The Chinese government is no longer allowing international adoptions of its children. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said Thursday that the only exception will be for blood relatives adopting …
Monthly Archives For September 2024
Typhoon Yagi Nears Southern China With Heavy Rain and Strong Winds
The storm has killed at least 13 people in the Philippines and is forecast to be the strongest to hit Hainan Province in a decade.
China is not pushing Africa into debt trap, South African president says
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday that he did not believe Chinese investments in Africa were pushing the continent into a “debt trap” but were instead part of a mutually …
China halts foreign adoptions for its children
BEIJING — The Chinese government is no longer allowing foreigners to adopt its children, a spokesperson said Thursday. The only exception will be for blood relatives adopting a child or a stepchild, …
How to get kicked out of China’s Communist Party
China’s Communist Party has over 99m members. So it is no surprise that some are not up to scratch. The corrupt, criminal or disloyal are handled by the party’s fearsome internal-investigation arm, …
Liberalism is far from dead in China
That view jars with the impression conveyed by another, far more conspicuous, trend: the rise of Chinese nationalism. In public forums online, it is usually hard to find liberal views. The internet is …
Amazon Plans $5 Billion of Small-Ticket Exports From India in 2024 in Shift From China
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Amazon Inc plans to export about $5 billion of small-ticket items from India this year, up from nearly $3 billion in 2023, supplying markets such as the United States and Britain…
Sask. farmers react to ‘devastating news’ of China targeting Canadian canola with trade investigation
Rob Stone says China’s decision to target Canadian canola as part of a trade spat is disastrous for producers.”It’s devastating news as far as a farmer is concerned,” said Stone, who farms canola near Davidson,
AstraZeneca says staff detained in China amid reports of a drug-import investigation
Some employees of British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca have been detained by police in China as part of an investigation, the company confirmed Thursday.
Bernstein’s survey shows BYD no.1 EV brand in China, followed by Tesla and VW
According to Bernstein’s 2024 proprietary survey of Chinese car buyers, BYD (SZ:002594) has extended its lead as the most recognized electric vehicle (EV) brand in China. The survey, which gauges …
Dozens of new viruses are emerging from Chinese fur farms
Worrying news from China, as dozens of viruses were discovered in several fur farms there, some of which are new and potentially transmissible to humans. Trade journal Nature is sounding the alarm …
Europe’s luxury stocks drop on China concerns
Shares in some big European luxury goods companies fell sharply on Thursday, with traders citing growing concerns over slowing demand in the key growth Chinese market following latest signs of a weakning in the world’s…
Xi offers African leaders more aid as China challenges US-led global order
Dozens of African leaders have descended on Beijing for a summit that signals China’s influence in a continent that it hopes will be a key ally in pushing back against a U.S.
