The number of COVID patients needing critical care in China’s hospitals has peaked, health authorities said on Thursday, as millions travelled across the country for long-awaited reunions with …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
Marvel movies are returning to China after almost four years
China has reopened its doors to Disney’s Marvel Studios for the first time in almost four years, with two new film releases secured in the world’s second largest movie market.
Inside China’s Plans To Conquer Space
the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, said the U.S.’s decision to “restart great power competition” posed a challenge to cooperation in space. China’s space program, like its …
UPDATE 1-China seen keeping benchmark lending rates unchanged for fifth month
China is expected to keep benchmark lending rates unchanged for a fifth month in January, a Reuters survey showed, although analysts think cuts next month are probable after the central bank pledged …
U.S.-China tensions are the biggest worry we have, Merck CEO says
Merck CEO Belen Garijo says “we hope for a very fast de-escalation” of geopolitical tensions between the two countries. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free …
Slumping China-bound Japanese exports raise fears of global downturn
Japan’s export growth slowed sharply in December as China-bound shipments fell for the first time in seven months, stoking fears of further slowdown in the global economy and external demand for …
Exclusive: Congo sees deal on $6 bln China mining contract overhaul this year -FinMin
Democratic Republic of Congo expects to reach an agreement on overhauling $6 billion of an infrastructure-for-minerals deal with Chinese investors this year, Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi told …
China races to make COVID drugs as Xi fears rural outbreaks
Chinese drugmakers rushed to make anti-fever medicines and other treatments for COVID-19 on Thursday, after President Xi Jinping said he was worried about an influx of holiday travellers to rural …
In pics: Spring Festival travel rush in Shenzhen, south China
Passengers wait to board trains at Shenzhen North railway station in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Jan. 18, 2023. The railway station has witnessed peaks in the number of passengers in …
COVID-hit Chinese factories eye gradual recovery after Lunar New Year break
Christian Gassner, whose furniture components factory in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen had a dismal end of 2022 amid COVID-19 outbreaks, is finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
Hedge funds that punted early on China recovery reaped the rewards
Hedge funds that bet on a swift shift in the country’s zero-COVID and regulatory policies in late 2022 while the stock market was tumbling and political uncertainty was intense were rewarded …
China’s hi-tech aspirations get boost with pledge to welcome more foreign-invested R&D centres and lure overseas talent
Commerce and science authorities say foreign-invested R&D centres are crucial to fostering a culture of technological innovation, which Beijing has been repeatedly emphasising.
Slumping China-bound Japanese exports raises fears of global downturn
Japan’s export growth slowed sharply in December as China-bound shipments fell for the first time in seven months, stoking fears of further slowdown in the global economy and external demand for …
