China administered about 2.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Oct. 20, bringing the total number of doses administered to 2.238 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed on …
Monthly Archives For October 2021
Flights cancelled, schools closed as parts of China brace for more Covid-19 curbs
The govt is trying to stamp out a new Covid-19 outbreak linked to a group of tourists.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Flights Cancelled, Schools Closed As China Ramps Up Testing To Fight Covid Spike
Authorities in China cancelled hundreds of flights, closed schools and ramped up mass testing on Thursday to try and stamp out a new Covid-19 outbreak linked to a group of tourists.
Beijing 2022: Britons in action as Winter Olympic countdown starts
Great Britain will be aiming for their best Winter Olympic medal haul in February 2022, beating the five won at each of the past two Games – but first the athletes have to qualify for…
China’s Evergrande is in trouble. But so is China’s top-down political economy.
Evergrande, a Chinese real estate company founded in 1996, rolled closer toward formal default this week after failing to meet further payments towards its $300 billion debt. Evergrande isn’t alone — …
Gas explosion at restaurant kills at least three in northeast China
At least three people were killed and more than 30 injured in a gas explosion at a restaurant in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang on Thursday, local authorities said.
China rides surge in cross-border e-commerce demand
Mature markets such as the United States and Russia remain the targeted export markets for domestic cross-border e-commerce sellers due to their massive size and high growth rate. As a pioneer in the …
China deals blow to Brazilian economy by holding import ban on meat
China’s decision to uphold a ban on meat imports from Brazil means US $ 450 million less for the coffers of President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration, it was reported Wednesday. It was also good news …
China’s Petroleum Coke Imports Down 3.45% MoM in September
According to Customs data, China’s total imports of petroleum coke reached 1.12 million mt in September, an increase of 46% or 352,600 mt year on year, but a decrease of 3.45% or 40,000 mt from…
China: LianBio files for proposed IPO of ADS in US
LianBio, a biotechnology company dedicated to bringing innovative medicines to patients in China and other major Asian markets, has announced the launch of its proposed initial public offering (IPO) …
Flight’s cancelled, schools closed as China fight new COVID-19 outbreak
Authorities in China cancelled hundreds of flights, closed schools and ramped up mass testing on Thursday to try and stamp out a new COVID-19 outbreak …
BP signs long-term deal with Shenzhen Gas
BP signed a gas sales and purchase agreement with Shenzhen Sino-Benny LPG Co Ltd on Wednesday, the first long-term deal with price indexed to international LNG in China’s domestic gas market, to …
China Evergrande calls off deal to sell stake in property unit falls
Evergrande, which said in a regulatory filing that it “had reason to believe…that the purchaser had not met the prerequisite to make …