A staff member helps a citizen to register information before nucleic acid testing in Chaoyang District of Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Xin) BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) — For the …
Monthly Archives For May 2022
Beijing reports 50 new confirmed local COVID-19 cases
Beijing reported 50 new confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and five local asymptomatic cases on Wednesday, the Beijing municipal health commission said Thursday. Four out of these 50 …
Biden has an eye on China as he heads to South Korea, Japan
President Joe Biden departs on a six-day trip to South Korea and Japan aiming to build rapport with the two nations’ leaders while also sending an unmistakable message to China: Russia’s faltering …
Biden visits Japan, South Korea carrying warning to China
Joe Biden will visit Japan and South Korea on his first Asian trip as U.S. president, carrying a clear message to China, advisers and analysts say – don’t try what Russia did in Ukraine anywhere…
Taiwan firms resuming production in China as COVID curbs ease -minister
Roughly half of Taiwanese companies that had previously suspended work in China due to COVID-19 control measures have resumed production as curbs ease, the island’s economy minister said on Thursday.
China Calls For Urgent Boost To COVID-Hit Economy
China – the last major global economy sticking to a rigid zero-COVID policy – is battling an economic slump due to prolonged virus lockdowns that have constricted supply chains, quelled demand and …
Janet Yellen confirms she is pressing Biden administration for some China tariff cuts
The US Treasury Secretary is said to be at odds with trade chief Katherine Tai on whether to eliminate some of the Trump-era measures to combat inflation.
Adidas and Gucci parasol draws online outcry in China
A parasol set to be sold in China by top western brands Gucci and Adidas for 11,100 yuan ($1,642; £1,329) is causing an outcry for not keeping out the rain. Criticism of the item the…
Leaky Gucci and Adidas ‘sun umbrella’ sparks China outcry
A parasol set to be sold in China by top western brands Gucci and Adidas for 11,100 yuan ($1,642; £1,329) is causing an outcry for not keeping out the rain. Criticism of the item the…
Jeep, Citroen brand owner eye profit in India amid crisis in China, Russia
The focus on India comes at a time when the world’s fourth-largest carmaker Stellantis is facing headwinds in China and Russia, where it has suspended production due to the Ukraine war.
China’s chaotic regulatory crackdown reflects splits among policymakers
For nearly two years, a crackdown under President Xi Jinping’s banner of “common prosperity” has brought a clutch of China’s biggest companies to heel and reasserted the Communist party’s control over …
China sits in Russia oil sanction sweet spot
China is in pretty good position when it comes to the global energy shakeup. Cheap Russian crude hit by a Western boycott is heading to Asia, yet the increase to the world’s biggest importer has…
Burberry wary of China lockdowns as it takes brand further upmarket
The new boss of Burberry has committed to pushing the luxury brand more upmarket and into leaning heavily on its British heritage, while admitting that its growth ambitions depend on how quickly China …
