The US and Japan announced a significant strengthening of their military relationship and upgrade of the US military’s force posture in the country on Wednesday, including the stationing of a newly redesignated Marine unit with…
Monthly Archives For January 2023
China Gets Hold Of Alibaba And Other Tops Execs Of Chinese Companies To Trumpet Confidence In Domestic Economy On State TV
Executives from 21 private-sector Chinese companies, including Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), lauded their confidence in the nation’s economy in an unparalleled program aired by China’s …
What a China reopening could mean for the global economy
Leland Miller, China Beige Book, on whether a China reopening will be a greenlight for the economy. With CNBC’s Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, Carter Worth, Steve Grasso and …
WHO seeks more China COVID-19 data, praises US ‘transparency’
The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive COVID-19 outbreak, while praising Washington’s “radical transparency” in its efforts to battle a new sub-variant.
Inside hospitals and morgues in China, where COVID-19 is surging
China is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases after relaxing restrictions. Experts predict at least 1 million there will die of the virus in 2023.
Did Beijing deliver a snub to Myanmar’s military regime?
Observers see China keeping Myanmar’s generals at a distance by not responding to Lancang-Mekong Cooperation invite.
Why China’s zero-Covid U-turn has cast a ‘long shadow’ over Beijing’s economic leadership
China’s sudden – and chaotic – break from zero-Covid has cost the economy and raised questions about the country’s top-down economic leadership model.
Optimism is returning to China’s economy. Can it last?
Much depends on how quickly the country’s ’tsunami’ of COVID infections lasts, and whether Beijing’s unpredictable virus-control policies hamper or foster growth, analysts say …
Biz leader hails China’s support for foreign investment
The global pharmaceutical company is very confident about the development prospects of China’s economy and its open investment environment, Wang added. Thanks to the effective pandemic control …
WHO working with China on Chinese New Year COVID-19 risks, voices concern over data
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said a lack of data was making it challenging to help China manage the risks of a COVID-19 surge over the Chinese New Year holiday, as the world’s second-largest economy…
China outbound flight bookings at 15% of pre-pandemic levels despite recent surge – ForwardKeys
China’s outbound flight bookings were at only 15% of pre-pandemic levels in the week after the country announced it would reopen its borders, despite a 192% jump from the same period last year, travel …
Alibaba notches small gains as Chinese companies boost Beijing on state TV
Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) scored mild gains Wednesday, and other Chinese tech stocks advance as the heads of several of top Chinese companies took part in what could probably best be called an unexpected TV …
Health News Roundup: WHO says coronavirus variant XBB.1.5 may be driving cases; WHO working with China on Lunar New Year COVID risks and more
“We have successfully controlled the spread of Ebola in Uganda,” Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said during a ceremony to mark the outbreak’s end. WHO working with China on Lunar New Year COVID risks …
