Bats, minks, frozen meat, or an accidental laboratory leak? The world at large seems to be as confused as ever by the results of the long-awaited WHO-China joint study on the origins of the novel…
Monthly Archives For April 2021
Pakistan wins approval for meat export to China
In a major development, Pakistan has won China’s approval for meat export after a private sector company established a heat treatment facility to remove virus, if any, from export consignments.
WHO Chief blames China for not sharing data on the origins of Covid-19 virus: Need to impose financial penalty
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accused China of not sharing the proper data with the researchers appointed by the WHO to look into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. “In …
Xinjiang the musical sings to Beijing’s tune of ethnic unity
As allegations of slavery and forced labour inside Xinjiang’s cotton industry draw renewed global attention, inside China, Beijing is curating a very different narrative for the troubled region. Rap …
Postal Savings Bank of China net profit up 5.38 pct in 2020
BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) — The Postal Savings Bank of China, one of the country’s state-owned banks, saw its net profit up 5.38 percent year on year in 2020. The lender raked in 64.32 billion…
Beef export to China
KARACHI: The Organic Meat Company Ltd (TOMCL) on Friday said it had been granted registration for the export of heat-treated beef to China.The company in a stock filing said that it had received …
Mainland China reports 26 new COVID-19 cases vs nine a day earlier
SHANGHAI, April 3 (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on April 2, up from nine cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Saturday. In a statement, the …
Could US sanctions and closer Middle East ties fuel the rise of China’s petroyuan?
Use of China’s so-called petroyuan could gain traction as energy exporters like Russia and Iran, which are subject to US sanctions, look to limit exposure to the US dollar, analysts say.
Doing business in China is difficult. A clash over human rights is making it harder
Companies that want to do business in China have long made compromises in the pursuit of success. Now an escalating diplomatic dispute over human rights is underscoring the stark choice facing Western …
MEDIA-Hong Kong executives choose China COVID-19 vaccine to get mainland visas – FT
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China’s aluminium imports underpin physical premium surge
Its continued purchases of metal from the international market are underpinning the global premium surge. China started importing primary aluminium in the second quarter of 2020. It was the first time …
Covid-19 ‘lab leak theory’: China attacks India stand
Covid-19 ‘lab leak theory’: China attacks India stand In unusual move, MHA flags Punjab on ‘bonded labourers’ 2021 is going to be all about Cherish: The all-new Colour of the Year EC …
EU lambasts China after BBC journalist forced out
The EU has accused China of harassing foreign correspondents after the BBC’s Beijing correspondent John Sudworth was forced to move to Taiwan. Foreign correspondents were “being driven out of China as …
