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Monthly Archives For August 2021
Beijing to protect use of guide dogs
Beijing’s legislature is considering punishing those who refuse to allow eligible guide dogs to enter public spaces or public transportation. The provision is one of a number of new articles in a …
China reports 96 new coronavirus cases for Aug 3 vs 90 a day ago
China reported on Wednesday 96 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 3, compared with 90 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new infections, 71 were …
China Should Better Protect Minors on the Internet – People’s Daily
China should better protect minors from the dangers of the internet, according to an opinion article in the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, published on …
China goes back to rationing as authorities in Wuhan introduce ‘housing ticket’ to cool surging property prices
China borrows a page from its old playbook of ration coupons by introducing ‘housing tickets’, a strategy that was used during the planned economy era, to rein in property prices.
JPMorgan CEO Dimon on Didi debacle, may think twice about China deals
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told FOX Business that he might make business decisions in China differently based on the Didi Global IPO.
U.S. accusation of China on COVID-19 origin “totally inappropriate,” says Syrian official
The U.S. accusation of China on the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is “totally inappropriate,” Buthaina Shabaan, Syria’s presidential political advisor, has said. The official made the remarks in a …
It’s deja vu in China’s Wuhan as mass testing for Covid-19 returns
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, has recorded seven locally transmitted coronavirus cases – first local infections in more than a year – which are linked to a fast-spreading Delta variant …
Ex-World Bank boss warns against fighting ‘cold war’ with China amid ‘critical challenges’
A COLD War between the West and China would make it impossible to fight other “critical challenges” humanity faces, a former World Bank boss has warned.
Bank helps Hong Kong staff navigate China security law
Efforts by Standard Chartered to keep its 6,000 staff in Hong Kong “out of trouble” by helping them to deal with the national security law imposed on the ter …
Covid-19: China orders mass testing of Wuhan’s 11 million citizens as outbreak spreads
Wuhan has suspended flights and trains as widening outbreaks of the Delta variant reach the city where the disease was first detected in late 2019.
Coronavirus: Beijing ‘covered up’ leak from Wuhan laboratory
A report by staff of a powerful US congressional committee has alleged a massive cover up by the Chinese Communist Party and American scientists about the origins of Sars-Cov2, arguing the virus …
Russia, China See Eye-to-Eye on Approach to End Israeli-Palestinian Fighting
Senior Russian and Chinese officials said their nations “have similar views on the current situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli crisis.” …
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