State media reports on increased efforts to boost health infrastructure, staffing and supplies …
Monthly Archives For December 2022
Govt develops new metrics to fix China trade mismatch
This development comes amid reports that under-invoicing of imports from China have come under the government’s tax scanner, largely with regard to electronic goods, gadgets and metals.
China races to install hospital beds as COVID-19 surge sparks concern abroad
BEIJING/WASHINGTON: Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday (Dec 20) as the United States said Beijing’s surprise decision to let the virus
Australian visit to China raises hopes on trade, detainees
The first visit by an Australian foreign minister to China in four years is raising hopes that Australia will make progress on ending trade sanctions and freeing two Australian citizens detained in Ch …
China Races to Install Hospital Beds as COVID Surge Sparks Concern Abroad
Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as the United States said Beijing’s surprise decision to let the virus run free was a concern for …
China-Russia navy drills to ‘further deepen’ partnership
China says Chinese-Russian naval drills beginning Wednesday aim to “further deepen” cooperation between the sides whose unofficial anti-Western alliance has gained strength since Moscow’s invasion of …
Live news: China media say ‘normalcy’ should return by spring after Covid U-turn
Chinese authorities this month have slashed testing requirements, allowed Covid patients to quarantine at home and lifted lockdowns in a stunning bonfire of regulations as evidence grows of a …
World Bank slashes China growth forecasts on Covid woes, property crisis
The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its China growth forecast for the year as the pandemic and weaknesses in the property sector hit the world’s second largest economy.
China Property Developers Slump After New Round of Share Sales
More Chinese real estate developers are selling shares to shore up finances that have been hurt by an unprecedented housing slump.
Two Chinese property developers to raise funds via discounted share sales
CIFI Holdings on Tuesday became the latest Chinese property developer to raise funds by selling new shares at discounted prices, while Agile Group announced its second such capital raising since …
China holds benchmark lending rates for 4th consecutive month
China kept benchmark lending interest rates unchanged for the fourth consecutive month on Tuesday, matching the forecasts of most market watchers who nevertheless expect further monetary easing to …
Why China’s exports are in the doldrums
In past years, the roads leading to the Ningbo-Zhoushan port in East China’s Zhejiang province would have been packed in the week leading up to the Oct. 1 National Day holiday, the peak season for…
Vietnam’s ‘Mini-China’ Days Are Numbered. It’s A Good Thing.
By winning Trump’s trade war and having a comparatively successful Covid-19 experience, Vietnam proved it can succeed in the worst of conditions.
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