China is dealing with coronavirus outbreaks across its frigid northeast, prompting additional lockdowns and travel bans ahead of next month’s Lunar New Year holiday … ( read original story …)
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Rescuers in phone contact with workers trapped in China mine
A Chinese official says rescuers are in telephone contact with workers trapped for more than a week in a gold mine and have been able to send them food and medicine … ( read original…
China Inc. tests Biden stance on listings with $1.2bn IPO
HONG KONG — E-cigarette maker RLX Technology plans to raise as much as $1.2 billion in an U.S. initial public offering this week as Joe Biden takes office following a string of moves by Washington…
China reports over 100 new COVID-19 cases for seventh day
China reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases for a seventh day on Tuesday in the worst domestic outbreak since March last year, with one northeastern province seeing a record daily increase. ( read original…
China’s property investment up 7 pct in 2020
China’s investment in property development rose 7 percent year on year in 2020, picking up from the 6.8-percent increase in the first 11 months, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday. ( read original…
Zoom spy claims a warning for multinationals in China
Zoom spy? The late, great David Cornwell, aka John le Carré, did not pen a novel about the defining geopolitical rivalry of the 21st century, between the US and China. But if he had, he…
WHO pandemic review panel critical of China, WHO delays
An independent panel reviewing the global handling of the COVID-19 pandemic said on Monday that Chinese officials could have applied public health measures more forcefully in January and criticised … ( read original story …)
Coronavirus live news: China and WHO criticised by independent Covid panel; US nears 400,000 deaths
California’s state epidemiologist calls to stop 300,000 vaccinations after possible severe allergic reactions; tens of thousands skip vaccination in India … ( read original story …)
China and WHO made mistakes in containing Covid outbreak, says panel
Independent panel criticises WHO for not declaring international emergency until 30 January … ( read original story …)
Beijing wants U.S. business leaders to plead its case. Here’s why they shouldn’t.
Starbucks has more than 4,700 stores there — what’s wrong with promoting cooperation? A lot, it turns out. Xi isn’t asking Schultz and his peers to embark on an apolitical, humanitarian mission. He is ……
Beijing to sanction US officials for ‘nasty behaviour’ over Taiwan
BEIJING • US officials who have engaged in “nasty behaviour” over Chinese-claimed Taiwan will face sanctions, China’s Foreign Ministry has said, after Washington lifted curbs on exchanges between … ( read original story …)
With Russia’s Help, China Becomes Plastics Making Power In Pandemic
The pandemic has helped the petrochemicals industry make up for losses in oil and gas demand. Plastics are tied to the fossil fuels industry. Stay-at-home orders throughout the U.S. and Europe has led … (…
China and US clash at WHO over coronavirus investigation in Wuhan
The US wants China to share all scientific studies into animal, human and environmental samples taken in the city where Covid-19 was first reported. ( read original story …)
