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Biden’s Gift to China As He Ditches Meet With Regional Allies
In PNG, whose neighbors have welcomed Chinese investments, a public holiday was declared for May 22 in anticipation of Biden’s visit, which was to be the first ever by a sitting U.S. president. Port Moresby…
China Is Endangering the World’s Health by Blocking Taiwan | Opinion
Taiwan’s exclusion from the WHO not only illustrates the pervasive injustice in the current world order, but also poses a risk to global health.
Can’t take your mom to the hospital? In China, you can hire someone.
Covid has given rise to a new business in China: hospital escort services for elderly patients whose children are far away or busy working.
Syngenta shifts IPO application to Shanghai exchange’s main board from Star Market, indicating revival of US$9.3 billion stock sale
Listing on the main board will enable Syngenta Group to access more diversified investors and will be conducive for the company’s long-term value, Swiss agrichemical giant says.
Agricultural Giant Syngenta Tries Another IPO Route
The company’s $9 billion-plus listing plan on China’s STAR Market hit a snag in March.
Vocational skills take center stage in Shenzhen
The third Vocational Skills Competition of Guangdong kicked off in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, on Thursday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A vocational skills competition kicked off on …
Beijing calls on cloud providers to support AI firms
As large language models from Western tech firms show the potential to disrupt everything from marketing, teaching, to coding, China is rushing to cultivate its home-grown AI pioneers by stepping up …
China’s special envoy met Zelensky during two-day Ukraine visit, Beijing says
Beijing’s newly appointed special envoy for the Ukraine war has met with President Volodymyr Zelensky, China confirmed Thursday as its attempts to fashion itself as a potential peacemaker in the …
From Ukraine war to China’s rising power: 5 reasons this G7 matters
But the Bulletin says the main reason the clock is at its most dangerous level is the biggest topic the G7 leaders will face in Hiroshima – Russia’s war on Ukraine – and the potential…
Is China’s recovery about to stall?
China’s youth represent just a sliver of the country’s working-age population and an even narrower share of its workforce. Many of those aged 16 to 24, after all, are still in school or university and…
Vietnam rebukes China, Philippines over South China Sea conduct
Vietnam criticised on Thursday the recent conduct in the South China Sea of a Chinese research ship and the Philippines coast guard, accusing its neighbours of separate actions that were violating its sovereign rights.
China’s loans pushing world’s poorest countries to brink of collapse
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the world’s biggest and most unforgiving government lender,