(Reuters) -China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all new local cases.
Monthly Archives For April 2021
China Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Cases in Over Two Months
China reported 32 new COVID-19 cases on April 4, up from 21 a day earlier, marking the highest daily total in more than two months, the national health authority said on Monday. The National Health…
China’s ‘laissez-faire’ approach toward Myanmar’s coup puts its own interests at risk, says analyst
China may hurt its own long-term interests in Myanmar by taking a “laissez-faire” approach toward the coup, said Gareth Price, a senior research fellow at think tank Chatham House. Anti-coup …
China Pushes Vaccine on Bankers, Colleges to Catch Up With U.S.
China is ramping up its Covid-19 vaccination push, aiming to be twice as fast as the U.S. by pressuring Communist Party members, bank workers and college staff to get shots, as the lagging rollout …
300 of NVIDIA’s new crypto mining cards SEIZED by Hong Kong customs
NVIDIA CMP 30HX cryptomining GPUs on their way to Chinese mining farms get seized by Hong Kong customs authorities.
Commentary: Allowing China to host the Olympics would be a mistake
Another argument is that the U.S. has its own human rights issues and has no business getting so high and mighty with China. Of course the U.S. has its own human rights issues, but that…
China to donate 150,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said on Sunday that China will donate 150,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Central American nation, on top of the 2 million …
Jordan receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines purchased from China
AMMAN, April 4 (Xinhua) — First batch of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines purchased from China arrived in Jordanian capital Amman on Sunday, as the kingdom’s endeavor to strengthen its mass …
Steal or Barter: How China Got Its Hands on These Five Powerful Weapons
Still, the Cultural Revolution stifled technology and scientific research, leaving the Chinese even farther behind. Thus, China has long supplemented legitimate transfers and domestic innovation …
Biden, Georgia and the Beijing Olympics
The President puts himself in a bind over athletic boycotts.
Factbox on Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics plans
Games concept: three zone plan. Indoor competitions in Beijing. Outdoor events in Yanqing (90km from Beijing) and Zhangjiakou (160km from Beijing) Slogan: “Joyful Rendezvous upon Pure Ice and Snow.” …
Coronavirus Australia live news: China winning Pacific vaccine diplomacy war
Read the full story here. Richard Ferguson5.45am:Unis must look beyond China, India for students Australia’s foreign student intake from emerging markets such as Africa and South America will have to …
How Shenzhen, the hi-tech hub of China, became the drone capital of the world
Shenzhen has become an international hotspot for the unmanned aerial vehicle industry, following the global success of drone giant DJI.