The efficacy of China’s vaccination regimen against Omicron is unclear but the country continues to rely on home-grown doses rather than foreign products.
Monthly Archives For February 2022
Coronavirus: rumours and fears as China tech hub Shenzhen under pressure to contain outbreak
Cross-border truck drivers under closer scrutiny with revised testing rules More than 100 cases detected, most among close contacts of confirmed patients As new coronavirus cases reach fresh highs in …
Shenzhen makes COVID rules for truck drivers
Shenzhen, Guangdong province, has reserved more than 500 truck drivers to work at cross-border transfer truck stations in the city, a senior transportation official said. “The tru …
China’s agriculture ministry says to facilitate commercialisation of GM soybeans, corn
China’s agriculture ministry said on Monday that it will facilitate the commercialisation of genetically modified soybeans, corn and cotton crops. China will improve management of GM varieties of …
China Mobile Tianjin, Huawei to build Premium OTN
To meet enterprises’ data transmission requirements, China Mobile Tianjin cooperates with Huawei and launches DoubleS-OTN — the optical private network with “DoubleS” experience (speedy and smart) — …
China’s manufacturing, information technology sector, maintain stable growth in 2022: ministry
China will promote the stable development of its industrial sector and information technology with an emphasis on high quality growth in 2022, as the country’s manufacturing has maintained a stable …
China issues top 10 scientific advances of 2021
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology issued a list of the top 10 domestic scientific advances of 2021 Monday. The selected achievements include the Tianwen-1 Mars probe’s successful landing on …
China puts ‘aggressive’ terms on Uganda airport loan: researchers
A top Chinese lender has imposed “aggressive” repayment terms on a $200 million loan to expand Uganda’s international airport, US-based research lab AidData said Monday, criticising the bank for …
China to overhaul $36 trillion supply chain finance mechanism
The move will impact commercial banks, financial companies and commercial acceptance bill issuers. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
China-Russia cooperative nuclear power project at Tianwan progressing
The first tank of concrete is poured at the construction site of the nuclear island reactor of Unit 8 of the Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu Provi …
Crypto Mining Has Gotten Dirtier Since China’s Ban on Crypto, New Study Says
Beijing’s ban on cryptocurrencies last year spurred an exodus of crypto miners to other countries, including places where renewable energy was less likely to be behind mining oper …
Coronavirus originated in China’s Wuhan wet market
These studies indicate that the SARS-CoV-2 originated from live animals and spread to humans in late 2019 at the Huanan Seafood Market. Scientists who have analysed data from a number of studies …
Beijing opposes unilateral sanctions against Russia, says China’s foreign ministry
We demand that the American side does not harm the legitimate rights and interests of China and other parties in resolving the Ukrainian issue,’ he told reporters at a briefing. He added that the …