A Chinese astronaut has never set foot inside the ISS. Now, Beijing has begun the process of putting its own space lab in orbit.
Monthly Archives For April 2021
Fitch Affirms China United Property Insurance’s IFS Rating at ‘A-‘; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed China United Property Insurance Company Limited’s (CUPI) Insurer Financial Strength (I …
China Policy Banks Postpone Earnings, Echoing Last Year’s Delay
China Development Bank, Agricultural Development Bank of China and the Export-Import Bank of China, the nation’s three policy banks, delayed the release of their 2020 earnings results, they said in …
China Administers Record Daily Number of COVID-19 Vaccines
China carried out about 9.6 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on April 29, bringing the total number administered to 253.46 million, according to data released by the National Health Commission on …
Why China may struggle to meet its Covid-19 vaccination target by June
After ramping up vaccination drive with incentives, China administers 200 million Covid-19 shots Such “carrot and stick” measures reflect the urgency needed if China is to hit its target of …
China on alert for Covid-19 variant from India as Labour Day stress test looms
China is on high alert after a number of people coming into the country tested positive for a coronavirus variant believed to have helped fuel a catastrophic surge of cases in neighbouring India The …
China Condemns ‘Vile’ U.S. Warship for Disrupting Navy Exercise
Satellite images showed an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer—believed to be USS Mustin—present near the Liaoning carrier group as it conducted exercises in the Pacific and South China Sea this month.
China’s imports of US coal, Canadian barley continue to climb amid ban on Australian exports
US coal exports to China more than doubled between February and March, helping Beijing edge closer to its obligations under the phase-one trade deal and replace Australian coal exports that were …
How Xiaomi went from China’s hottest smartphone start-up to lifestyle brand
Before seemingly every Chinese smartphone brand was chasing “flagship killer” status with high-end handsets at shockingly low prices, Xiaomi was there first.In the span of just a few years after its …
Religious Authority, Post-Corona
But if history is anything to go on, such a policy is in the end counterproductive as it lays bare the religious authorities’ critical errors in judgment, even to the extent of ignoring the most…
Raphael-themed exhibition opens in Shenzhen
An exhibition highlighting the works of Italian painter Raffaello Raphael opened on Thursday in Shenzhen’s Nanshan Museum in south China’s Guangdong Province.
Beijing warns fintech firms against anti-monopoly behavior
Chinese financial regulators have summoned 13 companies engaged in online finance services, including Tencent and Bytedance, and told them to strengthen anti-monopoly measures. The regulators, which …
The great power race between the US and China is on. And Beijing is confident of winning
When US President Joe Biden urged Americans to “win the 21st century” in his joint address to Congress, he painted a picture of a new great power competition with China and repeatedly name checked its…
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