New York Mayor warns city will fall short of its inoculation goals unless it gets more vaccine; first death in China for eight months recorded in Hebei province … ( read original story …)
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WHO team arrives in China’s Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origins
An international team of scientists led by the World Health Organization arrived on Thursday in China’s central city of Wuhan to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus that sparked the … ( read original…
W.H.O. Finally Lands in China to Begin Tracing the Coronavirus. How Hard Will It Be?
Beijing has repeatedly impeded the beginning of the World Health Organization’s inquiry into the virus’s emergence, worried about drawing attention to its early mistakes. ( read original story …)
Managers detained as 22 trapped in China mine for 3rd day
Authorities have detained managers at a gold mine in eastern China where 22 workers have been trapped underground following an explosion Sunday … ( read original story …)
China export growth slows in December but tops forecasts; imports quicken
China’s exports grew more than expected in December, albeit at a slower pace than the month before, as global demand for Chinese goods remained solid, while import growth quickened, customs data … ( read original…
Trump bolsters ban on U.S. investments in China
President Donald Trump has signed an order strengthening a November ban on U.S. investments in alleged Chinese military companies, the White House said on Wednesday, curbing Chinese access to U.S. ( read original story …)
Shenzhen new benchmark for cold-chain import oversight
Staff members take frozen product samples to check for COVID-19 at a centralized supervisory warehouse for imported frozen products in Shenzhen. [Photo/Xinhua] Shenzhen, Guangdong province, is taking … ( read original story …)
China December exports rise 18.1% year-on-year, imports up 6.5%, top forecasts
China’s exports grew more than expected in December, albeit at a slower pace than the month before, as global demand for Chinese goods remained solid, while import growth quickened, customs data … ( read original…
Exhibition in Shenzhen spotlights passion for Chinese zodiac
The quartet were forged to celebrate the arrival of the first day, on Feb 12, of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which, according to the Chinese zodiac, is the Year of the Ox. ( read…
Asia Today: China’s cases spike ahead of WHO research visit
China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World Health Organization team was due to arrive to probe the origins of the pandemic. China … ( read original…
Team from WHO heads to China in search of COVID origins
An international team of scientists led by the World Health Organization was set to arrive in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus that … (…
China reports most new COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months
China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months as infections in northeastern Heilongjiang province nearly tripled, underscoring the growing threat ahead of a major … ( read original…
U.S. bans all cotton, tomatoes from China’s Xinjiang region
The United States banned all imports of cotton and tomato from China’s Xinjiang region citing evidence of slave labor in the region, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. ( read original story …)
