As food prices rise globally and war rages between two of the world’s biggest grain suppliers, Beijing is intent on securing an adequate food supply for the most populous country But some Western …
Monthly Archives For April 2022
China makes semisecret delivery of missiles to Serbia
The arms delivery over the territory of at least two NATO member states, Turkey and Bulgaria, was seen by experts as a demonstration of China’s growing global reach. “The Y-20s’ appearance raised …
Court rejects bid to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over labour concerns
Activists concerned about forced labour have lost a court bid for a general ban on the Canadian importation of all goods from the Xinjiang region of China.
Shanghai discharges thousands of COVID-19 patients, boosts supplies
BEIJING >> Shanghai today discharged over 11,000 recovered COVID-19 patients and health authorities emphasized that they must be allowed to return home despite the lockdown that has severely …
Shanghai releases thousands of patients amid COVID-19 lockdown
Shanghai has been under lockdown since March 28, and authorities said Saturday that the strict measures would be lifted in areas with no new cases in the last 14 days following another round of mass…
China’s Guangzhou to suspend in-person school classes over COVID-19
The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou Sunday announced the suspension of in-person classes at local primary and middle schools starting April 11 for COVID-19 control. As of 2 pm Sunday, the …
Covid-19: Shanghai seeks to reassure residents over food supply frustrations
Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections on Sunday and sought to assure locked-down residents of China’s most populous city that supply bottlenecks affecting …
COVID-19 worldwide down to around million cases, 3,500 deaths per day
COVID-19 is continuing to subside throughout the world with cases in the past week down to slightly above 1 million a day and deaths under 3,500 thiugh South Korea reported more than 1.5 million.
Fauci says it’s up to each person to assess their COVID-19 risk now
Americans need to make their own medical risk assessments as COVID-19 cases accelerate in the United States, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser said, reflecting a less virulent virus and …
China science, technology news summary — April 10
The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China LITHIUM-ION BATTERY China lithium-ion battery output …
Chinese Finance Minister says country seeks to promote financial cooperation among BRICS countries
Chinese Minister of Finance Liu Kun on Friday said that the country seeks to continue promoting fiscal and financial cooperation among BRICS countries while speaking at the First BRICS Finance …
Toyota, China carmakers set to join EV price war in Thailand: gov’t source
Spurred by growing domestic demand for electric vehicles (EV), manufacturers in Japan and China are set to seek government subsidies to cut EV prices in Thailand, according to a finance ministry …
China’s slump has put the US luxury market in the spotlight
And that’s a good thing for the industry, because with Shanghai in lockdown and European demand potentially hurt by the war in Ukraine, the US is picking up the bling baton. In 2021, luxury growth…