North Korea says there have been 350,000 cases of fever – including 18,000 on Thursday alone – but it’s unclear how many of those with symptoms actually have COVID-19.
Monthly Archives For May 2022
Coronavirus: China keeping close watch on ‘explosive’ North Korean outbreak next door
North Korea reports first death from Omicron as fever symptoms reported by 18,000 more in a single day Chinese foreign ministry reiterates pledge to help tide over the crisis as a ‘comrade, neighbour …
Beijing residents clean up supermarkets fearing home delivery bans amid lockdown jitters
China has denied COVID lockdown fears while advising Beijingers to stay at home and take nucleic acid tests in the next three days, leading to chaos and panic buying. Taxis are banned from virus-hit …
Intra-Asia enhances connectivity between Hong Kong, China, and Southeast Asia
China Unicom Global (CUG), Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc. (Converge), and PPTEL SEA H2X Sdn.
Valued at $50M, Body404 wants to bring Chinese indie brands to the West
Shein has taken over online fast fashion by exporting affordable wear from China to customers around the globe. Its success has attracted a wave of imitators, but a startup called Body404 believes …
COVID-19 outbreaks in China continue to be curbed: NHC
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) — China’s recent COVID-19 resurgence has continued to ease, said Lei Zhenglong with the National Health Commission (NHC) at a press conference on Friday. New daily local …
Hong Kong churches no longer off-limits as Beijing tightens grip on dissent
Churches are tightly controlled in mainland China, and that now appears to be the fate for Hong Kong’s religious institutions, some of which had a major role in the city’s activism.
Update: Beijing reports 51 new local COVID-19 infections
BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) — Beijing reported 51 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m. Thursday and 3 p.m. Friday, Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease …
China April New Bank Loans Tumble as COVID Jolts Economy
BEIJING (Reuters) -New bank lending in China tumbled in April from the previous month as the COVID-19 pandemic jolted the economy and weakened credit demand, central bank data showed on Friday …
China opposes political maneuvers on COVID-19 pandemic
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday urged the U.S. to stop political manipulation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Troubles mount in China ahead of Xi’s bid to stay in power
As Xi Jinping prepares for a third term as China’s president, he must confront COVID, a slowing economy and other issues that threaten his hold on power …
Musk’s Twitter Deal on Hold, Crypto Rally, China Slows – What’s Moving Markets
Elon Musk puts his Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) bid on hold, ostensibly due to due diligence reasons. Financing problems may also be behind the announcement. Crypto rebounds as Tether withstands a bout of …
Global brands set too much store in China recovery
China’s 400 million middle-class consumers make the country … reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals …
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