China has placed 11 million people in the northern city of Shijiazhuang under lockdown after more than 100 new Covid cases were confirmed there.Residents are banned from leaving the city and schools … ( read…
Monthly Archives For January 2021
Over 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China’s CNBG administered in emergency use
BEIJING (Reuters) – China National Biotec Group (CNBG) has administered more than 4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Jan. 4 via China’s emergency use program, the company said late on Thursday. ( read original…
Moscow, Beijing and Tehran criticise US after Capitol violence
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani says western democracy is brittle and weak … ( read original story …)
Donald Trump Seeking to ‘Hamstring’ Joe Biden With Anti-China Moves, State Media Says
The president’s most recent orders include a ban on transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including popular mobile payment platforms Alipay and WeChat Pay. ( read original story …)
NYSE Reverses Again With Plan to Delist China Telecom Firms
The New York Stock Exchange is proceeding with a plan to delist three major Chinese telecommunications firms, its second about-face this week, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin disagreed … ( read original story …)
Why the United States should compete with China on global clean energy finance
Chuyu Liu and Johannes Urpelainen argue that by offering developing countries affordable financing for green energy products, the U.S. would reduce demand for Chinese-funded fossil fuel energy … ( read original story …)
China cobalt prices leap to 2-year high, focus on stockpiling
Prices for cobalt metal in China powered to their highest in almost two years on Thursday, with traders attributing the rally to a new round of buying by the country’s state stockpiler. ( read original…
He Xining helps Shenzhen edge Guangzhou in CBA
He Xining contributed the game-high 34 points for Shenzhen, with Askia Booker adding 22 points, plus eight assists, and Gu Quan making six 3-pointers and five rebounds. Guo Kai pocketed a … ( read original…
Jack Ma’s Ant IPO Tests China’s Tolerance of Entrepreneurship
That attention has been heightened due to one of the superstars of China’s growth story, Jack Ma, seemingly finding himself the target of China’s ruling party. Ma has been largely absent after pulling … (…
Economic Watch: China’s stock market gains international appeal amid reforms
File photo shows the exterior view of Shanghai Stock Exchange at Pudong New Area in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua) BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — China’s stock market managed to secure spectacular gains … ( read…
Moscow and Beijing criticise US after Capitol violence
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani says western democracy is brittle and weak … ( read original story …)
Biden’s Vow to Be Tough on Beijing Will Get Early Test With Hong Kong Arrests
The arrests of democracy advocates in Hong Kong presents the incoming Biden administration with limited options and an early test of its promised hard-nosed stance with China. ( read original story …)
City Near Beijing Locked Down Amid Outbreak of Around 200 Cases
A city of 11 million people near China’s capital has been locked down after the emergence of some 200 virus cases, the worst outbreak in about two months in the country which has largely contained…
