A team from the World Health Organization (WHO) will arrive in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to begin investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following is a timeline … ( read…
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Timeline: China and World Health Organization during COVID-19 crisis
China Needs to Come Clean on Covid-19
As the World Health Organization arrives to probe the pandemic’s origins, China would help itself — and everyone else — by cooperating. ( read original story …)
China sees growing COVID-19 threat as more cities locked down
China has recorded the biggest daily jump in COVID cases in more than five months, despite four cities in lockdown, increased testing and other measures aimed at preventing another wave of infections … ( read…
China sees biggest daily Covid tally since July as WHO prepares to fly in
China has put three cities near Beijing into lockdown in bid to prevent fresh outbreak … ( read original story …)
Brazil researchers now say China’s Sinovac vaccine is 50% effective — lower than announced earlier
The Butantan Institute had said last week that CoronaVac was 78% effective among volunteers with mild to severe infections, reported the Wall Street Journal. ( read original story …)
Ford sold 602,627 vehicles in China in 2020, up 6% year-on-year
Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it sold 602,627 vehicles in China last year, up 6% from 2019, its first annual growth in the world’s biggest car market since 2017. After a peak of 1.08…
UK to fine companies that fail to disclose imports tied to China’s Xinjiang region
The British government will fine companies which hide connections to China’s Xinjiang region where Uyghurs and other minorities are allegedly subject to forced labor, under a raft of new measures. ( read original story …)
U.S. counter-intelligence chief worried about China, Russia threats to vaccine supply chain
The U.S. counter-intelligence chief said on Tuesday he was worried about threats from China and Russia to disrupt the coronavirus vaccine supply chain in the United States. ( read original story …)
Beijing administrative center becomes highland for emerging industries
Despite the freezing cold, construction on a museum, a theater, and a library in eastern Beijing’s Tongzhou District is progressing in full swing. The projects are set to be the landmarks of the … (…
World Bank economist: China needs to learn to restructure emerging market debt
Increasing debt distress in emerging markets means that China, now the world’s largest official creditor, will need to start restructuring debts in the same way that Paris Club lenders did in past … ( read…
China will give Myanmar some COVID-19 vaccines, says ministry
China will give Myanmar a batch of coronavirus vaccines for free, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Tuesday, as the government’s top diplomat wrapped up a two-day visit to Myanmar. ( read original story …)
China Credit Growth Slows as Central Bank Normalizes Policy
China’s credit growth moderated in December, suggesting that the massive increase in credit since last year may have peaked as the central bank seeks to normalize policy. Aggregate financing was 1.72 … ( read original…
Bengaluru Is the New Shenzhen as Apps Displace Devices
Bengaluru Bengaluru Is the New Shenzhen as Apps Displac… High tech has always meant cool stuff. Pathbreaking devices have repeatedly expanded the frontiers of consumer electronics, from the early … ( read original story …)
