A U.S. official said Russia asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine, a request that heightened tensions about the ongoing war ahead of a Monday meeting in Rome between top…
Monthly Archives For March 2022
China stocks fall as COVID cases, weak data dent growth outlook
China stocks fell on Monday as domestic COVID-19 cases jumped to a two-year high, prompting Beijing’s technology and financial hubs to impose restrictions, while a sharp drop in February’s new bank …
China slams firms for falsifying carbon data
China’s environment ministry has slammed firms for falsifying carbon data, part of the country’s efforts to improve data quality as it prepares to expand its national emissions trading scheme into …
China’s ‘Silicon Valley’ manufacturing hub orders production halts to control a Covid spike
Mainland China is facing its worst Covid-19 outbreak since the height of the pandemic in 2020, with major cities rushing to limit business activity.
Apple’s top iPhone assembler is halting work at its China HQ and a key manufacturing plant because of a COVID-19 lockdown, reports say
Foxconn’s suspension of operations in Shenzhen threatens to exacerbate global supply-chain disruptions, including the production of iPhones.
As Covid-19 grips again, can China’s zero-Covid strategy hold?
After two years of virtually closed borders, mass testing, targeted lockdowns and quarantines, China’s strategy is being stress-tested like never before as cases surge across the country …
Covid-19: China reports 1,337 locally transmitted cases, 895 new cases in northeastern epicentre
Shanghai virologist Zhang Wenhong says the spike marks the ‘most difficult moment in the past two years’ of the country’s pandemic efforts …
Nagano governor Abe hopes Beijing Winter Olympics will help boost ties
The successful Beijing Olympic Winter Games will help boost the exchanges between China and Japan said Shuichi Abe governor of Jap …
Meteorological services played its role in Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games
Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games (hereafter referred to as Beijing 2022) had come to a splendid end. In terms of the meteorological service, this dazzling and successful event is intertwined with …
U.S. to warn China of perils of aiding Russia at Rome meet
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan plans to meet China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome on Monday and will stress the economic penalties Beijing will face if it helps Russia in its war in…
China’s smartphone market logs stable growth in January
China’s smartphone market saw steady growth in January with the sales increasing by 0.4 percent year-on-year to reach 30.87 million units, according to an industry report. On a month-on-month basis, …
China locks down over 17.5 million people in business center of Shenzhen to fight COVID-19 surge
The number of new COVID-19 cases in an outbreak in China’s northeast tripled Sunday and authorities tightened control on access to Shanghai in the east, suspending bus service to the city and …
China Seeks to Cut Reliance on Coal Imports With Mining Boom
China plans a massive increase in coal mining, a move that will dramatically reduce its reliance on imports and deal a blow to its near-term climate actions.
