Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, …
Monthly Archives For May 2021
Crypto miners halt China business after Beijing’s crackdown, bitcoin dives
Cryptocurrency mining operators, including a Huobi Mall and BTC.TOP, are suspending their China operations after Beijing stepped up its efforts to crack down on bitcoin mining and trading, sending the …
China’s electronic information manufacturing sector posts stable growth
China’s electronic information manufacturing sector maintained its stable expansion in the first four months of 2021, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The added …
China greenlights five innovation IPOs
BEIJING: China’s securities regulator has approved the initial public offerings (IPOs) of five companies on the science and technology innovation board.
Trip.com Gains After Reversing COVID-19 Loss Amid China Economic Recovery
Shares in Trip.com Group, China’s largest on-line travel service, ended last week higher after company said first-quarter earnings reversed to a profit after a big Covid-19-related loss a year earlier …
China reports 18 new COVID-19 cases on May 23 vs 19 a day earlier
China reported 18 new COVID-19 cases on May 23, down from 19 a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Monday. The National Health Commission said in its daily bulletin that all of the…
Move the 2022 Beijing Olympics or Shun Beijing
These games offer an opportunity for America’s public and private sectors to make a powerful statement on human rights.
Inside the Race to Avert Disaster at China’s Biggest ‘Bad Bank’
Huarong Asset Management poses a crucial test of China’s financial system. It was past 9 p.m. on Financial Street in Beijing by the time the figure inside Huarong Tower there picked up an inkbrush and…
Speedskater Brittany Bowe deals with ‘mystery meat’ but focuses on nutrition in preparation for Beijing Olympics
Two-time Olympic speedskater Brittany Bowe has had to pay more attention to food as fuel as she has gotten older, but that’s not always easy when the athletes’ table on the road often has few…
N.S. hockey players step closer to Beijing Olympics
Nova Scotian hockey players Jill Saulnier and Blayre Turnbull have Olympic silver medals and would love a chance at gold in 2022.
China put one of its most advanced air-defense missiles to an extreme test
China’s military put an upgraded version of one of its most advanced air-defense missiles to an extreme test in unfamiliar terrain, state media said.
21 die in Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon in China, including legend Liang Jing
At least 21 ultramarathon athletes died after brutal weather swept across a mountainous area of northwest China during a race, state media reported.
Engg exports to China in FY21 up over 2X at $4.8bn
Chennai: In the fiscal 2020-21 when bilateral relations between India and China hit their nadir over border tensions, engineering exports to the bellicose neighbour rose sharply by 128% to $4.8 …