Whether China can free itself from its decades-old addiction to coal will determine not just its own environmental future but also Earth’s prospects in the face of the gathering climate crisis.
Monthly Archives For August 2021
Olympics-Table Tennis-China eye ‘highest honour’ as women’s team advance to quarter-finals
The Chinese women’s table tennis trio of Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu beat Austria’s Liu Jia, Liu Yuan and Sofia Polcanova 3-0 in the round of 16 team event on Sunday to advance…
Market jitters only underscore China’s importance to global economy
Still more curious is that global capital seems so unbothered by the Biden administration following Donald Trump in seeking to decouple economically from China. This makes the wholesale dumping of …
Value of China’s BeiDou industry to reach 25% of global share by 2025 Value of China’s BeiDou industry to reach 25% of global share by 2025
The value of industries related with China’s homegrown BeiDou Navigation Satellite System is estimated to exceed 1 trillion yuan (about $155 billion) by 2025, taking up 20 to 25 percent of the global …
Volkswagen Needs Mass Market Brands To Perform; Europcar Plan Questioned
Volkswagen raised its profit outlook again and will try and buy Europcar, but some investors soon turned sour on the business outlook which relied on premium brand success, while others wondered about …
Outcomes of Political Bureau meeting to make plans for China’s economy
The Political Bureau meeting analyzed the economic performance, set up goals and made a detailed plan for China in the short and long run.
China’s Henan reports 12 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases
ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — Central China’s Henan Province reported 12 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 asymptomatic cases on Saturday, the provincial health commission said on …
China delivers Sinopharm coronavirus inoculation to Cambodia
Accompanied by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, a plane transporting a new batch of Sinopharm coronavirus inoculation landed in Phnom P …
The IOC Should Stop Lying to Itself About the Beijing Olympics
Argument: The IOC Should Stop Lying to Itself About the Beijing Olympics The IOC Should Stop Lying to Itself About … As the Tokyo Olympics wrap up, thanks to the COVID-19 delay, the Beijing Winter…
A Cash-Strapped Corner of China Finds a Financial Tonic—Hard Liquor
The rise of China’s biggest liquor company, Kweichow Moutai, has been a gift for the indebted province that is the company’s majority shareholder. “There is a lot of pressure to share the joy in …
Regulator greenlights China Telecom’s IPO application
China’s securities regulator has approved the initial public offering (IPO) application of China Telecom Corporation Limited (China Telecom). China Telecom will be listed on the A-share market, the …
New COVID-19 outbreak in E.China poses challenges for economy in H2
A billboard outside a shopping mall reads “Nanjing, stand strong” on Wednesday as the city in East China’s Jiangsu Province is fighting a fresh COVID-19 resurgence, which had infected 159 in the …
Beijing tightens management on tourists entering and departing from the city amid COVID-19 resurgence
Beijing has strengthened epidemic control and prevention measures by tightening its management on tourists entering and departing from the city amid the recent COVID-19 resurgence. The latest …