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Monthly Archives For January 2023
Is bias, not science, behind COVID-19 curbs on China travellers?
Experts say restrictions on China ‘very unlikely’ to help fight the virus and could lead to discriminatory behaviour.
China worries over increase in Covid-19 cases as holiday exodus begins
Urban workers crowd train stations across China’s largest cities as the country’s mass migration for Lunar New Year holidays hit high gear.
China has optimized, readjusted Covid-19 policy
Since January 8, 2023, the Chinese government has optimized and readjusted its Covid-19 policy. China has started …
VIDEO: Fears of COVID-19 in China as Lunar New Year approaches
Wall Street Journal’s Jonathan Cheng says there are fears people would bring COVID-19 to little villages as Lunar New Year celebrations begin in China.
China to develop huge Bolivian lithium deposit
Bolivia is rich in a metal vital for electric cars, and a Chinese battery maker will mine it.
China’s state-backed blockchain project aims to be the Swift of stablecoins and central bank digital currencies
Red Date Technology compares its new project to Swift, as it facilitates cross-border payments by making stablecoins and CBDCs interoperable The company, which develops the Blockchain Service Network, …
Trump Told Mike Pompeo To ‘Shut The Hell Up’ About China After COVID Outbreak: Book
The ex-president, who complains constantly about China, didn’t want to anger President Xi Jinping, the former secretary of state says in excerpts of his memoir.
Oil settles up more than 1% on China demand outlook, second weekly gain
Oil settled up about $1 a barrel on Friday and notched a second straight weekly gain as China’s economic prospects brightened, boosting expectations for fuel demand in the world’s second-biggest …
China’s women make a strong case with a birth strike
We do the work of giving birth to, feeding & caring for all the people in the world,” the campaign declared. “But this work is devalued & demeaned.” Women from 64 countries joined the day…
China reopening spurs record inflows into emerging market funds -BofA
LONDON (Reuters) -Investors poured a record $12.7 billion into emerging-market debt and equity funds in the week to Wednesday, in response to China’s easing of its COVID-19 restrictions on activity, …
China downplays COVID risks with Lunar New Year travel in full swing
Chinese authorities insist that COVID-19 transmissions and hospitalizations are on the decline as millions crowded onto public transit for holiday travel.
As COVID surged in China, so did spending by funeral providers
A funeral parlour in the Chinese city of Shantou published a tender recently for an “emergency purchase” of two cremation ovens, according to a government procurement database, one of several …
