The World Health Organization has appealed to China that it keep sharing information about COVID-19 cases after the country revealed that approximately 60,000 people have succumbed to COVID-19 since December 2022.
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China’s exports, imports shrink again on softer global demand
Beijing | China’s exports shrank sharply in December as global demand cooled, missing their typical year-end bounce, while imports tumbled again as surging COVID-19 infections and a property …
China’s COVID wave has probably peaked, model suggests
China’s massive COVID-19 outbreak probably peaked in late December, according to a preliminary analysis on the number of infections late last year and data on travel between cities. But public-health experts are frustrated by a…
China’s Latest Source of Unrest: Unpaid ‘Zero Covid’ Workers
Companies that reaped windfalls helping the government implement strict ‘zero Covid’ controls are now struggling to pay and keep workers.
China allows Didi to resume signing up new users as tech crackdown eases
Ride-hailing giant Didi received approval to resume new user registration in China, it said Monday, providing more evidence that Beijing’s regulatory crackdown on tech giants might be coming to an end …
China’s vice foreign minister urges US to open the door to business as Beijing unlocks borders
Xie Feng, China’s next likely US ambassador, appeals for cooperation, not confrontation ‘Certain countries’ competing unfairly against China, Xie says Chinese vice foreign minister Xie Feng has called …
Coronavirus: China’s hospital COVID death data just a tenth of total toll
Using a report from the National School of Development at Peking University that found 64 per cent of the population was infected by mid-January, a report estimated 900,000 people would have died in …
Iron Ore’s Sharp Gains Catch Beijing’s Eye as Traders Summoned
China’s top economic planning body has summoned a group of iron ore traders and asked them to provide details of recent business, a sign that authorities want to head off fresh commodity inflation as the…
Beijing unveils upgraded blockchain application
The upgraded version of the Beijing data directory blockchain China first megacity government blockchain infrastructure has been
China’s Hunan reports over 20 pct growth in foreign trade in 2022
Central China Hunan Province registered robust foreign trade growth in 2022 with an annual increase of 202 percent local custom …
Didi wins okay to relaunch apps as China tech crackdown ebbs
Beijing is again allowing Didi to bring in new users for the first time since regulators removed its main apps from stores in 2021, the company said in a statement on its official Weibo page.…
China’s True COVID Death Toll Estimated To Be in Hundreds of Thousands
China, which narrowed the definition of COVID mortality after it dismantled its zero tolerance approach, reported 60,000 deaths during its current outbreak …
Didi resumes new customer sign-ups in China following 18-month ban
Chinese ride-hailing group Didi has been given permission to sign up new customers after an investigation into the company forced its apps offline, showing that Beijing’s regula …