A worker arranges vegetable seedlings at an agricultural technology enterprise in Huagang Town of Hefei city, East China’s Anhui province, Feb 11, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — China’s food industry …
Monthly Archives For April 2022
U.S. Sees Rising Risk in ‘Breathtaking’ China Nuclear Expansion
China’s “breathtaking expansion” of its strategic and nuclear arsenal is a quickly escalating risk for the U.S., the head of U.S. Strategic Command plans to tell lawmakers at a closed-door hearing on …
China makes big US corn purchase as war continues to block Ukraine exports
The sale comes on the heels of a USDA report showing a smaller-than-expected U.S. corn crop this year as well as amid the war in Ukraine that has all but cut off Ukrainian exports ……
World Bank lowers outlook for China, broader East Asia based on Russia’s energy impact, rising U.S. rates
China’s economy is expected to grow 5.0% this year, down from a previous estimate of 5.4%, the World Bank said.
China mainland reports 1,173 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases
The Chinese mainland reported 1,173 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Of the local confirmed cases reported Monday, 792 were in …
Beijing bails out bankrupt Chinese chipmaker Tsinghua Unigroup
China-watchers and chip-watchers will be especially interested to know if JAC’s help sees Tsinghua Unigroup revisit plans to build a pair of massive new chip fabrication plants, b …
China’s foreign minister speaks with Ukrainian counterpart
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, in a phone call on Monday, with Beijing again calling on talks to end the conflict in Ukraine.
China mainland reports 1,173 new local COVID-19 cases
The Chinese mainland reported 1173 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours the National Health Commission said Tuesday …
Shanghai screens over 24m residents for COVID-19 in one day
Shanghai on Monday finished collecting samples for nucleic acid testing from over 24 million residents as part of the city’s latest effort to cut off COVID-19 transmission in communities and contain …
China reports 16,412 new Covid cases, the most since pandemic began
China has reported a total of 16,412 new daily Covid-19 cases, the most since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Shanghai, which is the epicentre of the current outbreak, will remain under stringent …
Shanghai to New York in two hours? China joins the hypersonic flight race
Shanghai to New York in just a couple of hours? Not a problem when you fly in a hypersonic space plane. Beijing-based Space Transportation (aka Lingkong Tianxing in China) is the latest player aiming …
Spike in China stocks caps a volatile month, but investors may be ‘jumping the gun’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been identifying Chinese companies that could be delisted if they didn’t comply with audit requirements.
Rental market boom is a silver lining for China’s property sector
A liquidity crisis has called into question the way Chinese developers financed and built homes, and shattered confidence among homebuyers and investors With Xi Jinping prioritising affordable rental …
