BEIJING: China’s factory activity contracted at the sharpest rate in 23 months in January, underscoring the huge economic costs from the country’s “zero-COVID” approach as surging cases and tough …
Monthly Archives For January 2022
Cash-strapped Pakistan looks to secure $3 bn loan from China
Cash-trapped Pakistan is looking to secure a USD 3-billion loan from China and investments in half a dozen sectors during PM Imran Khan’s visit to Beijing next week, a media report said …
Covid-19: China reports 34 new cases among Olympics-related personnel
Thirty-four new Covid-19 infections were detected among Olympics-related personnel, the Beijing 2022 Winter Games organising committee said on Sunday, including Poland’s short track medal hopeful …
China’s manufacturing PMI sustains expansion as economy recovers
A factory producing toy bricks is pictured in Shantou City, south China’s Guangdong Province, Dec. 2, 2021. (Xinhua/Deng Hua) BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for …
Olympics: China reports 34 new COVID-19 cases among Games-related personnel
Thirty-four new COVID-19 infections were detected among Olympics -related personnel, the Beijing 2022 Winter Games organizing committee said on Sunday, including Poland’s short track medal hopeful …
GLOBALink | China’s efforts to hold Beijing Winter Olympics amid COVID-19 admirable: Pakistani PM
The great efforts China has made to successfully hold Beijing Winter Olympic Games are admirable at a time when “sporting events all over the world have been affected” by the COVID-19 pandemic, …
China pilots nationwide blockchain development over real-world use cases
The CAC, along with other government agencies, jointly directed the regulatory authorities to “promote the formation of a multi-party collaborative blockchain industry ecology.” …
Beijing seals off more residential areas, reports 12 cases
Beijing officials have sealed off several residential communities in the city’s northern district after two cases of COVID-19 were found …
Rise in Beijing Olympics COVID Cases Puts Strain on China’s Zero-COVID Strategy
China’s “zero tolerance” pandemic measures include isolating everyone associated with the Winter Games, which begin on February 4, from the general population.
Beijing reports 20 local COVID-19 cases
Beijing reported 20 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, local health authorities said Sunday. Of the 20 confirmed cases, two had been reported as asymptomatic carriers before …
Sport, politics and Covid collide at the Beijing Winter Olympics
The Beijing Games will open on Friday in a country that hopes sport will be the talking point. But political twists or a resurgent virus could leave the event skating on thin ice …
China Property Sector Loans Stabilize Toward Year-End: PBOC
China’s property loan growth stabilized in the fourth quarter of 2021, even before authorities called on banks to increase lending to the struggling sector to ease a liquidity crisis.
Living by the Code: In China, Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Virus
The country has instituted a wide range of high-tech controls on society as part of a mostly successful effort to stop the virus. The consequences may endure.
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