China’s role in the global luxury sector just got a whole lot bigger. As the Covid pandemic continues to cause economic strife around the world, China’s severe lockdown and rapid turnaround have … ( read…
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China’s Sinovac Delays Covid-19 Vaccine Trial Results
Sinovac Biotech delayed results from late-stage trials to January as it consolidates data from Brazil with test results from Indonesia and Turkey. ( read original story …)
Comment: Brands can take steps to stamp out China’s ‘slave’ cotton
Last week, the BBC documented the forced labour of Uyghur people in the cotton industry of the Xinjiang region of west China, where many are being moved … ( read original story …)
Action Needs to Be Taken to Avoid Accidental U.S.-China Conflict in Taiwan Strait: Report
Experts assembled by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy agreed that relations between China and Taiwan were locked in a “downward spiral.” … ( read original story …)
China’s Chang’e-5 Moon mission set for return
China’s Chang’e-5 mission is due back on Earth shortly with the rock and “soil” it picked up off the Moon.A capsule carrying the materials is expected to land in Inner Mongolia just after 01:30 local…
China reportedly demanded that big Chinese tech companies like Alibaba and Tencent process stolen US data for the nation’s top spies
Foreign Policy spoke to 36 US officials, who said China forcing its firms to process stolen data represents the “commercial wing of the party.” … ( read original story …)
East Asia faces rising COVID-19 threat; UK truck drivers in test uproar; EU-China talks hit snag
The coronavirus has crept back into parts of East Asia that had been widely regarded for handling the pandemic well. Thousands of truck drivers at the British port of Dover lashed out in an uproar…
Hong Kong fourth wave: pro-establishment camp piles on pressure for mandatory mass Covid-19 testing as ministers visit Shenzhen for talks
Facing mounting pressure from Beijing and the pro-establishment camp to conduct mandatory coronavirus testing, Hong Kong ministers visited Shenzhen at the invitation of mainland counterparts to … ( read original story …)
Shenzhen keeps rolling in Chinese table tennis league
Shenzhen lived up to huge expectations by recording its fifth straight victory in women’s team of the 2020 China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) here on Wednesday. Comprising Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha … ( read…
Shenzhen proton therapy treatment center selects C-RAD Catalyst™ system
RAD has now received the purchase order from the Belgium company Ion Beam Applications SA (IBA), regarding the supply of C-RAD’s … ( read original story …)
In China, Online Grocery Shopping Gets Political
China’s internet giants have been fighting hard for grocery shoppers this year. The market has a lot of potential but, ominously, the government is getting involved. ( read original story …)
Closer look by Beijing at group buying and big tech
China is ramping up its scrutiny of the practice of community group buying, summoning some of the nation’s largest tech companies for discussions as part of an … ( read original story …)
Apple’s China App Store Sheds Videogames as Beijing Tightens Internet Control
As Beijing steps up policing of content and censorship, the company is booting thousands of apps from the platform, illustrating its vulnerability to state pressure. ( read original story …)
