China has granted some debt relief to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to help it overcome economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the Congolese foreign ministry said on Wednesday.As … ( read original…
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Coronavirus: Tokyo faces emergency; Australia asks China to give access to WHO team ‘without delay’
Residents of affected areas will be asked to avoid non-essential outings after 8pm and businesses will be urged to maximise teleworking. ( read original story …)
China locks down part of province outside Beijing as coronavirus cases spike
Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province, reported 50 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 67 asymptomatic ones for Wednesday. ( read original story …)
Beijing at -19.6 degree Celsius records coldest morning in over five decades
On early Thursday morning, half of Beijing’s 20 national-level meteorological stations registered their lowest ever early-January temperatures, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. ( read original story …)
China is thriving in the chaos of the US presidential transition
One thing that has enabled the latter is the ongoing chaos of the United States presidential transition. While the long delay between the election and the inauguration always crea … ( read original story …)
China reports most COVID cases in five months as Hebei infections rise
Authorities in the capital of China’s Hebei province strengthened travel restriction on Thursday to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the country reported the biggest rise in daily COVID-19 cases … ( read original…
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son is poised for another IPO windfall in 2021
The Beijing-based company is in talks to raise money at a $180 … Online home-insurance provider Lemonade Inc. quadrupled since its July IPO, while oncology drug developer Relay Therapeutics Inc. has … ( read original…
Jack Ma: China’s spat with billionaire is part of bigger push to control big tech – Silicon Valley could be next
Chinese tech billionaire Jack Ma has allegedly fallen out with the Beijing government. Several recent articles … and that he and his colleagues were called in for questioning. The planned IPO of his … (…
Australia Urges China to Give Access to WHO Coronavirus Experts ‘Without Delay’
Australia Urges China to Give Access to WHO Coronavirus Experts ‘Without Delay’ CANBERRA (Reuters) – China should give access to World Health Organization (WHO) officials investigating the origins of … ( read original story …)
China’s home appliance manufacturers left cursing export orders as costs rise, profits vanish amid yuan rally
Faced with a perfect storm of a strong yuan and the rising cost of raw materials, China’s home appliance manufacturers are fearful of booming exports orders caused by the coronavirus as profits … ( read…
How One Indie Luxury Brand Conquered The China Market
As China started becoming familiar with DTC brands, the American luxury label Senreve entered its market, bringing with it a perfect plan for success. ( read original story …)
China Wants to Build a $306 Billion Used-Car Market From Scratch
China, intent on boosting domestic consumption, wants to double the value of secondhand vehicle sales by 2025. ( read original story …)
Britain’s M&S backs call to stop forced labour in China’s Xinjiang
British retailer Marks & Spencer on Wednesday became one of the first major brands to back a drive to stop forced labour in cotton and garment sourcing from China’s Xinjiang region. ( read original story…
