China’s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council holds a press conference on the latest COVID-19 containment and vaccination efforts.
Monthly Archives For October 2021
Australia wants deeper energy ties to help Taiwan decarbonise, amid China tensions
Trade minister Dan Tehan sees ‘real opportunities’ to help Taiwan, as he hopes relationship with China has not become permanently adversarial …
Celtics exec Brad Stevens supports Enes Kanter amid China criticism
Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens offered the organization’s first message of support for Enes Kanter as the center blasted China’s Xi Jinping over human rights issues.
China acquiring important data through companies, universities: US
Beijing`s strategy includes acquiring data and know-how, not just through hacking and other illicit acts but also through legal means such as acquisitions, investments and partnerships that businesses …
Rise of the ‘moonlight clan’: trendsetting Gen Z in China
Gen Z, people born between 1996 and 2012, are coming into their own and are ready to stamp their identity on the world. Confident, urbane and sophisticated, Gen Z know what they want and how…
Pianist Li Yundi Named in Prostitution Case by Beijing Police
Police in China’s capital Beijing say famed international pianist Li Yundi is a suspect in a prostitution case.
China Plans Property-Tax Trials as It Targets Speculation
Beijing says it will conduct five-year property-tax pilot program in some regions, looking for ways to rein in real-estate speculation and distribute wealth more evenly.
China Tears Up the Rule Book in the Race to Fix Its Energy Crisis
The jams disrupting the Chinese city, one of the most critical coal hubs anywhere, show the enormous task facing the world’s top energy consumer as it races to ease a power crisis that’s stifling key…
On China, Biden Channels Trump
Trump. Biden has reversed as much of what Trump did as he could. But China trade, important as it is, seems to be an exception. This fact became crystal clear during the recent trade talks…
Gansu reports 17 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
Northwest China’s Gansu province reported 17 new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Friday, local authorities said Saturday. Among the 17 people, 13 were reported in the provincial …
Could banks ban cryptocurrencies in the west? Why countries could REFUSE to follow China
CRYPTOCURRENCIES have enjoyed a renaissance in 2021, with both seasoned investors and rookies taking advantage of the lucrative swings that have seen some tokens explode in value. The market ignited a …
China Widens Property-Tax Trials With Levy on Home Owners
China’s State Council will expand property-tax reform trials to more areas and start taxing residential property owners, official news agency Xinhua reported. Most Read from BloombergWhy Americans and …
China Plots Property-Tax Trials as It Targets Speculation
Beijing says it will conduct five-year property-tax pilot program in some regions, looking for ways to rein in real-estate speculation and distribute wealth more evenly.
