PHILLIPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has sent two new diplomatic protests to China over its failure to withdraw what it called on Friday “threatening” vessels that were massing in contested areas of …
Monthly Archives For April 2021
The weekend read: China’s push for decarbonization
The carbon market is finally a reality in China. After 10 years of delays, regional pilot schemes and general uncertainty, China’s national carbon market became a reality on Feb. 1, 2021. Over time, …
China Names Mars Rover for Traditional Fire God
China’s space agency says its first Mars rover will be named Zhurong after a traditional fire god. China Names Mars Rover for Traditional Fire God BEIJING (AP) — China’s first Mars rover will be named…
AI crucial to China’s epidemic prevention, spearheading post-COVID-19 recovery, says report
Tsinghua University issued a report on Thursday to explain the vital role of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in improving China’s epidemic prevention and control efforts and facilitating the …
China could ‘control the global operating system’ of tech, warns UK spy chief
One example of the geopolitical issues around this have already become apparent; while China has become one of the leading countries behind 5G technology, the UK government has banned 5G equipment …
China bank to review USD 6 bn loan for Pak railway project
The Chinese government has sent Pakistan first modern railways infrastructure project — Main Line-1 ML-1 — to the Exim Bank of China for approval of a US …
Moscow offers medical oxygen, Beijing too willing to lend help
US against early lifting of ban on vax raw material export As the number of Covid patients remained high, Russia, UK, France and Germany among other countries have offered to gift oxygen generating …
China reports nine new COVID-19 cases vs 19 a day earlier
China reported nine new COVID-19 cases on April 23, down from 19 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Saturday. All of the new cases were imported infections originating overseas …
South China Sea: Tensions as Manilla condemns Beijing over ‘threatening’ boats
MANILLA has condemned China over its failure to withdraw a fleet of “swarming and threatening” boats that have been anchored in the nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) since early March.
DNA: No Chinese variant of Coronavirus, why?
When the world was calling the Coronavirus the Wuhan virus from where it originated WHO disagreed with it WHO reportedly helped China cover the biggest health crisis First criticized travel …
Exclusive: Biden Will Push Allies to Act on China Forced Labor at G7 – Adviser
Singh said Washington has already taken strong actions against China over human rights abuses in Xinjiang, but would seek to expand the effort with G7 allies. Joint sanctions agai …
China’s vaccine nationalism softens as country signals it may approve foreign-made shots
Last month, Beijing issued a new policy making it easier for foreigners to apply for a visa to China if they had received a Chinese vaccine — raising concerns among experts, who warned it risked…
China’s Q1 recycled steel raw material imports reach 55,389 mt
China imported 55,389 mt of recycled steel raw materials during the first quarter of 2021, up more than 16-fold from the 3,366 mt in the year-earlier quarter, Chinese custom data showed April 22. The …
