That soon changed with greater economic reforms in the early 2000s, as rising affluence and technological advancements incentivised consumers in China to trade up to automobiles. This has led to China …
Monthly Archives For May 2022
China’s Covid Policy Is Costing It Foreign Investors’ Confidence
Confidence is being lost. China’s always been, relatively speaking, a very predictable business environment. You may not like all the policies, but at least it’s been predictab …
China Covid-19 outbreak wanes, with curbs eased to boost economy
China reported fewer Covid-19 cases in Beijing and Shanghai for Sunday (May 29), with the authorities moving to stimulate the faltering economy by easing some of the strictest virus controls since the …
China’s Covid outbreak wanes as restrictions eased to boost economy
China reported the fewest new Covid-19 cases in almost three months, with the easing of outbreaks in Beijing and Shanghai emboldens authorities to ease some of its strictest virus controls of the …
Some in Beijing Back to Work, Shanghai Inches Closer to Ending COVID Lockdown
Streets in Beijing were busier on Monday as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month old COVID-19 lockdown from Wednesday, …
Beijing reports no community transmission of Covid-19 since May 27
Beijing saw no community transmission of Covid-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference.
Beijing Eases Curbs, Shopping Malls Reopen: Lockdown Tracker
Shanghai has continued to slowly emerge from its lockdown while Beijing started loosening restrictions over the weekend, reopening parks and shopping malls after bringing its outbreak under control.
As China seeks big Pacific deal, many in Fiji see benefits
For Georgina Matilda, working for Chinese infrastructure company China Railway means that she can put food on the table for her children …
The U.S. Is Losing a Strategic, Nuclear-Armed Ally to China
The consensus across the political spectrum in Pakistan is that Washington has no part in the country’s future …
China hosts Pacific islands meeting in Fiji, security ties in focus
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a meeting with counterparts from 10 Pacific island nations in Fiji on Monday, midway through a diplomatic tour of the region where China’s ambitions for wider …
China Prepares Final Missions to Complete Its Own Space Station
China released details about the final stages of work on its Tiangong space station, an under-construction orbiter started after the US barred Beijing from participating in the International Space …
‘Escalation of secrecy’: Global brands seek clarity on Xinjiang
In the summer of 2019, an executive at Patagonia got a phone call from a trusted auditor working in China. A planned trip to visit some cotton farms in the region of Xinjiang wasn’t going…
BCI Group Starts Green with China’s First Super Energy Complex Solution
BCI Group, a leading zero-carbon infrastructure service provider in China, officially released China’s first Super Energy Complex solution.