Rescue crews were rushing Tuesday to save up to 22 miners trapped underground for nine days after an explosion at a gold mine in China’s eastern Shandong province, state media reported.Porridge and … ( read…
Monthly Archives For January 2021
China’s COVID outbreak worst since March 2020
China is battling the worst outbreak of COVID-19 since March 2020, with one province posting a record daily rise in cases, as an independent panel reviewing the global pandemic said China could have … (…
China boosts semiconductor production in 2020, but imports keep apace, frustrating self-sufficiency goals
Semiconductors, industrial robots and new energy vehicles saw double-digit growth in 2020, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, but analysts say China remains far from its goal of … ( read original story …)
Tillerson meets with Xi in Beijing, China
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (L) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on September 30, 2017. Tillerson held top-level talks in China as the United States looks to tighten an … (…
Rescue crews work to save trapped gold miners in China
Rescue crews were rushing Tuesday to save the lives of up to 22 miners trapped underground for nine days after an explosion at a gold mine in China’s eastern Shandong province, state media reported. (…
China’s Consumers Fall Behind Even as Its Economy Marches Forward
One thing is missing from China’s otherwise remarkable economic recovery: a strong rebound in consumer spending. ( read original story …)
China Counters Trump Administration Sanctions, Takes Parting Shots at Mike Pompeo
While announcing new sanctions on U.S. officials, a Chinese official criticized Mike Pompeo’s tenure as secretary of state for undermining U.S.-China relations. ( read original story …)
‘One village, one policy’: China keeps it local to battle COVID wave
China is using localised tactics to battle a wave of COVID-19 outbreaks, an approach that avoids the sort of widespread shutdowns that devastated the economy last year but is also sowing uncertainty … ( read…
Coronavirus live news: China builds quarantine centre for 4,000 people; Germany extends lockdown
China builds Covid-19 quarantine centre for Shijiazhuang; Germany extending lockdown until mid-February, with new rules on masks … ( read original story …)
Why China plans to tax the booming digital economy
Now that digital commerce accounts for more than a third of its economy, China is looking for ways to more effectively tax domestic e-commerce titans like Alibaba, Tencent and Didi Chuxing. It’s a … (…
Shares climb on China’s economic recovery, with earnings in focus
Asian shares climbed on Tuesday as investors wagered China’s economic strength would help underpin growth in the region, even as pandemic lockdowns threatened to lengthen the road to recovery in the … ( read original…
China’s iSpace advances with IPO plans, reusable launcher landing leg tests
Chinese private rocket firm iSpace is planning an IPO while also making progress on technology for a reusable launch vehicle. ( read original story …)
China, WHO Fumbled Coronavirus Pandemic Response, Independent Panel Finds
The panel accused China and WHO of reacting too slowly to news of the first coronavirus cases, which were detected in December 2019. ( read original story …)
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