China on Friday said it has joined a World Health Organization-led initiative that aims to manufacture and provide equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine. ( read original story …)
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China Joins WHO-Backed Covid-19 Vaccine Initiative, As The U.S. Stays Out
China will join the World Health Organization-backed $18 billion initiative to distribute Covid-19 vaccines to about two-thirds of the world’s population by the end of 2021, a reversal which now … ( read original story…
China’s Dida Chuxing poised for Asia’s first ride-sharing IPO
Dida Chuxing has jumped ahead of rival Didi Chuxing to apply for what looks to be Asia’s first initial public offering out of the ride-hailing sector. Backed by online retailer JD.com, New York-listed … (…
China Golden Week holiday pumps up tourism, boon to economy
That marked a decline of 21% for domestic tourists from last year’s Golden Week and a 30% decline for spending. Still the numbers show consumption is beginning to bounce back following the battering … (…
The US doesn’t have to believe anything China says, but it doesn’t have to pick a fight with China either
Washington can commit to “telling the truth about China,” without needlessly antagonizing Beijing or taking steps that could lead to war. ( read original story …)
China’s Shenzhen giving away millions in sovereign digital yuan to test technology and boost consumption
Distribution of China’s sovereign digital currency via 50,000 digital ‘red packets’ in Shenzhen is latest move in a series of trials across the country, but an official roll-out date has still not … ( read…
Shenzhen to distribute 10 million yuan in digital currency to residents to boost consumption
VCG. Shenzhen in South China’s Guangdong Province will distribute 10 million yuan ($1.49 million) to its residents, in the form of digital currency, from F … ( read original story …)
Shenzhen to hand out 10 million digital yuan in currency giveaway
The major Chinese city of Shenzhen is launching a pilot program to promote the digital yuan with a public giveaway. In collaboration with the country’s central bank, Shenzhen is planning to … ( read original…
Renminbi jumps by most in more than 4 years as China returns to work
China’s currency jumped by the most in two and a half years while the country’s onshore stocks gained on positivity over the world’s second-biggest economy as traders returned from a lengthy holiday. ( read original…
China Becomes Largest Economy To Join WHO-Backed Global COVID-19 Vaccine Initiative
The COVID-19 vaccine initiative known as COVAX got a boost Friday (Beijing time) when the Chinese foreign ministry announced that the country had officially joined the facility, Reuters reported.What … ( read original story …)
Domestic travel over Golden Week boosts China’s economic recovery
Hundreds of millions of domestic tourists have boosted China’s economic recovery over its Golden Week national holiday, even as concerns linger over consumer spending. There were 637m trips in China … ( read original story…
Central banks sketch out digital currency as China forges ahead
A group of seven major central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve set out on Friday how a digital currency could look like to help catch up with China’s “trail blazing” and leapfrog private ……
China’s recovery isn’t as rosy as it appears — but there’s still ‘room for optimism’
Beijing wants to advertise the Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong type of recovery, but that’s not most of China,” China Beige Book’s Leland Miller says. ( read original story …)
