Beijing on Friday disclosed casualties from the club-and-rock Himalayan melee in June last year that also killed 20 Indians and ratcheted up tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors. ( read original story …)
Tagged By beijing
Hermès boosted by strong growth in China
French luxury house Hermès benefited from strong growth in China at the end of last year as shoppers snapped up its colourful silk scarves and leather handbags in their home market after Covid-19 … (…
China Sports Marketers Have Plenty Of COVID Lessons To Digest Ahead Of Olympics
Two of the world’s top sporting highlights are expected to fall within a year of each other owing to COVID-19: the Summer Olympics, delayed from 2020, are still on for Tokyo this year, and the…
G7 meeting: Joe Biden making world stage debut with climate, China and Covid-19 recovery on agenda
Following the summit, Biden, Johnson and European Union leaders in the G7 will join another gathering online, the annual Munich Security Conference, to discuss “renewing transatlantic cooperation”. ( read original story …)
Beijing kicks off massive vaccination drive, estimated to finish in May
Beijing kicks off massive vaccination drive, estimated to finish in May. Global Times. By Liu Caiyu Published: Feb 18, 2021 07:55 PM. Beijing has launched a massive COVID-19 vacci … ( read original story …)
China admits 4 soldiers died in Himalayan clash with Indian soldiers
China has admitted for the first time that four of its soldiers died during a clash with Indian forces in the Himalayas last year. The revelation in China’s official military newspaper was made as ……
4 Chinese soldiers died in bloody India border clash, China reveals
China has revealed that four of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were killed during a bloody hand-to-hand battle with Indian troops on the two countries’ disputed border high in the … ( read original…
Blockchain mustn’t get blocked: Regulate but do not ban Bitcoin
Tesla announced that it had bought $1.5 billion of Bitcoin and will soon accept cryptocurrency as legitimate payment for its cars. Mastercard followed by announcing that it will incorporate ‘select … ( read original story…
Commodity prices have been trending higher — but how long the rally lasts depends on China
The last supercycle happened in the mid-2000s before the global financial crisis and peaked in 2008 as China grew to become a commodity powerhouse. ( read original story …)
Hang Lung says property deal with U.S. consulate to proceed after China’s approval
Hong Kong developer Hang Lung Properties said its $331.5 million purchase of property owned by the U.S. consulate will proceed after gaining the approval from the Chinese central government. ( read original story …)
Taiwan blames ‘external forces’ for blocking BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine deal. China says it had nothing to do with it
The Chinese government has denied it obstructed Taiwan’s coronavirus vaccine purchase from BioNTech, after the island’s health minister revealed that its deal with the German drugmaker fell through at … ( read original story …)
China’s clampdown on Jack Ma’s Ant boosts rivals
China’s crackdown on Jack Ma’s Ant Group is boosting rival lenders that charge much higher interest rates, raising fears that Beijing’s drive to lower credit risk could actually spur a wave of … ( read…
Allegations of shackled students and gang rape inside China’s detention camps
On the first day of her new teaching job at a Chinese government-run detention center in Xinjiang, Qelbinur Sidik said she saw two soldiers carry a young Uyghur woman out of the building on a…
