Even on the day the trade deal two years ago was inked, there was skepticism that China would live up to its pledge to spend $200 billion more on U.S. goods and services. But a…
Monthly Archives For February 2022
China halts imports of Lithuanian beef without saying why
China on Wednesday suspended imports of beef from Lithuania, the Chinese General Administration of Customs said. It did not give a reason for the suspension. The agency typically halt imports of meat …
Crypto, China, stocks and more: Democrats and Republicans are actually working together on some crucial issues
Voters and Washington are bitterly divided. But Democrats and Republicans in Congress have found some common ground on crypto, China, stocks and other issues. Democrats and Republicans could find …
Binance plows $200M into the ‘blank check’ SPAC seeking to take over Forbes – after the publisher’s investigations into the Chinese-founded crypto exchange drew US criminal …
Binance was founded in China by Changpeng Zhao, now the world’s richest crypto billionaire, but is currently registered in the Cayman Islands. Handling some $10 billion in crypto transactions per day, …
China Bad-Debt Managers Move to Support Stressed Developers
Huarong declined to comment. A Cinda representative said the company has nothing to disclose at the moment. China Business News reported on some aspects of the government’s instructions to AMCs late …
Coronavirus: Beijing steps in to help Hong Kong ramp up testing with support teams and millions of test kits
The city’s daily coronavirus screening capacity would be increased from … covering fields ranging from politics and the integration between Hong Kong and China. He became assistant editor-in-chief …
China’s Liaoning reports 20 new COVID-19 cases
SHENYANG, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — China’s northeastern province of Liaoning reported 20 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, local health authorities said. Of the …
Covid-19 roundup: New preprint suggests Omicron sub-variant can evade Vir antibody; BioNTech-backed nonprofit …
For the past year or so, Covid-19 has dominated the narrative around … a drug developed in China with partner Innovent. That adcomm could swing either way — but if FDA oncology head Rick …
National Medical Commission alerts Indian students in choosing China for medical education amid COVID-19 outbreak, visa issues
The advice comes in the backdrop of a large number of international students including Indians, who have not been able to go back to China amid stringent COVID-19 measures. It has come to the notice…
Indian Open canceled, China Open postponed on European tour
The China Open was scheduled for April 28-May 1 but will now take place either later in 2022 or early in the 2023 season, the tour said, “due to ongoing restrictions” related to COVID-19. More…
Leading U.S. PPE provider moves into Australia, diversifying its China-dominated supply
Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a trigger for us to redefine … In order to address its heavy reliance on China for supplies and become less vulnerable, Australia is branching out…
New York Travel and COVID-19
China saw the first cases of an unknown disease, and word began to spread. On January 11, 2020, China reported its first death related to COVID-19. Just a few days later, on January 20, the…
From obscurity to a Nobel Prize nomination: Houston scientists acclaimed for their patent-free COVID-19 vaccine
Corbevax, a low-cost coronavirus vaccine created in Houston … overseas who are struggling with what he called “ineffective and substandard vaccines from China and Russia.” “While we recognize …
