President Xi Jinping is finally addressing what his administration has long seen as a nagging national security risk and a glaring weakness in China’s capital markets — their inability to attract the …
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China criticizes US moves to expand financial sanctions
China’s government on Friday criticized new U.S. moves to reduce access to American financial markets and said it will protect Chinese companies but gave no indication of possible retaliation.
Giant pandas no longer endangered in the wild, China announces
Authorities reclassify animal as vulnerable with a population outside captivity of 1,800 …
Didi’s Rough Ride: Why Beijing Is Looking to Rein In Its Tech Giants
After Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi made its Wall Street debut, Beijing said it plans to tighten rules for homegrown companies looking to raise money overseas …
China Closes Myanmar Border Amid COVID-19 Spike
China closed its border with Myanmar on Thursday afternoon, following a spike in COVID-19 cases in border towns and northern Shan State. Traders in Muse said the Jin San Jiao gate, which was the only…
China Inflation Cools but Beijing Worries Economy Is Losing Heat
China’s factory-gate prices rose at a slightly slower pace in June, raising hopes among economists that inflation in the world’s second-largest economy may have hit a turning point.
China’s auto sales up 27% in 2021, but hurt by chip shortage
China’s auto sales rose 27% in the first half of 2021 from a year earlier but still were below pre-pandemic levels, and production and sales fell in June due to global shortages of processor chips,…
GBA’s Shenzhen Qianhai Extends 15% CIT for Qualified Enterprises Until End of 2025
Qualified enterprises engaged in encouraged industries in Shenzhen Qianhai Area can enjoy a reduced CIT rate of 15 percent for five more years, to December 31, 2025. On July 9, 2021, the Ministry of …
Two Chinese men re-infected with COVID-19 after recovery
A Chinese man in East China’s Fujian Province was re-infected with COVID-19 after recovering from it. China hasn’t found a case of a re-infected patient who can spread the virus to others, the health …
As China’s Population Greys, the Burden of Care Weighs on Families
Prices scale with the level of care needed. Such facilities play a key role in other aging countries such as Japan. But experts say China’s relative lack of wealth and a dearth of qualified carers…
Lead Scientist Of China’s SinoVac Vaccine Dies Of COVID-19: Report
At least 131 healthcare workers in Indonesia, mostly vaccinated with the SinoVac shot, have died of COVID-19 since June, says independent data group Lapor COVID-19.
China evacuates nationals from Afghanistan amid US pullout
State media say China sent a flight to bring home 210 of its nationals from Afghanistan as the U.S. military prepares to leave the country and the security situation grows increasingly fraught …
Coronavirus outbreak started from lab in Wuhan, China? Check what this German expert has to say
The theory that coronavirus outbreak emerged from a laboratory accident in Wuhan, and not from an animal, has recently gained traction. However, there is no evidence so far to support the hypothesis.