No new locally transmitted suspected or asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported in Beijing. No new imported confirmed, suspected, or asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported in the city on Friday, … ( read original story …)
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Jan. 14 Coronavirus updates: China reports first coronavirus death since May
A team of experts from the World Health Organization has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan on a mission to investigate the origins of the Coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
Oil drops over 2% on China lockdowns, U.S. stimulus concerns
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Friday, with both contracts posting a loss on the week as concerns about Chinese cities in lockdown due to coronavirus outbreaks tempered a rally driven by strong ……
It’s 53% alcohol and tastes like fire. Here’s how this liquor brand took over China
Kweichow Moutai is China’s most valuable firm outside of the tech industry, and it just had a banner year. Valued at 2.7 trillion yuan, or $421 billion, it’s worth more than Coca-Cola, Toyota, Nike ……
What WHO Won’t Learn From China
Beijing likes the story that Covid began elsewhere but at least it could tell us about the virus in China today. ( read original story …)
Oil drops over 2% on China lockdowns, U.S. unemployment data
Oil prices fell more than 2% on Friday as concerns about Chinese cities in lockdown due to coronavirus outbreaks tempered a rally driven by strong import data from the world’s biggest crude importer … (…
North Korea likely ‘had help from China’ designing new submarine-launched missile: Gordon Chang
North Korea’s new submarine-launched ballistic missile was likely realized with help from Beijing, Gordon Chang told “Bill Hemmer Reports” Friday. ( read original story …)
China’s President Xi asks former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to help repair U.S. ties with Beijing
Schultz said in 2019 that he was considering running for president as an independent, but later dropped the idea. ( read original story …)
Exclusive: International COVID-19 vaccine poll shows higher mistrust of Russia, China shots
People across the world are generally likely to say yes to getting a COVID-19 vaccine, but would be more distrustful of shots made in China or Russia than those developed in Germany or the United…
China’s new Covid outbreak near Beijing still not close to a turning point, hospital director says
Beijing remains on alert for a resurgence of Covid-19 infections as the neighboring province of Hebei continues to report new cases every day. ( read original story …)
China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine safe for children, teenagers: state media
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a Sinopharm subsidiary, is safe in those aged between three and 17, based on clinical data obtained by the company, state media … ( read…
Blue-Collar Boom: How China Bounced Back From the Virus
Officials pushed factories to reopen the same way they forced the country to shut down. In one small town, it led to a chili-sauce-fueled revival. ( read original story …)
China builds new quarantine center as virus cases rise
A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush … ( read original…