Border closures and lockdowns have been hallmarks of China’s successful handling of the pandemic, but some are beginning to ask if its ‘zero Covid’ strategy is economically sustainable.
Monthly Archives For August 2021
China’s Henan reports 14 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases
Central China’s Henan Province reported 14 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, two new local asymptomatic carriers and one suspected local case on Thursday, the provincial health …
China rejects WHO’s call for new probe into COVID-19 origins
China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization’s calls for a renewed probe into the origins of COVID-19, saying it supported “scientific” over …
China rejects need for further WHO coronavirus origins probe
Where did it all begin? The WHO has asked China to release raw data to help nail down the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic – Copyright AFP STRChina on Friday rejected the World Health Organization’s…
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: China Rejects Need for WHO Coronavirus Origins Probe; US Okays Booster Jabs for Those with Weak Immune Systems
The union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands did not record any new COVID-19 case in the last 24-hours, a health official said on Friday. The COVID-19 tally in the archipelago remained at 7,548, …
Pray With Fruits and Roasted Pig, a Necessity Before Events in China
According to several fashion brands and agencies, it’s standard practice in China to host a praying ceremony ahead of major events and offer fruits, roasted pig, and chicken, as well as liquor and …
WHO urges China to share raw data on origins of coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged China to share the raw data from its earliest cases of the coronavirus, which first emerged in its central city of Wuhan, saying on Thursday it was …
Fresh flooding in central China kills another 21 people
Flooding in central China continued to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas, with authorities saying Friday that another 21 people had been killed and another four were missing.
This map shows the latest Covid outbreak in mainland China
Locally transmitted cases reported in mainland China have increased this month as the highly transmissible delta variant spreads across the country.
China’s zero-Covid policy is so strict that it shut down a whole shipping terminal after just one case
China on Wednesday shut down a key terminal at its Ningbo-Zhoushan port, the third busiest port in the world, after one worker was found to be infected by Covid.
China Halts Approvals for New Residential Real Estate Funds
China is halting private equity funds from raising money to invest in residential property developments, turning off the spigot on one of the last stable funding resorts for the struggling sector.The …
After NY exit, China Mobile eyes big U-turn with Shanghai listing
The three big Chinese state-owned telecom companies that delisted in New York this year are turning homeward to raise capital and expand their business as tensions with the U.S. and Beijing’s …
China’s CATL Looks to Raise $9 Billion to Expand Lithium-Ion Battery Production
Chinese battery giant CATL said it was planning a private share placement to raise up to 58.2 billion yuan ($8.98 billion) to fund six projects aimed at boosting its production capacity of lithium-ion …
