Beijing says plant pests have been found in sugar and wax apples imported from Taiwan, but the island’s authorities say no proof was provided.
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Capsized river boat leaves 10 dead in southwest China
A boat that capsized on a river in southwest China has left at least 10 people dead, with another five still missing, according to state media on Sunday. CCTV said that the ship overturned shortly…
Op-ed: Will China’s President Xi’s big bet pay off?
Chinese President Xi Jinping is making the most audacious geopolitical bet of the 21st century. For China, that bet has many faces: a rapid rollback of economic liberalization, a crackdown on …
CPTPP: Trump abandoned this giant trade deal. Now, China wants in
The CPTPP is an 11-country free trade pact that came into force in December 2018 and includes Mexico, Australia, Canada and Singapore. It succeeded the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after the United …
China intensifies monitoring operations against illegal cryptocurrency mining
One of China’s previous crypto mining hubs, the Development and Reformation Commission of China in Inner Mongolia, has recently announced that it has already …
Hong Kong biotech start-up Arctic Vision eyes leading role in China, Asia ophthalmic medicine markets
Arctic Vision, which counts Tencent and Nan Fung Group among its backers, plans to launch its first product in China and seek a stock market listing in Hong Kong next year.
COVID-19: China reports 43 fresh locally transmitted cases
Also reported were 23 new imported cases — nine in Yunnan, three each in Hubei, Guangxi and Sichuan, two each in Shanghai and Guangdong, and one in Tianjin, reports Xinhua news agency.
China’s Delta variant outbreak: Covid-19 cases rise again in Fujian province ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival
Children under 12 seen to be a weak link, with school infections a major worry but vaccines as yet unavailable to youngsters.
China’s Fujian reports 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
China’s Fujian Province recorded 43 new locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and no new local asymptomatic carriers on Saturday, according to the provincial health commission. Among the cases, …
Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in new spat over fruit
Taiwan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization on Sunday after Beijing said it would suspend sugar apple and wax apple imports from the island on pest concerns, in the latest spat …
China asks all internet platforms to investigate fintech operations
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Bad for business: World Bank’s China rigging scandal rattles investors
LONDON – Some investors and campaigners expressed dismay on Friday at revelations that World Bank leaders pressured staff to boost China’s score in an influential report that ranks countries on how …
2.17 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in China
More than 2.17 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in China as of Saturday, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday. Enditem …
