China’s leaders have been fighting coronavirus from behind Beijing’s walls for months. Authorities have spared no expense to keep the capital city of 20m safe from contagion — even going as far as … (…
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Beijing Shuts Schools; Japan Export Slump Deepens: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Concerns grew about a new wave of coronavirus infections, with Beijing shutting its schools in an escalation of measures to halt a fresh outbreak. Japanese exports fell at a faster pace … (…
China takes ‘wartime emergency’ measures to head off 2nd COVID-19 wave
The entire city of Beijing is now on a soft lockdown as authorities race to test tens of thousands of people. ( read original story …)
Beijing city reports 31 new coronavirus cases vs 27 a day earlier
Beijing’s city government reported 31 new confirmed coronavirus cases as of end-June 16, up from 27 cases reported a day earlier as the city moves to curb the spread of the disease. ( read original…
Barrick Gold sells majority stake in China’s Shandong for $210 million
Canadian gold producer Barrick Gold said on Tuesday it sold a partial stake in Shandong Gold Mining Co for $210 million, profiting off a rise in share price of the Chinese gold miner. ( read…
Trump administration nominates American to head Inter-American Development Bank, breaking with tradition
The Trump administration said Tuesday it will nominate Mauricio Claver-Carone, the current head of Western Hemisphere affairs at the National Security Council, as president of the Inter-American … ( read original story …)
Formula 1 Offers China 2 Race Slots In Upcoming Championship Season
China has been offered the chance to host two Formula 1 race slots There are fears of a second COVID-19 wave in Shanghai Formula 1 hopes to run 15 to 18 races in the new…
India-China clash: An extraordinary escalation ‘with rocks and clubs’
“It is an extraordinary escalation,” Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at The Economist magazine, told me. “No shots fired for 45 years, and then at least 20 soldiers dead in one evening in rock-throwing … (…
Brazil 5G tender cannot be swayed by debates over China, says house speaker
A fifth-generation (5G) telecoms tender in Brazil should not be contaminated by ideological battles with China and more competition will lead to better prices for consumers, the head of the lower … ( read original…
At least 20 killed in India-China Himalayan border dispute
A decades-long border dispute between China and India in the Himalayas has turned deadly for the first time in nearly a half-century. ( read original story …)
India, China troops clash at Himalayan border, ‘casualties on both sides’
India’s army said on Tuesday 20 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with Chinese troops at a disputed border site, in a major escalation of a weeks-long standoff between the two Asian giants…
India-China border standoff turns deadly for first time in decades
The two nuclear-armed Asian powers blame each other for causing a flare-up in their long-running standoff over a disputed Himalayan border. ( read original story …)
China Economy: GDP Could Still Grow 3% In 2020 Amid Coronavirus Recovery
In the first quarter of the year, the Chinese economy contracted by 6.8%, the first drop since Beijing began reporting quarterly GDP growth in 1992. ( read original story …)
