Mainland China has two major stock exchanges – in Shanghai and Shenzhen – but they will not claim the lion’s share of the IPO market from Hong Kong. The city remains the optimal choice for…
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Return of the Corona Virus
The corona virus outbreak surfaced during December, 2019, when a large number of cases of pneumonia of an unknown cause were reported in Wuhan City in China. Subsequently, the disease spread to more …
China’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign Gets Off to Slow Start
HONG KONG—A year after Covid-19 swept through China, the virus is under control. Now authorities have to motivate a population that feels little urgency to get vaccinated by using a mix of social …
China considers mixing Covid-19 vaccines to offer more protection
China is exploring the option of mixing different Covid-19 vaccines as a solution to the relatively low efficacy of its existing jabs, the head of the country’s Centre for Disease Control and …
Kerry expected to travel to China in first visit by top Biden official
U.S. climate envoy John F. Kerry is expected to travel to China next week in an attempt to carve out climate change as an area of closer collaboration amid deepening tensions between the two countries…
China Knocks on People’s Doors to Speed Up Domestic Covid-19 Vaccination
Infections are low and people aren’t in a hurry to get the shot, but officials are pushing for 40% of China’s population to be vaccinated by summer.
China approves new COVID-19 vaccine for clinical trials
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) — A new COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinopharm has recently been approved for clinical trials. The new recombinant COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National …
50 Years Later, The Legacy Of U.S.-China ‘Pingpong Diplomacy’ Faces Challenges
Judy Hoarfrost remembers the day she walked into China a half-century ago. She was 15 and the youngest member of the U.S. pingpong team, which had been in Nagoya, Japan, competing in the World …
China fines Alibaba $2.8 billion for behaving like a monopoly
China has ordered Alibaba to pay a record fine of 18.2 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) after antitrust regulators concluded that the online shopping giant had been behaving like a monopoly. Chinese state …
China tries to wear down its neighbors with pressure tactics
WASHINGTON — China is trying to wear down its neighbors with relentless pressure tactics designed to push its territorial claims, employing military aircraft, militia boats and sand dredgers to …
China’s COVID-19 vaccine output to hit 3 billion by year-end – official
CHENGDU, China (Reuters) – China’s will likely have produced 3 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of the year, a National Health Commission official said on Saturday. Zheng Zhongwei, who …
China’s COVID-19 vaccine output could exceed 3 billion by year-end – official
China’s output of COVID-19 vaccines could reach more than 3 billion doses by the end of 2021, a National Health Commission official said on Saturday. Zheng Zhongwei, who also heads a team coordinating …
Events Leading up to China’s $2.75 Billion Fine on Alibaba
Events Leading up to China’s $2.75 Billion Fine on Alibaba The Alibaba business empire has come under intense scrutiny in China since its billionaire founder Jack Ma’s stinging public criticism of the …
