Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he is ready to send a second team to probe the matter, as the genesis of the pandemic remains unclear nearly four years after the first cases emerged.
Monthly Archives For September 2023
In Risky Hunt for Secrets, U.S. and China Expand Global Spy Operations
The nations are taking bold steps in the espionage shadow war to try to collect intelligence on leadership thinking and military capabilities.
China Arrests, Rates Marathon, UN Dilemma: Sunday Asia Briefing
The big shift. On Friday, the three-day Bund Summit in Shanghai returns with the hopeful title, China and the World: A New Journey. Michele Bullock takes over as head of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
China Focus: Digital technology promotes high-quality development of China’s cultural industry
According to the 2022 China internet development report, the scale of China’s digital cultural industry reached 1.8 trillion yuan (about 251 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, accounting for 51.4 percent …
China’s crude oil output, imports up in August
China’s crude oil production, processing and imports registered strong expansion in August, official data shows. The country produced 17.47 million tonnes of crude oil last month, up 3.1 percent year …
China’s foreign ministry denies bans on the use of foreign phone brands
China’s foreign ministry denied that China has issued bans on the purchase and use of foreign phone brands on September 13, according to Reuters. The …
China’s August retail sales suggest economy starting to bounce back, but property sector still in distress
China’s economic recovery showed signs of picking up in August, as policymakers’ actions to shore up investor confidence have helped drive up business activities, but the property sector remains in …
Is China’s Economic Predicament as Bad as Japan’s? It Could Be Worse
China is facing some economic challenges that Japan didn’t after its 1980s bubble.
Upheavals in Xi’s world spread concern about China’s diplomacy
The disappearance of China’s defence minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top ranks, is stoking uncertainty about President Xi Jinping’s rule as an internal security …
China’s economic data breakdowns show signs of life amid prevailing doom-and-gloom outlook
a Chinese financial data provider. The summer box office data also reached a new historical high this year. According to movie industry data provider Dengta, the box office in China from June to …
China and Vietnam strengthen bilateral cooperation at China-ASEAN Expo
The Vietnamese leader is in Nanning to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Forum, which opens on Sunday. Li told Chinh that China places its relations with Vietnam …
China and Laos deepen bilateral cooperation for high-quality Belt and Road development
The Lao leader is inwas invited to Nanning to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Forum, which opens on Sunday. Li said China is willing to continue with the …
China population: retirement age cannot be one-size-fits-all, Beijing adviser says as retirees to hit record
More than 28 million people will retire in China this year, and while Beijing has already said it will raise retirement ages, no timetable has been released.