Uniqlo parent company, Fast Retailing, announced its overall group revenue for the quarter ended November 2020 dropped 0.3 percent year-on-year, but operating profit rose to 113.1 billion yen ($1.09 … ( read original story …)
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China bars two members of WHO coronavirus mission as depleted team reaches Wuhan
The politically fraught quest for the origins of the pandemic landed in the city where it emerged, as the country reported its first covid-19 death in eight months. ( read original story …)
GLOW SHENZHEN 2020 opens: an exploration of art by the Chinese “city of technology”
SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 14, 2021 /RPNewswire/ — In Shenzhen, a city with thriving technology and economy, people are exploring the light of art for themselves. On the evening of December 25, 2020, GLOW … (…
Another ex-Shenzhen detainee remanded in custody
The second of two teenagers brought back to the territory after being detained for months in Shenzhen with a group of 10 other Hongkongers has … ( read original story …)
Beijing sees booming cultural industry over 2016-2020
Year Plan period (2016-2020), with the number of its listed cultural companies taking up 30% of China’s total by the end of the period, municipal officials said at a press conference on Wednesday. ( read…
WHO Investigators Are Finally Allowed to Land in China in a Bid to Uncover the Origins of the Coronavirus Pandemic
F ollowing many months of wrangling and repeated rebuffs, a World Health Organization (WHO) team touched down in China Thursday to begin an investigation of the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, which … ( read…
Two members of WHO team blocked from entering China over failed coronavirus test
Two members of a World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic have been blocked from flying to China after failing a coronavirus test. ( read original story …)
China sees first COVID-19 death in months as WHO team arrives
China reported its first COVID-19 death in eight months on Thursday as a team from the World Health Organization arrived in the Asian nation to investigate the virus’ origins. ( read original story …)
China denies entry to two WHO team members after tests, WSJ says
China denied entry to two members of a World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus after both tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, the Wall Street Journal … ( read original story…
China Ends 2020 With Record Trade Surplus as Pandemic Goods Soar
China’s export boom continued into December, pushing the trade surplus to a record high in the month and bolstering what is already the world’s best-performing major economy. ( read original story …)
PayPal becomes first foreign firm in China with full ownership of payments business
PayPal Holding Inc has become the first foreign operator with 100% control of a payment platform in China, according to Chinese government data, as the U.S. fintech giant eyes a bigger foothold in a ……
China COVID-19 cases surge to high in over 10 months; WHO team arrives
China reported its biggest jump in COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months as infections in northeastern Heilongjiang province nearly tripled, underscoring the growing threat ahead of a major national … ( read original story…
Coronavirus live news: China records first local death in eight months as WHO team arrives in Wuhan
New York Mayor warns city will fall short of its inoculation goals unless it gets more vaccine; first death in China for eight months recorded in Hebei province … ( read original story …)
