China’s top disease control official has said the efficacy of the country’s Covid vaccines is low, in a rare admission of weakness. In a press conference, Gao Fu added that China was considering …
Monthly Archives For April 2021
Solar-Energy Supply Chain Depends on Region Where China Is Accused of Genocide
About half the world’s supply of polysilicon, an essential ingredient in most solar panels, comes from this part of northwestern China, where human-rights groups … weighing legislation that could …
COVID-19: Setback for Beijing as top official admits Chinese vaccines have low effectiveness
The effectiveness of a Sinovac vaccine at preventing symptomatic infections was found to be as low as 50.4% by researchers in Brazil.
Investing in China techs is a bet on Beijing’s relationship with the firm, says NYU’s Damodaran
“With all these tech companies, you are in a sense also looking at regulatory and government overlays as much as you’re looking at the company itself,” says Aswath Damodaran, professor of finance at …
Beijing completes tests for 2022 Games
Skaters compete during the speed skating test program at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2021. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) With 300 days to go until the Beijing 2022 …
South China Sea: Vietnam warship hits back at Beijing aggression with ‘combat drills’
DON’T MISS… China creates ‘hotline’ to report citizens who attack state [INSIGHT] Biden slammed over US defence spending amid rising China threat [EXPERT] South China Sea: US Navy steps up presence …
Painting depicting China’s Grand Canal debuts in Beijing Painting depicting China’s Grand Canal debuts in Beijing
The 135-meter-long, 3-meter-wide painting showcased the various landscapes along the Grand Canal, which bypasses eight municipalities and provinces and links Beijing in the north to Zhejiang Province …
China Led The Recovery Trade, Now Almost Everyone Is Cautious
No matter the asset class, the outlook is turning bleak for China’s financial markets.The nation’s stocks, bonds and currency are losing their shine after an impressive start to the year, overshadowed …
Biden’s ‘Made in America’ electric vehicle push to benefit China
“They control the resources and the technology that U.S. automakers will need to import in abundance to make electric cars a viable alternative” to gas-powered engines. China produced 72% of the world …
When China Rings The Bell In Xinjiang – Retail Crumbles
The hardest blow seems to have landed on Swedish retailer H&M (Hennes & Mauritz AB) with 505 of their stores in China – comprising approximately 5% of their overall business. The Chinese potentially …
Alibaba accepts record China fine and vows to change
The company added that it was not aware of any further anti-monopoly investigations by Chinese regulators, though it signalled that Alibaba and its competitors would remain under review in China over …
India’s EV battery plant is putting China’s monopoly to test
Now, India wants to move from being a producer of raw materials for EV battery to making some of their key parts.
Top China official admits its COVID-19 vaccines have low effectiveness
Chinese vaccines “don’t have very high protection rates,” said the director of the China Centers for Disease Control, Gao Fu, at a conference Saturday in the southwestern city of Chengdu. “It’s now …
