A Chinese Communist Party official has signaled there likely will be no let-up in its crackdown in the Xinjiang region, but said the government’s focus is shifting more to addressing the roots of extr ……
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Corona Capital: Zoom, Royal Dutch Shell
Concise views on the pandemic’s corporate and financial fallout: Zoom’s China vulnerability threatens to become a headache; and Royal Dutch Shell finishes a tricky year with another write-down. ( read original story …)
Families of Shenzhen detainees ask to attend trial
The families of the group of 12 young Hong Kong people detained in Shenzhen have urged the authorities to arrange for them to attend the expected trial on the mainland. Handing in a petition at…
Rediscovering Beijing: A city with long history and modern skyline
Reaching many parts of the city would then have involved lengthy travel, often by bus. However, ongoing expansion of the urban metro system has considerably reduced travel times with many locations … ( read original…
Australian writer detained in Beijing has trial delayed by three months
Chinese authorities appear to have delayed Australian writer Yang Hengjun’s trial by three months, almost two years after he was detained in Beijing. Australian officials visited Dr Yang on Thursday … ( read original story…
China, Christmas and the Coronavirus
As we hunker down this holiday season, waiting for our vaccines, or at least until the diffusion of the vaccines has slowed the spread of the pandemic, it’s worth thinking for a moment about an…
SKP Beijing a hot spot for high-end fashion retail
SKP Beijing department store, the nation’s biggest and most productive retailer last year, has maintained double-digit revenue growth and is expected to achieve approximately 17.5 billion yuan ($2.68 … ( read original story …)
Yang Hengjun: Australian writer’s espionage trial in China delayed by three months
Yang’s refusal to confess despite ongoing interrogation causes ‘real difficulties for the confession-based legal system’, his friend says … ( read original story …)
China stocks climb as Beijing pledges continued policy support
China stocks closed higher on Monday, as investors cheered Beijing’s continued policy support to shore up its economy hurt by the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story …)
In Beijing subways, preparedness gets a boost
Beijing has installed defibrillators in all stations serving subway Lines 1, 2, and 13 to increase public safety. Professionals provide training in how to use the automated external defibrillator, or … ( read original story…
China starts work on plant for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate – media
China has begun work on a facility to manufacture its first COVID-19 vaccine candidate that uses messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, even though the candidate is still in early-stage clinical trials, … ( read original story…
China’s bargain shopping sites push to build own shipping networks
Shopping sites delivering from China are rushing to build their own global freight networks, as the coronavirus pandemic and new US shipping rules threaten the supply of packages to the west in the … (…
China keeps benchmark lending rate steady for 8th straight month, in line with expectations
China kept its benchmark lending rate for corporate and household loans unchanged at its December fixing on Monday, as expected. ( read original story …)
