Talks between Japan and China over Beijing’s import ban on Japanese food products have not been held for over a year, sources familiar with bilateral relations told Kyodo News recently. As China has …
Monthly Archives For May 2022
China Mobile sets up overseas call, SMS blocking service as telecoms fraud crackdown deepens
Some users reportedly urged to confirm if they would like to receive overseas calls or texts, or these would be blocked Notices in at least three provinces come as China continues crackdown on phone …
China’s nucleic acid testing capacity hits 57 mln test tubes per day
China says its nucleic acid testing agencies can process over 57 million test tubes of samples per day. The number was just half a million in 2020 when the pandemic started. Our reporter went to…
From sneakers to Teslas, China lockdowns upend global supply chains
Supply-chain chaos is expected to worsen as the impact on companies and consumers starts to ripple across the globe.
President Biden needs a China trade policy
After almost a year and a half in office, President Biden needs to finalize a China trade policy. This has become an increasingly urgent issue with the intensifying debate about h …
Daily life in Beijing amid COVID-19 fight
A medic takes a swab sample from a man for nucleic acid test at Xidan area in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang) Photo shows a view of Chaoyang District in Beijing,…
Beijing’s Fangshan district imposes stay-at-home order, suspends bus, subway, car hailing services as cluster infections emerge
Beijing’s Fangshan district, home to 1.3 million people, will strictly implement work-from-home measures for all local residents, suspending all bus, subway and car hailing services, after health …
China Joins WHO And South Korea In Extending COVID-19 Assistance To North Korea
As hundreds of thousands in North Korea battle ‘fever,’ China joins the WHO and South Korea in extending COVID-19 assistance.
China drops plan to host 2023 Asian Cup soccer tournament
China has pulled out of hosting next year’s Asian Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation said Saturday. “Following extensive discussions with the Chinese Football …
Beijing to normalize epidemic prevention for mobile working groups
Beijing vowed to normalize epidemic prevention management for mobile working groups, including engineering personnel, security workers, cleaners, and couriers, and strengthen the supervision and …
Xinhua Headlines: Chinese embrace digital yuan as China further promotes pilot program
By Xinhua writers Ma Xiaocheng, Ye Ting, Meng Yingru. GUANGZHOU, May 14 (Xinhua) — In the Canton Tower located in Haizhu District, a landmark of the southern Chinese metropolis o …
Asian Cup 2023: China withdraws as host due to Covid-19
“The AFC acknowledges the exceptional circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to the relinquishment (by China) of its hosting rights,” the governing body said in a statement. It added …
China’s extraordinary export boom comes to an end
As part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, freight trains now serve more than 50 cities in Europe and Asia from Shandong. They are called “Qilu” trains, a nod to the ancient Qi and Lu…
