Ineffective local vaccines and long lapses in vaccination schedules have left much of the population at risk. The economy may sustain structural damage from a severe Zero-Covid “exit wave.” …
Monthly Archives For December 2022
China’s manufacturing activity drops despite lifted Covid restrictions
China’s manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released Saturday, despite Beijing’s loosening of Covid restrictions at the …
New Year Eve spurs hope in China even as censors target online Covid content
New Year’s Eve in China prompted an outpouring of reflection online, some of it critical, about the strict zero-Covid policy the country adhered to for almost three years and the impact of its abrupt …
Export ban means Chinese firms will have to build plants in Zimbabwe to process lithium
Harare has barred exports of the metal – used in electric-vehicle batteries – in its raw form as part of efforts to have it processed locally Observer says facilities will cost hundreds of millions of…
Govt will protect SMEs from economic impact of China Covid-19 surge, says Rafizi
The government has given a guarantee that it will protect and assist small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the people if there is an economic impact from the rise in Covid-19 cases in China, …
Why US mulling testing wastewater from airline as COVID-19 cases rise in China?
As COVID-19 infections surge in China, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sampling wastewater taken from international aircraft to track any emerging new variants.
Covid test for travellers from China could have been avoided, says MP
Steve Brine said the restriction on people arriving from China to England was only required because Beijing was not ‘upfront’ about its data
Unilateral Attempts to Contain China’s Technology Ambitions Will Fail
A narrative quickly took hold that these export controls, and especially the “foreign direct product rule” provisions that allow the United States to apply its controls extraterritorially under …
China Plans First Changes to Auto Finance Rules in 15 Years
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission plans to remove equity investment from the business scope of auto finance companies and add funding for car accessories so that buyers can get …
Latest Crypto News: Maruti Suzuki Dives Into Metaverse World, China To Launch First National NFT Marketplace
Here are some of the major developments from the world of crypto over the last few days Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has announced the launch of ARENAVerse, a metaverse platform for the business …
China’s consumption market resuming after COVID response shift
With China’s latest optimization of COVID-19 response, restaurants, shopping malls and cinemas nationwide have reopened and reported burgeoning foot traffic, a sign that experts believe bodes the …
Singapore says possible emergence of new Covid-19 variants in China a concern
The health ministry said it is worried that infected travellers could pose a significant burden to its hospitals.
China censors coronavirus content on New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve in China prompted an outpouring of reflection online, some of it critical, about the strict zero-Covid policy the country adhered to for almost three years. China this month scrapped repeated mass testing,