers to avoid using plane lavatories. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For December 2020
China-Europe Trade Forum Canceled After China Sought to Bar Critics
Europe trade forum was quietly canceled last month after European organizers rejected Chinese demands to ban participants critical of Beijing. ( read original story …)
Global conference spurs huge investment influx to China’s Shenzhen
The second global investment promotion conference winded up in Shenzhen with 780 billion yuan or US$119.5 billion worth of contracts in the Chinese southern boom city, cementing its leading position … ( read original story…
Who is using China’s Covid-19 vaccines?
The inoculation of a 90-year-old British woman on Tuesday marked the start of the UK’s first mass Covid-19 vaccine campaign, and will likely be followed by widespread vaccination globally in the … ( read original…
CBA Roundup: Buzzer-beater helps Zhejiang edge Shanghai, Guangdong smashes Shenzhen
Sylven Landesberg was driving to a basket in Zhejiang Gold Bulls 124-123 win over Shanghai Sharks in CBA on Thursday. (Xinhua/Xu Yu) Sylven Landesberg’s buzzer-beater helped the Zhejiang Golden Bulls … ( read original story…
Brooks scores 40 as Guangdong smashes Shenzhen in CBA
Marshon Brooks of Guangdong Southern Tigers goes for a lay-up against Shenzhen Aviators at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China’s Zhejiang … ( read original story …)
China Market Update: Quiet On The Western Front
Asian equities followed the US’ tech-driven fall with overnight with mild losses on light volumes. Healthcare was higher after a Chinese coronavirus vaccine reported strong results in clinical trials. ( read original story …)
China Hits Back at U.S. Over New Sanctions, Says They Expose Pompeo’s ‘Malicious Intention’
China is revoking visa exemptions for U.S. diplomats visiting Hong Kong and Macau and imposing sanctions on Congress members. ( read original story …)
U.S. sanctions people in China, Jamaica, El Salvador over alleged human rights violations
The U.S. State Department on Thursday announced sanctions against 17 officials of China and other foreign governments, as well their immediate family members, for serious human rights violations. … ( read original story …)
China to update green finance standards
China will provide easier access for international investors to the domestic green finance market with an updating of domestic green finance standards and strengthening of international cooperation, … ( read original story …)
Beijing Spokesperson Compares Persecuted China to Simba from ‘The Lion King’
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying made the analogy Thursday when asked about Beijing’s recent “Wolf Warrior” approach to diplomacy. ( read original story …)
Flight attendants are being asked to wear diapers and avoid bathrooms to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in China
Civil Aviation Administration of China guidelines said the use of diapers, along with PPE, could help flight staff avoid infection risks. ( read original story …)
Two Canadians have been indicted and tried in case linked to Huawei executive, China says
Pair had been “indicted and tried,” a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in what appeared to be the first public mention that they had been taken to court. ( read original story …)
