China’s economy ended the year in a major slump as business and consumer spending plunged in December, with more disruption likely in the first few months of the year as Covid infections surge across …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
Hospitals in China are telling families to ‘bring your own beds’
China’s hospitals are overwhelmed as the country faces a surge in Covid cases. NBC News Foreign Correspondent Janis Mackey Frayer and NPR Beijing Correspondent Emily Feng discuss how China is handling its Covid outbreak.
Marketmind: China in spotlight as 2023 properly gets going
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Global market trading properly kicks into gear on Tuesday, with the latest insight into how China’s manufacturing sector closed last year likely to…
Asian property: four themes to watch in 2023 as China reopens
Link Reit’s purchase of two shopping centres in Singapore highlights themes that will become more pronounced this year Asian real estate could be a relative bright spot if China’s abrupt reopening …
What the great reopening means for China—and the world
Meanwhile, exchanges between China and the outside world fell to their lowest in decades. Few foreign students remain in the country. Overseas tourism has collapsed. Mr Xi himself has only recently …
China in spotlight as 2023 properly gets going
Global market trading properly kicks into gear on Tuesday, with the latest insight into how China’s manufacturing sector closed last year likely to set the tone for the day ahead in Asia. China’s …
Brazil’s Lula Says He Received Letter From China’s Xi on Further Cooperation
Brazilian new president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he had received a letter from Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressing a desire to increase cooperation between the two countries. “I …
Japanese Fighters Intercept China’s High-Flying WZ-7 Drone For First Time
China’s diamond-wing WZ-7 Soaring Dragon drones have suddenly expanded their operations, which is likely a sign of what’s to come.
Belgium to Test Wastewater on Airliners From COVID-Hit China
Belgium will test wastewater from planes arriving from China for new COVID variants as part of new steps against the spread of the coronavirus as infections in China surge, the government announced on …
China’s move to reopen in the face of Covid-19 could be a double-edged sword for markets
China’s earlier-than-expected relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, including its sudden resumption of outbound travel, may prove to be a double-edged sword for markets in 2023.
WHO Calls Out China’s Lack of Transparency Over COVID Infections
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus defended the right of the United States and other nations to impose restrictions on travel from China. Around 10 countries, including many of China’s …
Medics on the frontline of Beijing’s COVID fight embrace the New Year accompanying patients in recovery
Photo: Cui Meng/GT Medical staff members on the frontline of Beijing’s COVID-19 fight have continued to stick to their posts with full dedication even during New Year while facing mounting pressures …
China Doubles Military Flights Around Taiwan
For Taiwan’s leaders, there’s no easy response to what has been described as China’s “gray-zone” warfare—coercive activity short of war.
