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Monthly Archives For February 2022
Think U.S.-China Tensions are Bad for Business? Try China-India
Investors are used to thinking of U.S.-China tensions as the big, scary business risk in Asia. But increasingly, friction between the two largest developing Asian economies will be important too. Just …
China’s COVID-19 vaccine V-01 protects against Omicron in trial
A recombinant COVID-19 fusion protein vaccine (V-01) developed and manufactured in China has shown protective effects against the Omicron variant in a clinical booster trial in Pakistan and Malaysia, …
China’s Contec Surges After Covid-19 Test Kit Gets Export Clearance
The China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Medicines … it said then. Early during the Covid-19 pandemic, the company recorded quickly rising sales. In 2020, Contec’s net profit jumped more …
Unleash the Dragon: China’s Strategic Narrative during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract: This talk argues that the disruption of the coronavirus was a critical opportunity among … US-dominated social media landscape and its potential impact in expanding China’s strategic …
China’s Baidu Launches Self-Driving Taxis in Densely Populated Shenzhen
Chinese tech firm Baidu launched its self-driving taxi service in downtown Shenzhen on Thursday, marking the company’s first deployment of autonomous vehicles into a densely populated area of China.
Winter Olympics live updates: US men’s curling loses bronze medal game; Eileen Gu wins third medal in Beijing; figure skating underway
Beijing — Racing in his first Olympics, the 17-year-old from Wisconsin, Jordan Stolz, was the top American finisher in the 1,000 meters, with a time of 1:09.12 at the National Speed Skating Oval. He …
Gus Kenworthy: From pop-culture celebrity to Beijing 2022, Winter Olympian is looking to leave his final mark on skiing
Kenworthy won a slopestyle silver medal for the USA at Sochi 2014, but thanks to his British connections he’s now competing for Great Britain, with the chance to become the first male athlete to win…
Deterring China: Mission Possible | Opinion
On February 15, embarrassed Taiwan military officials publicly admitted that a Chinese Harbin Y-12 utility plane had flown close to Dongyin, an outlying island about 30 miles from China’s coast, but …
What defines China’s Gen Z consumers?
From local designers such as Li Ning, to bigger brands including Hongxing Erke, the concept of “China chic” is now firmly on the radar of Gen Z consumers. However, not simply understood as “Made in…
North China city reports 11 new local COVID-19 cases
HOHHOT, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — Hohhot, capital of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, reported 11 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases between midnight Thursday and 2 p.m. Friday, …
Huawei to invest $632 mln to build new digital energy HQ in Shenzhen
Huawei Digital Power signed an agreement on Thursday with the local government of the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, where its parent is headquartered, for the project, the 21st Century Herald …
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Promises of a ‘fried-chicken pension’
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As he leaves Beijing with two Olympic medals, South Korean short-track speedskater Hwang Daeheon sounds giddy about a “fried chicken pension” waiting at home. Hwang, who won …
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