The announcement of a new height for Mount Everest may have settled a long-running dispute between China and Nepal, but observers say it also sends a signal about Beijing’s rising influence in South … (…
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Japan is waking up to the true value of having a top financial centre – when will China?
The launch of FinCity.Tokyo is a sign that Japan realises a financial centre is a means to better deploy national wealth, such as its household savings, the largest in the world. China can take a…
China looks forward on anniversary of 1937 Nanjing massacre
BEIJING (AP) — A confident-sounding Communist Party of China spoke of a brighter future as it remembered the victims at a ceremony Sunday on the 83rd anniversary of the Nanjing massacre. Over six … (…
Canada says 2 citizens held in China have not been tried
Canada said Thursday that it has confirmed with China that two Canadians held for two years in China in a case linked to a Huawei executive have not been put on trial, contrary … (…
China’s retail market will not overtake the US market in 2020 after all. Here’s why.
Despite premature calls to the contrary, it turns out the US will remain the most lucrative retail market in the world this year and for some years to come. ( read original story …)
Bank of China Closes Account of Detained H.K. Activist: SCMP
Bank of China closed the account of Tang Kai-yin, one of 12 Hong Kong fugitives detained on the mainland, the South China Morning Post reported, citing his family. ( read original story …)
China reports 24 new COVID-19 cases, monitoring tourist spot Hainan
China reported 24 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on Sunday, up from 13 cases a day earlier, while the authorities were monitoring possible contacts in the domestic tourism hotspot of Hainan. ( read original…
The top buzzwords of 2020 in China: from the country’s fight against Covid-19 to how a person shows off on social media
This year’s list of the most used new expressions in the country has been released – and many relate to the coronavirus pandemic or reflect the social inequality in China. ( read original story …)
China reports five new local Covid-19 cases; reports confirm cases in Heilongjiang and Sichuan
China’s National Health Commission said Sunday that it received reports of 24 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Saturday, including five domestically transmitted cases and 19 … ( read original story …)
Protests against China’s banking system increase
Consumer complaints against China’s banking industry increased 26.5 percent quarter on quarter in the July-September period of this year, with 85,097 cases got by the China Banking and Insurance … ( read original story …)
COVID-19 pandemic fizzles fireworks shows
Every fireworks display except one, held by the Navy, has been canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story …)
Sino Biopharmaceutical: Investing In China’s COVID-19 Vaccine While Sinovac Remains Halted
Sinovac Biotech has developed a successful COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, directly competing with two Chinese rivals, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna and Russia’s Sputnik V. ( read original story …)
Brazil rolls out COVID-19 vaccination plan
The Brazilian government unveiled its long-awaited national vaccination plan against COVID-19 on Saturday with an initial goal of vaccinating 51 million people, or about one-fourth of the population, … ( read original story …)
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