China announced on Sunday that it will partition Mount Everest due to rising COVID-19 cases in Nepal. According to multiple media reports, Beijing, which has expressed concerns about the spread of the …
Monthly Archives For May 2021
In China’s ‘Red Holy Land’, Tourists Mark Communist Party Centenary
Tourists pose for photos on Chairman Mao’s bed as the Chinese Communist Party — much-criticised overseas — marks its centenary year at home with a PR push including office history outings, …
China healthcare shares surge after COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver plan meets EU resistance
SHANGHAI: Shares of Chinese healthcare firms soared on Monday (May 10), rebounding from last week’s drubbing after a US proposal to waive patents …
China’s Guangdong reports two imported coronavirus variant cases
South China Guangdong Province has detected two imported coronavirus variant cases the China CDC Weekly said It was the fourth d …
China is to partition Mount Everest’s summit to reduce coronavirus risk.
China said on Sunday that it had taken steps to prevent coronavirus cases from entering the country — over the top of the world’s tallest mountain. Nyima Tsering, head of the Tibet Sports Bureau, told…
China’s census takers ‘coaxed’ citizens to submit personal information with prizes, and the coronavirus pandemic helped
This is the second in a series of stories about China’s once-a-decade census, conducted in 2020. The world’s most populous nation will release its national demographic data on Tuesday, and the figures …
China Blasts US ‘Human Rights Violations Double Standard’: ‘Robber Acting Like a Cop’
American politicians have ignored domestic mass shootings and skyrocketing income inequality, the Chinese Communist Party’s official media outlet wrote Monday.
Tourist left dangling at 90m after glass bridge shatters in China
A tourist was left dangling 90 metres above a valley after a glass bridge shattered under him in 90mph winds.The man was seen holding to the side of the glass walkway at a resort built…
Amid COVID Outbreaks on Mount Everest, China Keeping Nepal Climbers Away
Concern over coronavirus outbreaks on Mount Everest is leading China to draw a “separation line” on top of the mountain to prevent contact with climbers from the Nepal side.
Denmark Draws China Ire for Inviting Taiwan Leader to Speak at ‘Democracy Summit’
Denmark’s foreign minister defended democratic values alongside Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, drawing criticism from China which considers fiercely democratic, self-ruled Taiwan its “sacred …
Tencent-backed online insurer Waterdrop seeks to widen health policy coverage for China’s poor, founder says
Online insurance technology firm Waterdrop expects to build its business on the back of the underserved market in China’s low-tier cities and rural areas.
China’s digital currency could be the future of money – but does it threaten global stability?
The digital yuan could make transactions faster, cheaper and more transparent, but there are dangers for the global economy.
Babel Finance raises $40 mln as interest grows in Asian crypto
Hong Kong-based crypto lender and asset manager Babel Finance said on Monday it has secured funding from investors including Zoo Capital, Sequoia Capital China and Dragonfly Capital.
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