China reported on Sunday that there were 32 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on Aug. 21, up from 20 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission. Of the new infections, four were…
Monthly Archives For August 2021
Pakistan’s banking sector to participate in China trade fair
Pakistan Banking sector will participate in the 8th China International Fair for Trade-in-Services 2021, scheduled to be held from September 2nd to 7th in Beijing. Talking to China Economic Net, …
China Inc braces for fallout from Didi data probe
When Chinese regulators announced an investigation into data security at Didi Chuxing last month, one-fifth of the New York-listed ride-hailing group’s market value was immediately wiped out.
New ‘golden age’ in technology if US, China can build trust, sit at same table: Vivian Balakrishnan
SINGAPORE: There can be a new “golden age” in the digital arena if the United States and China can build up trust and engage each other, said Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. He …
Sunday read: China’s battery storage awakening
China’s efforts to shift electricity generation from a coal-dominated system to a greener mix of renewables is not only centred on wind, solar and other technologies – the country is also rapidly …
Beijing wants women to have more babies. So why isn’t it loosening rules on egg freezing?
Eva Cai knows she wants a child. She’s just not sure if she wants a husband.So, in 2019 she took a train across the border from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou to Hong Kong,…
Technological pull or competitive drive? China’s rover landing sends a message to the United States
China’s Zhurong rover landed on Mars, becoming the first Chinese spacecraft to do so and only the second nation, behind the US, to land a spacecraft successfully on Mars. China hopes their Zhurong …
Beijing stalls plan to impose HK anti-sanctions law
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) standing committee on Friday did not pass a scheduled motion to impose the Anti-Foreign Sanction Law in Hon …
The high price Chinese students pay for university in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic
Chinese students keen to get an American education amid geopolitical tension and the spread of Delta must make a big investment – and that’s just the airfare.
LDH announces COVID-19 testing sites for upcoming week
The COVID-19 testing schedule for sites operated by the Louisiana Army National Guard for the upcoming week was announced on Saturday, August 21 by the Louisiana …
Grifting in the time of corona
Laptops reportedly procured by the Department of Health (DoH) at P300,000 per unit must have gold inlays or silvery trims. Just like the gaudy toilet bowls at the Trump …
Taiwan Escalates Afghanistan Tiff With Beijing: ‘China Dreams of Emulating the Taliban’
The barb comes after a state-run paper in China suggested the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was an “omen” of Taiwan’s fate.
China changes law to allow married couples to have up to three children
China will allow married couples to legally have up to three children amid concerns that the number of working-age people in the world’s most populous country is falling too fast, consequently …
