President Xi Jinping vowed on Monday that China would always uphold world peace and international rules, amid concerns expressed by the United States and other countries over the nation’s increasing …
Monthly Archives For October 2021
Shares in China’s Evergrande rise on electric vehicle hopes – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. Introduction: Shares in Evergrande rise as firm looks to electric vehicle future 08:03 Good morning, and welcome to our rolling …
Beijing and Wuhan marathons postponed as China battles Delta outbreak
Authorities warn Covid cases likely to rise after cases were detected in 11 provinces …
Volvo scales back flotation after investors balk at China control
Volvo Cars is cutting the size of its stock market listing, pricing it at the bottom of its suggested range and delaying it by a day as the Chinese-controlled carmaker struggles to attract investor …
5G phone sales jump 8% in China accounting for 70% of total
G smartphone sales have jumped 8.1 percent to hit 15.1 million units, accounting for 70.5 percent of total sales, reported Shanghai Daily.
Australia’s big move against China: Scott Morrison buys up a foreign telco for $1.8B to stop it being gobbled up by Beijing
The $2.1billion sale of Digicel Pacific – which operates in Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji, Nauru, Samoa and Vanuatu – will go through next year.
Australia helps buy Pacific firm ‘to block China’
The Australian government and telecoms giant Telstra are buying a Pacific telecoms company in a joint venture. The move is being viewed as a political block to China’s influence in the region. Telstra …
China battles new COVID-19 outbreak with eye on Winter Olympics
BEIJING: Tens of thousands of people in northern China were placed under strict stay-at-home orders on Monday (Oct 25) as authorities sought to stamp out a growing COVID-19 outbreak in the run-up to t …
New Covid-19 Outbreak in China Likely to Worsen in Coming Days
Following the country’s latest delta outbreak, China has also locked down a county that has seen the most Covid-19 cases recently.
China locks down thousands in north to contain latest Covid-19 outbreak
China locked down a county that has seen the most Covid-19 cases in the country’s latest delta outbreak, as an initial flareup in the country’s northwest quickly spirals into a nationwide surge. Ejin, …
Giving COVID-19 booster shots indefinitely ‘not an option’ in China Giving COVID-19 booster shots indefinitely ‘not an option’ in China
Vaccinating people with booster shots indefinitely will not be a final option in China, Wang Huaqing, chief expert on the immunization program at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention …
Boycott calls, virus mar Beijing’s 100-day Olympic countdown
The flame-lighting ceremony earlier in Greece was disrupted by activists brandishing a banner saying ‘no genocide’.
China says it will cut fossil fuel consumption to 20% by 2060
China plans to cut its reliance on fossil fuels to below 20% by 2060, according to a cabinet document published in state media Sunday.
