Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday, marking Beijing’s first high-level contact with Japan’s new leader.
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China hits US vessels with retaliatory port fees
The fees and schedule broadly mirror rules announced by the US in April, which come into effect next Tuesday. The US is requiring China-built vessels docking at US ports to pay $18 a tonne or…
Mainland China reports most new COVID-19 cases in more than 2 months
Mainland China reported 42 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 27, the highest daily toll in more than two months due to a rise in infections in the northwestern Xinjiang region, the country’s health authority …
CNBC Daily Open: The rare earths must flow, but only with Beijing’s permission
Beijing may be signalling its leverage ahead of a potential high-stakes Trump-Xi meeting by tightening control over rare earth exports.
China and U.S. economies diverge over coronavirus response
The United States and China dealt with the spread of the devastating coronavirus pandemic in vastly different ways, and that split is reshaping the global battle between the world’s two leading …
Mainland China reports 16 new coronavirus cases on Oct 3
China on Sunday reported 16 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Oct. 3, compared with 10 cases a day earlier, the health authority said.
Mainland China reports 8 new COVID-19 cases vs 7 a day earlier
Mainland China reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 24, compared with seven cases disclosed a day earlier, the national health authority said on Friday.
China’s annual production capacity of COVID-19 vaccines expected to reach 610 mln doses by end-2020 – official
China’s annual production capacity of COVID-19 vaccines is expected to reach 610 million doses by end-2020, the country’s National Health Commission said on Friday.
China’s No.2 developer Evergrande pleads for government support to avoid cash crunch
Debt-laden China Evergrande Group , the country’s second largest property developer, has pleaded for government support to approve a restructuring plan that has languished for four years, warning it …
China Evergrande shares, bonds suffer sell-off on cash-crunch concern
Investors sold off China Evergrande Group shares and bonds on Friday after a leaked document showed the nation’s second-biggest property developer by sales sought government help to avert a cash …
REFILE-China coronavirus vaccine may be ready for public in November – official
Coronavirus vaccines being developed in China may be ready for use by the general public as early as November, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
Huawei phone prices rise in China on fears of chip shortage
Chinese consumers are rushing to buy smartphones from Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (HWT.UL) featuring its high-end Kirin chips, fearing curbs on the firm’s access to U.S. technology will soon cut off …
Silent siege: how Beijing is coercing Taiwan without firing a shot
As Taiwan prepares to celebrate its National Day, Beijing is tightening the screws through military pressure, trade bans, cyberattacks and diplomatic isolation.
