Around the globe the race back to the moon is on, and now Russia and China are teaming up to get ahead. Space agencies all around the world are working quickly to expand their lunar…
Monthly Archives For March 2021
Hong Kong elections reform: Beijing shake-up designed to stop separatist and foreign forces infiltrating city’s administration, top official says
Beijing’s drastic planned shake-up of the Hong Kong elections system is designed to prevent separatists or foreign agents from infiltrating the administration of the city, while restoring stability … ( read original story …)
Breaking Down Crypto Startup Binance’s Recent Regulatory Hire
Early today, crypto giant Binance stated that it hired Max Baucus, a long-time member of the Senate and an ambassador to China. With 37 years of … ( read original story …)
China research team finds 24 new bat coronaviruses within 2km radius
None appeared to be direct ancestor of new coronavirus causing Covid-19 but range of genomic diversity ‘surprising’ to scientists. ( read original story …)
A child screams in Myanmar … and China pretends not to hear
A terrible scream of pain contorts a little girl’s face and tells the story of the army’s brutal crackdown in Myanmar. Shwe Yote Hlwar, five, is standing beside an open coffin containing the body of…
China’s critical 2021 “two sessions” highlight major economic challenges ahead
By John Richardson IT CONTINUES to surprise and disappoint me how every minutiae of the recent US petrochemicals outages have been pored over by analysts and yet relatively little attention is being … ( read…
Freestyle skiing: China’s Gu creates history with double gold in worlds
China’s Eileen Gu overcame a fall in training that had shaken her confidence to become the first free-skier to bag two gold medals at the same world championships, winning the women’s slopestyle final … (…
Quad shows we’re not alone in China pushback
Beijing’s targeting of Australia for geo-politicised trade punishment is counterproductively encouraging collective pushback from the region. ( read original story …)
Antitrust Scrutiny Hits China Technology, Internet ETFs
C hinese technology sector-related exchange traded funds have come under increased pressure as China’s antitrust regulator aimed its sights on several internet names. Over the past month, the Invesco … ( read original story …)
Trade war fallout: how reliant is Australia’s economy on China?
China’s importance to the Australian economy has exploded in recent years – but data shows Australia is not nearly so important to China … ( read original story …)
China Eases Visa Rules for Foreigners Who Get Chinese Vaccines
China said it will ease visa application requirements for foreigners seeking to enter the mainland from Hong Kong if they have been inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines made in China. The new rule will … (…
Australia renews concerns over coal ships stuck off China amid import quota uncertainty
Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock The Morrison government has renewed its concerns with China over delays clearing dozens of ships carrying Australian coal, amid wider uncertainty over import quotas … ( read original story …)
China aims to vaccinate 70-80pct of population, around 1bln people by mid-2022
China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80 percent of its population by the end of this year or mid-2022, the head of the country’s Center for Disease Control said … ( read original story …)
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