China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), also said it had obtained emergency use approval for a coronavirus … ( read original story …)
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Southeast Asia is Ground Zero in the New U.S.-China Conflict—and Beijing Is Winning
Southeast Asia is Ground Zero in the New U.S… Sometimes the signs are scattershot. Investigative journalists imprisoned for doing their job in Thailand or the Philippines. Another forest razed to … ( read original story…
Xi Says China to Step up Efforts to Fight ‘Splittism’ in Tibet
China seized control over Tibet in 1950 in what it describes as a “peaceful liberation” that helped the remote Himalayan region throw off its “feudalist” past. But critics, led by exiled spiritual … ( read…
China’s Theme Parks Ride a Boom as Tourists Have Nowhere to Go
With foreign vacations off limits, China is in the middle of a theme-park surge as domestic tourists seek amusements in their own backyards. ( read original story …)
Japan-U.S. confirm bilateral treaty covers isles disputed with China, Kono says
Japan Defense Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had confirmed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that islands in the East China Sea disputed by Japan and China are covered by the U.S.-Japan ……
Japan-US confirm bilateral treaty covers isles disputed with China, Kono says
Japan Defense Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had confirmed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that islands in the East China Sea disputed by Japan and China are covered by the U.S.-Japan ……
BlackRock Gets Go-Ahead for a Mutual-Fund Business in China
BlackRock got approval from regulators to start a mutual-fund business in China, a milestone for an investment firm with fierce ambitions in the world’s second-largest economy. ( read original story …)
The Latest: First batch of Beijing students resumes classes
BEIJING — About one-third of students returned to school in the Chinese capital on Saturday in a staggered start to the new school year because of the coronavirus. The first batch of 590,000 students ……
China test fires so-called ‘carrier killer’ missiles into South China Sea
China launched a series of ballistic missiles into the South China Sea this week, according to United States defense officials, part of a flurry of military exercises extending thousands of miles … ( read original…
Hong Kong investors to get greater choice of exchange-traded funds, as securities watchdog approves two Shenzhen-listed products
The pair will each invest 90 per cent or more of their assets in an ETF approved by the Chinese regulator, currently listed in Shenzhen and tradable by certain qualified foreign institutional … ( read…
In authoritarian China, eating freely is a cherished activity. Now a food waste campaign wants to control meals, too
A call from Beijing to reduce food waste has sent officials and businesses scrambling to find ways to stop people from ordering too much, and in some extreme cases put meal times under surveillance. (…
China reports nine new mainland coronavirus cases, all imported
China reported nine new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday, the same number as the previous day, with all of them travelling into the country from overseas, the national health authority said on … (…
China’s CanSino Pushing for Early Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine
China’s CanSino Biologics is currently lobbying regulators abroad to grant its vaccine candidate the equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization (EUA). The … ( read original story …)
