The federal government has stopped two separate shipments of goods linked to forced labour from entering Canada — a move that has some advocates pleased but still pushing for more.
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Germany must reduce its dependence on China – health minister
Germany needs a more open discussion on how it can reduce its over-reliance on China in many areas as the COVID-19 pandemic has increased its economic dependency on Asia’s resurgent giant, acting …
Hong Kong Seizes 4,000 Pounds of Smuggled Lobsters Amidst Ban On Australian Imports
Authorities in Hong Kong have seized more than 4,000 pounds of live rock lobsters and sea cucumbers believed to have been heading to mainland China. Last …
What’s the deal with China’s government-backed cryptocurrency?
Yuan Pay Group is a government-approved distributor of the government-backed coin in China, and are authorised to buy and sell crypto in China. In official terms, you can use your fiat currency (the …
Dog killed in China by COVID-19 workers as owner watches via security cam
The dog’s owner was in mandatory COVID-19 quarantine at a nearby hotel when she watched disease prevention workers kill her pet.
2 mn more China-donated Covid-19 vaccines arrive in Cambodia, greeted by PM
An aircraft carrying 2 million more doses of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine donated by China arrived in the Cambodian capital.
China Remains ‘Pacing Challenge’ for U.S., Pentagon Press Secretary Says
The secretary of defense believes that China is a pacing challenge for the Defense Department, the Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news conference today.Although …
Antibody Protection After Mild COVID-19 May Not Last; an Estimated 100 Million People Have Had Long COVID
Nearly everyone who had a mild case of COVID-19 still has antibodies to the coronavirus a year later, but that might not protect them from new variants, a small study suggests. Among 43 Australians …
How China’s Zero-Tolerance COVID-19 Policy Affects Stocks
In simple terms, Beijing has a zero-tolerance policy regarding COVID-19. Admirable as that may be, the virus isn’t proving cooperative. However, China remains the only country with a zero-COVID policy …
Goldman CEO Calls China, Hong Kong Covid-19 Policies a ‘Headwind for Global Talent’
David Solomon said mainland China and Hong Kong’s strict border controls are creating staffing challenges as the region’s tight quarantine regime wears on foreign workers and businesses.
Biden not expected to attend Beijing Olympics as White House leans toward diplomatic boycott
President Joe Biden is not expected to attend the Beijing Winter Olympics as his administration is on the verge of implementing a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Games, a senior administration …
China has surpassed the US as the world’s biggest box office. Here’s the government’s 5-year plan for its movie industry.
The Chinese government laid out its five-year plan for its film industry this week as it seeks to cement itself as a cultural power.
In a step forward, China and US ease restrictions on journalists
The U.S. and China reached an agreement this week to ease restrictions on foreign journalists. Experts say it’s a “hard-won achievement” – the result of more than a year of U.S.-China negotiations.
