China’s June diesel exports rebounded from May and more than doubled from the same period last year, as refiners shipped out more surplus barrels amid record refinery production. BEIJING/SINGAPORE, …
Monthly Archives For July 2021
China June aluminium imports rise 30% from prior month
China’s aluminium imports in June rose 30% from the prior month, data released by the General Administration of Customs showed on Sunday. Imports of unwrought aluminium and products – which include …
China’s IPO crackdown exposes U.S. weaknesses
Several companies have spiked plans to list abroad after Beijing ramped up oversight. But the move by regulators also highlights the frailties of an American financial system that is heavily reliant …
Brands Cut Ties with Kris Wu over Alleged Predatory Behavior
Shanghai beauty brand Kans terminated Wu’s endorsement contract, while Porsche deleted all Weibo posts mentioning Wu on Sunday.
ImmVira Launches Pilot-scale Production Line to Expedite the Advancement of Next-generation OV Clinical Trials
On July 18, 2021, ImmVira inaugurated a pilot-scale production line in Shenzhen and officially initiated its in-house production of our next-generation oncolytic viruses (OV) used for IND applications …
Heavy rain batters Beijing; wet weather to continue
Beijing closed parks and suspended train services on Sunday following a week of heavy rain, the capital’s meteorological service and railway authority said. On Monday and Tuesday, heavy rain is …
Beijing-based vet, who was confirmed as China’s first human infection case with Monkey B virus dies: Report
The 53-year-old male vet, who works for an institution researching on non-human primates, showed early-onset symptoms of nausea and vomiting, a month after he dissected two dead monkeys in early March …
A Pacific island’s Covid-19 crisis has become a political power play between China and Australia
Pacific island Papua New Guinea is trying to keep its Covid-19 outbreak under control. Instead, it’s found itself at the center of a political power play.
Accor To Use Vegan Pork Brand Zrou To Create New Menus Across Its Hotels In Greater China
Through its vegan pork brand Zrou, Accor aims to modernize the culinary scene across the company’s hotels in Greater China.
Covid: Is China’s vaccine success waning in Asia?
No vaccine is fully effective in preventing Covid infection, he said, and while the Chinese vaccines “are not 100% effective, they are still saving many lives”. Experts stress tha …
Bitcoin network takes a major hit on all fronts following China’s sustained clampdown
Amid China’s unwavering clampdown on cryptocurrencies, several key Bitcoin stats have dropped to previous lows. Total Hash Rate, Miner Revenue, and Network Difficulty plungesAs of July 17, the total …
Record-tampering scandal led to creation of blockchain technology
BEIJING • A scandal in record tampering that toppled a Nobel laureate’s career at a private United States university gave birth to blockchain technology.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
What Beijing wants to tell the rest of the world
Their task is to interpret for the outside world what Xi Jinping means when he says that “the Chinese people have stood up and the era of suffering bullying has gone, never to return.” Given…
