Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn is relaxing some of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions at the world’s largest iPhone assembly site, reports Barron’s. Foxconn is ending its “closed loop” system at …
Monthly Archives For December 2022
China’s Covid-19 Surge Puts Strain on Medical Workers
The death of a medical student after a hospital shift heightens fears around the system’s ability to cope.
2022 Notebook: Protests, strict COVID lockdowns tested China
After beginning 2022 by hosting a Winter Olympics inside a COVID bubble, China faced a tough year. It was filled with economic challenges, maintaining and then loosening its zero-COVID policy, fending …
China reopening is mixed blessing for inflation
Like millions of Chinese emerging from years of isolation, the United States and Europe will greet China’s decision to relax Covid-19 rules with a mixture of hope and apprehension.
A new omicron subvariant is spreading in China. Here’s what we know so far.
BF.7 is a new version of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that’s driving a surge of infection in China. Since the COVID variant omicron emerged in late 2021, it has rapidly evolved into multiple subvariants …
China claims repurposed ski-jump technology test helped launch spacecraft 7 times the speed of sound
China claims to have repurposed the outdated ski-jump method of launching fighter jets from aircraft carriers that could serve in space travel and the aero industry, saving travel time.
China reopening ‘a sentiment positive’ for oil, strategist says
CIBC Private Wealth U.S. Sr. Energy Trader Rebecca Babin joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss China reopening, EU sanctions packages, and the outlook for oil markets.
U.S. PCAOB says it is able to inspect firms in China for first time
The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Thursday said it has determined that it has gotten full access to inspect and investigate firms in China for the first time in history.
Maxim Ryzhkov appointed CEO of Allianz Trade in China
Maxim Ryzhkov to drive strategic and fast-growing market in Asia Pacific Allianz Trade is pleased to appoint Maxim Ryzhkov as CEO of Allianz Trade in China with effect from 1 January 2023. Mr Ryzhkov …
Grand Opening of the GLOW SHENZHEN 2022|Chasing the Flowing Light
With the theme of “Chasing the Flowing Light”, this year’s GLOW SHENZHEN has set up exhibition areas and 36 event locations in 10 administrative districts, including Futian, Luohu and Nanshan, holding …
Chinese Berklee music student charged with stalking individual who posted flyer supporting democracy in China
A Chinese student was charged with stalking after allegedly threatening and harassing a man who posted a flyer supporting democracy in China.
U.S. accounting watchdog says it is able to inspect firms in China for first time
By Chris Prentice, Xie Yu and Susan Heavey NEW YORK/HONG KONG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on Thursday said it has determined that it has gotten full access …
She Was Supposed to Be China’s Future. After ‘Zero Covid,’ She Wants to Leave.
Julie Geng is part of the generation that was supposed to live the Chinese dream. She’s 25 years old and was born and raised in Shanghai. After completing high school and college in the U.S.,…
