China and South Korea have consulted Japan about easing border controls on business travellers to help revive business activities, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday without citing sources. ( read original story …)
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Australian trade minister says ‘risk’ of trade with China may drive businesses to other markets
Australia reserves the right to take China to the WTO amid growing trade dispute, Simon Birmingham says … ( read original story …)
China reports five new coronavirus cases, down from eight a day earlier
Mainland China reported five new confirmed COVID-19 cases for May 16, down from eight the previous day, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Sunday. ( read original story …)
Calgary Zoo returning two giant pandas to China due to COVID-19-related bamboo shortage
Canada’s Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights due to COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh and tasty bamboo to feed their ……
China Will ‘Nuke Bomb’ Apple With Endless Investigations in Retaliation for Huawei Penalties, State Media Says
The Chinese government may enforce several “countermeasures” against U.S. companies in retaliation for the Trump administration’s plans to crack down on shipments of semiconductors to Huawei from … ( read original story …)
Exclusive: Lack of immunity means China is vulnerable to another wave of coronavirus, top adviser warns
China still faces the “big challenge” of a potential second wave of Covid-19 infections, the country’s top respiratory authority has warned, with the lack of immunity among the community a serious … ( read original…
PlusToken Scammer Implicated in China’s Second Ten-Figure Crypto Ponzi
Local police have busted Wotoken, China’s second ten-figure crypto Ponzi. The scam, Wotoken, took in roughly $1 billion worth of crypto at current prices from over 715,000 victims. One of the scam’s … ( read…
What is China’s cryptocurrency alternative sovereign digital currency and why is it not like bitcoin?
China’s sovereign digital currency could be launched later this year, with the likes of Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay already popular payment methods. ( read original story …)
China admits to destroying early coronavirus samples – but says it was NOT part of a cover-up
Liu Dengfeng, a supervisor with China’s National Health Commission, admitted that the ‘the Chinese government issued an order on January 3 to dispose of coronavirus samples’. ( read original story …)
Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia says US re-examining dependency on China after coronavirus fallout
As America begins its reopening process in the wake of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government is re-examining its dependency on other nations with a focus on China, U.S. Labor … ( read…
How crypto mining tried, but failed, to gain a Swiss toehold
This crypto mine in Gondo could not keep up with competitors with cheaper electricity.(Keystone/ Valentin Flauraud) There was a time when any Tom, Dick or Harry could create (or ‘mine’) bitcoin with a … ( read…
U.S. Lawmakers Work on Stimulus; India Coronavirus Cases Surpass China
India overtook China to become the country with the highest number of coronavirus cases in Asia, while U.S. lawmakers are drumming up further stimulus as disruptions from the pandemic continue to … ( read original…
EU Official Says China Trying to Exploit Division Within Europe, Member States Must Remain Unified
The European Union’s foreign policy chief cautioned member states against allowing China to take advantage of diplomatic divisions between them in order to impose their “state-centric” stance. ( read original story …)
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