The COVID-19 vaccine developed by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech needs to be stored at extremely low temperature, pushing up demand for dry ice, which has widely been … ( read original…
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1 in 5 with COVID-19 passes it to others in household, data show
Nearly one in five people with COVID-19 spreads the virus to other members of their households, according to an analysis published Monday by JAMA Network Open. ( read original story …)
China plans set up of new disease control agency in COVID-19 aftermath – Caixin
China is considering setting up a new disease control agency as part of its public health reforms in aftermath of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Caixin reported on Monday. ( read original story …)
Singapore approves use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Singapore’s prime minister says his government has approved the use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine and the first shipment will arrive by the end of this month … ( read original story …)
Beijing just fired another anti-trust warning shot at China’s tech giants
Chinese tech giants saw nearly $290 billion wiped off their market value, after China’s top market regulator released draft rules intended to prevent internet monopolies. Now Chinese anti-trust … ( read original story …)
Hundreds from Hong Kong, Macau apply for five civil service openings in Shenzhen created under Greater Bay Area plan
The positions in mainland China pay less than local government posts, but pro-establishment figures call it a ‘golden opportunity’ to build networks. ( read original story …)
China’s yuan to continue rise against US dollar in short term, but when will Beijing say enough?
China’s yuan is expected to continue appreciating against the US dollar in the early part of next year due to strong growth of the Chinese economy and weakness in the American currency due to a…
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: F1 injection, China exports, Mink
Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story …)
Henry Paulson: How to Fix Our Relationship With China
The former Treasury secretary says if the U.S. can defeat Covid-19 and fix its economy, it will be a dominant world power no matter what China does. ( read original story …)
China claims another discovery of coronavirus on frozen Ecuador shrimp
Roughly 2,800 kilograms of frozen shrimp were prevented from entering the market in Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province … ( read original story …)
China is so cold that water freezes instantly!
The temperatures in parts of China are so cold that people are having fun experimenting by squirting water out of bottles and seeing it freeze instantly! ( read original story …)
Pro-Beijing CTiTV Goes Off Air in Taiwan, Seeks Court Reversal
Beijing news channel, went off air this weekend in Taiwan after its operator lost an appeal against a decision by the National Communications Commission. But the skirmishing is far from over. The … ( read…
China’s Combative Nationalists See a World Turning Their Way
China’s Communist Party is pushing the narrative that the pandemic has proved the superiority of its authoritarian model. The muscular message is finding fans at home. ( read original story …)
