China’s SciClone Pharmaceuticals has begun a clinical trial to test if its hepatitis B treatment Zadaxin helps to boost immunity provided by COVID-19 vaccines, it said on Monday. BEIJING, April 26 …
Monthly Archives For April 2021
Shenzhen, two Protestant pastors and 8 faithful arrested during a liturgical service
Human rights activists Cheng Yuan and his wife Shi Minglei were members of the Trinity Gospel Harvest Church. Cheng is in prison, accused of subversion against the state; Shi is in voluntary exile in …
Covid Vaccines Packed In Beijing For COPA America 2021
Covid-19 vaccines departed to South America on Monday morning from Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China.
Beijing 2022 moving to protect Olympic IP
Beijing plans to release an action plan for the protection of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics intellectual property rights, a government official said recently. As the Beijing Winter Games draw near, …
GSX, online education firm at centre of Bill Hwang storm, fined by Beijing with three other companies
Beijing fined TAL, Gaosi, Koolearn and GSX for ‘false or misleading pricing methods’ amid an online education crackdown that has sent stocks tumbling.
Chloe Zhao: In China, politics got in the way of celebrating the director’s big Oscar win
The Academy Awards this year could have been a major moment of pride for China.Chloe Zhao, a Beijing-born filmmaker, made history Sunday by winning the best director Oscar for her movie “Nomadland” — …
China’s Biggest IPO This Year Looks to Be in Renewable Power
China Three Gorges Renewables Group Co. is set for an initial public offering that could be the biggest in the country this year after securing regulatory approval.
COVID-19: China’s Sichuan Airlines suspends cargo flights rushing medical supplies to India
BeChina’s state-run Sichuan Airlines has suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days, causing major disruption to private traders’ efforts to procure the much-needed oxygen concentrators and …
Chloé Zhao and ‘Nomadland’ Oscars Censorship Sparks Anger, Disbelief in China
Social media users on Weibo—the Chinese equivalent to Twitter—are using creative ways to try and avoid internet censorship as they congratulate Chloé Zhao, director of the Oscar-winning film …
China mutes reaction to Zhao’s Oscars as S. Korea lauds Youn
Chloé Zhao’s history-making Oscars sweep, winning best director and best picture, is being met with a muted response in her country of birth, and even censorship. Zhao’s “Nomadland” is the second film …
China’s e-commerce giant JD.com starts paying some staff in digital yuan
China’s plan to introduce its digital currency is getting a lot of help from its tech conglomerates. JD.com, a major Chinese online retailer that competes with Alibaba, said Monday that it has started …
China Censors Chloé Zhao and ‘Nomadland’ During Oscars
References to the multiple-award-winning film were deleted from Weibo despite a flood of positive comments about the movie and its director, who is the first Asian woman to win Best Director.
China Unicom net profit rises 21.2 pct in Q1
China Unicom, one of the country’s leading telecom giants, reported a 21.2-percent surge in net profit in the first quarter amid efforts to push digital transformation and high-quality growth. Net …
