Mainland China reported 817 new COVID-19 cases for July 22, of which 164 were symptomatic and 653 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. China’s capital, Beijing, reported …
Monthly Archives For July 2022
China braces for ‘big heat’ day with temperatures set to soar
Readings above 40C expected on Saturday with some cities at highest alert level and others warned of dam failures due to melting glaciers …
Shenzhen makes living wills legally binding, and why it matters Shenzhen makes living wills legally binding, and why it matters
“I work in the geriatrics department and see many elderly patients who want to terminate their medical treatment,” said Sun Yun, director of general medicine and geriatrics department at Shenzhen …
Hong Kong Billionaire To Build $1.4Bn Cultural Complex On The Coast Of China’s Shenzhen
The 42-year-old Hong Kong billionaire, art collector and real estate developer, Adrian Cheng, revealed plans this week to open an expansive cultur …
Can Taipei escape Beijing’s claws?
Left with no viable option but to prioritise the overwhelming dependence on Beijing and the fear of upsetting China by changing the conventional dogma of cross-strait ties, Taipei is left with …
China debt: battling zero Covid and a property market slump, local governments ask Beijing to lift bond quota
Beijing turned down the request from Hebei, Hainan and Liaoning, saying their current quotas were sufficient and regional debt limits were declining Local government revenue from land sales has …
China’s Xiamen sees record-high foreign trade in H1
During the first half of 2022, foreign trade in East China’s Xiamen topped 444.32 billion yuan (about $65.8 billion), up 8.3 percent year-on-year, setting a new record for import and export value in …
Surfskating through shutdown: The women skateboarding amid Beijing’s covid restrictions
Lockdown boredom and the buzz from snow sports at the Beijing Winter Olympics has resulted in a boost of women taking up boarding in the Chinese capital …
China Evergrande CEO, CFO step down after loan-diverting probe
China Evergrande Group said on Friday that its chief executive officer and finance head have resigned after a preliminary probe found their involvement in diverting loans secured by its publicly …
U.S. to push Russia to fulfill Ukraine grain deal, says China is stockpiling
The United States said on Friday it will hold Russia accountable for implementing a U.N.-brokered deal to resume Ukraine’s Black Sea grain exports and called out China for stockpiling grain that could …
China’s Xi Jinping wishes Biden a ‘speedy recover’ from COVID-19
Chinese leader Xi Jinping wished President Joe Biden a “speedy recovery” from his COVID-19 infection on Friday.
Beijing Culture Forum issues digital badges
The inaugural Beijing Culture Forum issued a set of digital badges on Wednesday to showcase the beautiful Chinese capital. Based on the logo of the upcoming forum, the badges feature the Chinese …
White House national security advisor: Taiwan policy ‘unchanged,’ US wary of ‘new cold war’ with China
Sullivan also discussed other global hotspots including Russia and Afghanistan. Earlier former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that the “One China” policy has “run its course.” …
