Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP via GettyA new virus, Langya henipavirus, is suspected to have caused infections in 35 people in China’s Shandong and Henan provinces over roughly a two-year period to 2021.It’s …
Monthly Archives For August 2022
China: After devastating COVID infection, ex-patients now face discrimination
Workplaces continue to refuse to hire recovered workers even after Beijing announced strict anti-discrimination rules, because they fear a mass outbreak or health inspections …
China has painted itself into a semiconductor corner behind Taiwan, S.Korea
For all intents and purposes, China has failed to achieve its semiconductor goals, and those tasked with realising them are being brought to account …
35 cases of a new virus have been recorded in China, but scientists aren’t alarmed
Scientist detected 35 cases of Langya virus, a new henipavirus, over three years. No deaths or person to person transmission has been reported.
China’s growing reach is transforming a Pacific island chain
Beijing’s beachhead in the Solomon Islands has sparked fears of a loss of sovereignty and warnings of trouble ahead in the strategically located country.
China reports record car exports in July
The country’s auto firms exported about 290,000 units of cars last month, up 67 percent year-on-year and 16.5 percent over June, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. July’s …
‘Caught in the Middle’: China’s Mortgage Crisis and 10 Stocks to Watch
In this article, we discuss China’s mortgage crisis and 10 stocks to watch. If you want to check out more stocks to monitor in this situation, click 5 Stocks to Watch Amid China’s Mortgage Crisis.
When Biden Went to China
His engagement with Beijing in 1979 was shaped by U.S. superpower rivalry with the Soviets. Today, his Cold War adversary is China itself.
Semiconductor Companies Love Biden’s CHIPS Law. But Will Taxpayer Money End Up In China?
Semiconductor manufacturers love President Biden’s recently signed CHIPS and Science Act. It’s not just Wednesday’s lower inflation print helping these companies. It’s the $50 billion that’s coming …
Covid-19 surge hits China’s top tourist destinations
The tropical island province of Hainan reports more than 1,300 infections on Thursday as travellers struggle to return home following flight cancellations City in Tibet extends lockdown as outbreak in …
China: Xi’s ‘Zero Covid Policy’ develops fault lines between administration, citizens
Owing to the hard-line “Zero Covid Policy” of the authoritarian regime of Xi Jinping in China, the number of people protesting in the country is witnessing a perpetual rise. The peaceful protests have …
China, Nepal agree on cross-Himalayan railway; Beijing gives millions in grant, medicines, vaccines
This was agreed during a meeting between Chinese state councillor and foreign minister, Wang Yi, and his Nepalese counterpart, Narayan Khadka, in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao …
China has favorable conditions to maintain overall price stability: central bank
China is expected to achieve its inflation control target this year as the country has several favorable conditions to maintain the overall stability of prices, according to the country’s central bank …
