Authorities in China are tightening regulation of social media likes and comments this week to stamp out protests against the communist party s strict COVID-19 lockdown restrictions months after …
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Shenzhen opens state-funded scientific facilities to private businesses and the public to boost fundamental research efforts
Scientific equipment costing over 500,000 yuan and funded by the government will be made available to individuals and organisations for research purposes Shenzhen’s new move is part of the city’s …
China Nov new bank loans rise more slowly than expected
New bank lending in China rebounded less than expected in November from the previous month, as the central bank seeks to bolster slowing growth in the world’s second-biggest economy. Chinese banks …
China suspends imports of Taiwan Beer & certain alcoholic drinks
No more beer exports. According to CNA, the General Administration of Customs of China suspended the imports of popular brands of Taiwanese beer and other alcoholic beverages, inc …
LVMH’s ‘Guochao’ Beauty Brand Cha Ling Crashes Out Of China Market
LVMH’s Chinese tea beauty brand Cha Ling has shuttered its physical doors and official WeChat store as part of its new business strategy.
Credit Suisse’s Greater China CEO to leave bank this week – memo
Carsten Stoehr, Credit Suisse’s chief executive for its Greater China business, is leaving the bank, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as it undergoes a global overhaul with big layoffs.
China Eyes Return to Normalcy in 2023 After Ending Zero-COVID Policy
China’s leading public health experts are expecting the country’s first nationwide wave to peak in a month’s time.
Queues form at fever clinics as China wrestles with COVID surge
People queued outside fever clinics at China’s hospitals for COVID-19 checks on Monday, a new sign of the rapid spread of symptoms after authorities began dismantling stringent curbs on movement.
Opinion: In China, a knock at the door doesn’t mean what it used to
Almost overnight, Guangzhou, a southern Chinese city of some 15 million people, has been transformed from a Covid-19 ghost town back to the bustling metropolis writer Lars Hamer first encountered when he moved there five…
Russia’s logistic logjam worsens in winter, curbs coal exports to China
Infrastructure bottlenecks in Russia worsened with the winter season as rising demand for Asia-bound cargoes amid European sanctions on Moscow led to rail jams and worsened prospects for coal sales to …
Geely’s premium EV brand Zeekr seeks over $1B in U.S. IPO, report says
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China re-opens more areas at risk for COVID spread as lockdowns ease
China has slashed the number of locations deemed at high risk of wider COVID outbreaks, re-opening locked down areas including one hosting a key factory of an Apple supplier. A district in the city of…
China scraps virus tracking app as country braces for Covid impact
China is bracing for an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 cases as it dismantles large parts of its repressive zero-Covid policy, with a leading expert warning Omicron variants were “spreading rapidly” and signs of an outbreak…