Beijing started a new round of mass testing in its most populous downtown district on Monday after a rapidly spreading outbreak linked to a bar saw Covid rules tightened again in the capital.
Monthly Archives For June 2022
China’s envoy to Australia says 2 nations at ‘new juncture’
China’s ambassador to Australia says relations between the two countries are at a “new juncture” with the election of a new Australian government and the first minister-to-minister talks in more than …
U.S.-China relations are probably the worst we’ve seen in the modern era, says former U.S. diplomat
Frank Lavin, CEO of Export Now and former U.S. ambassador to Singapore, says that for China’s Asian neighbors, the major power is a “fact of life” and “there’s no sense being antagonistic” toward them …
Business praises first steps in China thawing
Defence Minister Richard Marles will make his first visit to North Asia, after a “critical first step” exchange with his Chinese counterpart at the weekend …
China registers 69 new COVID-19 cases
China reported 69 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases including 27 in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and 29 in Beijing and 11 in Shanghai in the pa …
WHO report sparks renewed clash with China over COVID-19 origins
The World Health Organization has prompted renewed friction with the Chinese Communist Party after a new report refused to rule out a theory that the COVID-19 pandemic originated because of a lab leak …
Beijing halts offline sports events from June 13 due to COVID outbreak
Beijing will suspend all offline sports events starting from June 13 citing high transmission risks of a recent COVID-19 outbreak linked to a bar in the city, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sports said …
Oil falls, spooked by Beijing COVID warning and inflation concerns
Oil prices slid on Monday as a flare-up in COVID-19 cases in Beijing quelled hopes for a rapid pick-up in China’s fuel demand, while worries about global inflation and sluggish economic growth further …
Oil prices slide on Beijing Covid warning, global inflation concerns
Oil prices slipped more than $2 on Monday as a flare-up in Covid-19 cases in Beijing quelled hopes for a rapid pick-up in China’s fuel demand …
India, China growing markets for shunned Russian oil
India and other Asian nations are becoming an increasingly vital source of oil revenues for Moscow despite strong pressure from the U.S. not to increase their purchases, as the European Union and …
Letter: G7 needs China to help head off a debt crisis
A heavy blow to the global financial system would result … If fears about multiple debt crises in low- and middle-income countries materialise, China’s willingness to share losses will play an …
Inflation isn’t an issue in China for now, says Goldman Sachs
Timothy Moe of the investment bank says China has room to ease monetary policy and for more fiscal stimulus. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters…
S.Korea’s export logs double-digit fall in first 10 days of June
South Korea’s export logged a double-digit fall in the first 10 days of June due to fewer business days, customs office data showed Monday. Export came in at 15.07 billion U.S. dollars in the June…
