Australian journalist Cheng Lei faced a closed door trial in China on Thursday after 18 months in detention over accusations of supplying state secrets, with Canberra saying the decision to deny its …
Monthly Archives For March 2022
India Emerging as Alternative to China for Industry
With gradual expansion of the capacity of its local sourcing and distribution networks accompanied by provision of key incentives and regulatory relaxations to foreign investors, India is on its way …
China’s manufacturing, services activity contracted in March
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.5 in March, down from 50.2 in February Official non-manufacturing PMI, which measures business sentiment in the services and …
China reports 1,839 new COVID cases for March 30 vs 1,629 a day earlier
China reported 1,839 confirmed coronavirus cases for March 30, the national health authority said on Thursday, compared with 1,629 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 1,803 were locally transmitted, the …
‘Send e-cards to the dead’: closed cemeteries in mainland China and live-streamed tomb-sweeping will dampen Ching Ming Festival amid Covid-19 surge
Local governments are pushing for people to send online messages to their ancestors or hire cemetery staff to sweep tombs Many local governments are closing cemeteries altogether to prevent a Covid-19 …
Asia has seen a spike in Covid-19 cases. These charts show what’s really going on
Millions of people in China are under lockdown. Hong Kong morgues are overwhelmed. And South Korea is reporting the most cases per capita worldwide.
Fourth wave of Covid-19: Maharashtra Health Minister stresses on need to be alert amid rising cases in Europe, China
“We`ve to be on alert as there is a surge in Covid cases in Europe, China and other countries. Till now we have seen the impact of the third wave, we can`t even think of…
ASPI Note: Is China Trying to Establish a Military Base in the Pacific?
Last Thursday, a draft memorandum of understanding between the Pacific island nation of Solomon Islands and China was leaked online by opponents of the deal. The agreement, which has since been …
Australian journalist Cheng Lei faces trial in Beijing court
BEIJING: Australian journalist Cheng Lei was due to face trial in a Beijing court on Thursday (Mar 31) on state secrets charges after more than 19 months in detention. Cheng, who was a television …
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forges new unity of EU purpose on China
Leaders of the EU and China meet for a “difficult” virtual summit on Friday with two other countries top of the European agenda: Russia and Ukraine. Beijing’s supportive line toward Russia’s invasion …
Live news: China’s interests ‘not well served’ by aligning with Russia, GCHQ says
China’s global interests are “not well served” by aligning with Russia, the head of Britain’s intelligence, cyber and security agency warned, as it would “constrain” China’s global role and undermine …
FMC commissioner red-flags Congress on China’s container monopoly
A federal regulator is using a new report to spotlight the importance of ocean containers to the U.S. economy and the threat of China’s market dominance.
Marc Ribas: “All global companies must have a China strategy and an India strategy”
Having worked at the likes of Schlumberger, Axalto and Thales, seasoned HR executive Marc Ribas has just joined C&S Partners as partner. He talks to us about what he has learned over his storied and…
