WHO foreign expert Ben Embarak, who was based in the WHO’s Beijing office for two years from 2009, backed up the assertion saying there was no evidence of ‘large outbreaks in Wuhan’ before then. (…
Monthly Archives For February 2021
WHO backs Beijing’s claim there’s ‘no evidence’ of Covid in China before December
Peter Embarek, leader of the WHO team in Wuhan, said on Tuesday that researchers had not uncovered any evidence that Covid was present and circulating in China before December 2019. ( read original story …)
Thoughts on the Unfolding U.S.-Chinese Competition: Washington’s Policy Towards Beijing Enters Its Next Phase
A decade ago, when I was a junior staffer on Capitol Hill, the congressman I worked for pushed the House Armed Services Committee to launch a series of … ( read original story …)
WHO’s Covid fact-finding mission in China gives first report
The long-awaited trip, which was delayed by China, is part of what will be a lengthy process of piecing together the virus’s origin. ( read original story …)
Number of registered newborns in China drops 15% in 2020
Births in China fell sharply last year as the coronavirus pandemic intensified the scale of the demographic challenge facing the world’s most populous nation. They dropped 15 per cent from 2019, … ( read original…
Elon Musk’s love-in with China may be over as regulators go after Tesla
Elon Musk’s Tesla spent the last couple of years trying to win over China in a bid to conquer the world’s largest car market. Now the company risks upsetting Beijing’s powerful regulators. ( read original…
{Block Trade}CHINA MOBILE (00941): 765k shares, or HK$35.57m
ET Net News Agency, 9 February 2021] A non-direct manual trade of 765,000 shares of CHINA MOBILE (00941) was registered at 2:44p.m. The deal amounted to HK$35.57m, or at HK$46.5 per share. CHINA … (…
UPDATE 1-China Jan new bank loans hit record high, credit growth slows
China’s new bank loans surged to new highs in January boosted by seasonal demand, while broad credit growth slowed, as the central bank walks a tightrope between supporting a recovering economy and … ( read…
China Jan new bank loans hit record high, credit growth slows
China’s new bank loans surged to new highs in January boosted by seasonal demand, while broad credit growth slowed, as the central bank walks a tightrope between supporting a recovering economy and … ( read…
China Janunary bank loans surge to record, credit growth slows
China’s new bank loans leapt to new highs in January boosted by seasonal demand, while broad credit growth slowed, as the central bank walks a tightrope between supporting a recovering economy and … ( read…
U.S. South China Sea Exercises Signal Biden’s Stance Against Beijing Claims
Two U.S. carriers conducted a military exercise in the South China Sea, signaling that U.S. President Joseph Biden and his administration are taking a strong stance to oppose China’s territorial … ( read original story…
China tech firms look to bolster legal defence amid regulatory crackdown: sources
By Kane Wu and Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s big technology firms are stepping up hiring … An Alibaba spokeswoman said the company routinely recruits to support business developments, and … ( read…
RPT-China’s restaurants, hotels eye gloomy Lunar New Year as virus worries re-ignite
China’s hotels and restaurants are bracing for a lacklustre Lunar New Year holiday, as travel curbs and government advice to stay home and avoid big gatherings look set to deal a blow to domestic ……
