China’s future station ambitions have been bolstered by the recent return to Earth of the Shenzhou 14 mission, which spent six months aboard Tiangong. The Shen …
Monthly Archives For December 2022
China’s next COVID challenge: Widespread protests over mRNA vaccines
Is the humbling fact that Chinese vaccine technology is no match for Western technologies sufficient reason not to save millions of lives?
Bank of China offers loans to ease Chinese developer’s liquidity
A security guard wearing a mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is seen near the Bank of China in Beijing, China, October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo …
Crypto Hitting ‘Mother Of All Economic Crises’ Threatens North Korea
For a regime that’s dependent on crypto to avoid sanctions and steal hard currency, the collapse of FTX couldn’t have been more ill-timed.
Big-Spending Game Developer ZX Rolls the Dice With IPO Plan
ZX Inc.’s revenue and profit both grew significantly in the first half of the year as frequent lockdowns sparked an online gaming craze The company had just 290 million yuan in cash and 2 billion…
Foxconn invests $500M in India business as Apple reconsiders China production
Apple’s main iPhone manufacturer Foxconn has expanded its efforts to cut ties with China and invested $500 million into an existing plant in India.
China grapples with a rash of coronavirus infections after easing its strict controls
Social media users are reporting a rash of COVID-19 cases across China after the ruling Communist Party loosened its stringent anti-coronavirus rules.
China’s premier tells world’s trade, finance leaders that its ‘doors will be opened wider’
Li Keqiang vows to ‘facilitate international exchanges and people mobility’, at annual round-table gathering featuring face-to-face exchanges with heads of IMF, World Bank, WTO and others China’s …
China $108 Billion Bond Sale Expected to Refinance Old Debt
China will sell 750 billion yuan ($108 billion) worth of special sovereign bonds next week, in a move economists said was likely to be a rollover of existing debt rather than representing new stimulus …
China’s Xi tells Gulf nations to use Shanghai exchange for yuan energy deals
China’s President Xi Jinping said in Riyadh on Friday that China and Gulf nations should make full use of the Shanghai Petroleum and National Gas Exchange as a platform to carry out yuan settlement of…
China’s new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity
The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit. On Nov. 29, 2022, the Shenzhou 15 mission launched from China’s Gobi Desert carrying three taikonauts – the …
China’s Covid-19 Reversal Sparks Rush for Medicines, Jabs
After years saying the virus is too deadly to live with, leaders now risk lethal surge in infections.
China epidemiologist urges faster COVID-19 vaccination among vulnerable groups
Beefing up vaccination is one of the vital steps for COVID-19 prevention and control, Zhong told the annual congress of the Chinese Thoracic Society via video link. Zhong also urged better vaccination protection for medical…
