The National Health Commission (NMC) said in its daily report that the country reported 108 locally-transmitted cases, 35 imported and 38 asymptomatic infections on Monday.
Monthly Archives For August 2021
China upholds death sentence for Canadian convicted amid Beijing, Ottawa tensions
A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a Canadian citizen convicted of drug trafficking amid a political row between the two countries.
China weighs whether to abandon Covid zero-tolerance approach
“Even if you can lock down all the regions in China, people might still die, and more might die due to hunger,” a Yale University health economist says.
China has punished dozens of officials for failing to contain the Delta outbreak
China has punished more than 40 local officials for failing to control a spiraling Delta variant outbreak, as authorities scramble to curb the worst resurgence of Covid-19 the country has seen in over …
China’s property market is still healthy despite regulatory crackdown, says Knight Frank
Martin Wong of Knight Frank says China’s property regulations are meant to stop unnecessary speculation in the market. He expects first-tier Chinese cities to face more restrictive speculation because …
China court upholds Canadian man’s death sentence
A Chinese court upheld on Tuesday a Canadian man’s death sentence for drug smuggling a day before another court is due to rule on the case of another Canadian accused of spying.
China Regulatory Crackdown Cuts Beyond Politics
Legitimate economic and regulatory considerations are at play in China’s regulatory crackdown on internet-orient …
Should China’s idols really be brand ambassadors? Kris Wu and Zheng Shuang had legions of fans to promote to, but then came those scandals
Tapping “traffic stars”, the Chinese term for hyped celebrities who drive high digital traffic, has made big beauty brands’ ambitious growth in China possible over the past few years. But now, after …
Xiaomi signs China’s Olympic sprinter as brand ambassador in new smartphone push
Smartphone brand Xiaomi names Chinese Olympic sprinter Su Bingtian as brand ambassador in a new push to cement its lead in the local market after Huawei’s demise.
China Telecom taps into greenshoe for bigger $8.4bn IPO
China Telecom has decided to fully exercise the greenshoe option for its record A-share listing to raise Rmb54.2bn ($8.4bn), riding on a 180 times covered retail book.
Shenzhen King Brother Electronics Technology’s IPO to debut on Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Shenzhen King Brother Electronics Technology (301041) to start trading on the Shenzhen ChiNext Market Aug 11, tomorrow. The firm has issued 26.68 mln shares priced at RMB 7.31 per share raising RMB …
China COVID-19 cases rise as Delta variant challenges Beijing
BEIJING: China’s COVID-19 cases hit a seven-month high on Tuesday (Aug 10), after a cluster at a test site drove up numbers as the Delta variant challenges Beijing’s grip on the pandemic. State media …
China works to make COVID-19 vaccines more available in developing countries
China has been striving to make COVID-19 vaccines more available in developing countries, and has already provided more than 770 million doses of vaccines and concentrates to the world. China ranks …
