WH Group, led by China billionaire Wan Long, plans to sell Virginia-headquartered Smithfield Foods’ seasoning business to French food ingredients supplier Solina for $587 million, according to a Hong …
Monthly Archives For October 2022
Big Brother Or Dumb Brother? Bus Drivers In Beijing Are Forced To Wear “Emotional Monitors”
Humans aren’t always great at respecting each other’s privacy. However, common sense says there’s a clear boundary when it comes to the thoughts in one’s own head and the …
China says its J-20 stealth jet is operating with all of its military’s theater commands — and it’s ‘flying farther and farther’
With the J-20’s introduction, China became the second country, after the US, to operate a stealth fighter capable of cruising at supersonic speeds.
China Warns U.S. of Grave Consequences if Ukraine Joins NATO
In a nuclear war, “there will be no security for anyone, not for Ukraine, and not for the world,” the Global Times wrote in an editorial on Sunday.
A public payphone in China began ringing and ringing. Who was calling?
It started in July. The callers live in Gourd Island, and they were hoping to share an important message that they saw was being ignored by their local authorities.
Is it safe to breastfeed after the COVID-19 mRNA vaccination?
A recent study attempts to answer the question of whether the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for lactating women who received the vaccine within six months postpartum.
EU, US progress on space information sharing, but Beijing drags its feet
“We have an issue, as everyone here knows, with China where they’re just simply not sharing information. And we cannot safely operate in space if a major space major space participant isn’t actively …
China likely to boost oil products exports into early 2023, support economy
Chinese refiners are likely to boost refined oil products exports in the last two months of 2022 and into early 2023 after receiving the biggest allocation from Beijing this year, trade sources and …
China Property Stocks, Bonds Rally After Report of $85 Billion Lifeline
Optimism that the worst of China’s property slump is over boosted markets after Bloomberg reported that regulators told the biggest state-owned banks to provide financing worth at least $85 billion to …
China Is Suffering A Major Financial Crisis
What China is experiencing is a text-book illustration of how a financial crisis unfolds. Failures in one place led to failures elsewhere and the associated fears and lack of confidence make they …
Positivity rate of COVID-19 “very high” in Philippine capital, says health expert
The positivity rate of COVID-19 in the Philippine capital region is “very high” at 19.1 percent, a health expert warned on Monday citing official data. Guido David, a professor at the University of …
High-profile China #MeToo case settled in US out of court
Liu Jingyao launched civil proceedings in 2019 against retail billionaire Liu Qiangdong …
Tax cuts for China’s private pension scheme likely to lure participants as financial institutions vie for market share
Tax on withdrawal of funds is down to 3 per cent from 7.5 per cent, a move likely to drive participation and buoy a market seen reaching US$1.4 trillion by 2030.
