Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell 42% worldwide in 2020, but rose 13% in India, eclipsing China’s 4% gain, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development reported on Sunday. ( read original story …)
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Biden to approach U.S.-China relations with ‘patience’: White House spokeswoman
The United States is in a serious competition with China, and President Joe Biden wants to approach relations with Beijing with “patience,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday. ( read original story …)
India says troops had ‘minor face-off’ with China in Sikkim border area
Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a “minor face-off” last week in a disputed stretch of their shared border in the eastern Himalayas, the Indian army said on Monday, underlining the fraught … (…
China’s Xi calls for stronger macro-economic coordination
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday called on the world to strengthen macro-economic policy coordination and remove barriers to trade, investment and technological exchanges as he backed … ( read original story …)
China wanted to show off its coronavirus vaccines but effort is backfiring amid delays, spotty data
Delays, inconsistent data, spotty disclosures and the country’s attacks on Western rivals have marred its ambitious effort to portray itself as a leader in global health. ( read original story …)
Zimbabwe Gets Coronavirus Vaccine Offers From China, Russia
Zimbabwe received offers for coronavirus vaccines from China and Russia, a senior Health Ministry official said, two days after President Emmerson Mnangagwa pledged to tackle a surge in infections. ( read original story …)
Beijing will build 6,000 5G base stations this year
The development and advancement of 5G technology in China is quite rapid. Presently, there are hundreds of thousands of 5G base stations in China and … ( read original story …)
Security Guard Stops Vehicles for Covid Scan in Beijing, China
A Chinese security guard, holding a temperature gun, stops vehicles so they can scan a barcode to determine if they are safe to enter a commercial complex in Beijing on Monday, January 25, 2021. China…
Chinese Worker Hangs Red Lanterns in Beijing, China
A Chinese worker hangs red lanterns along a road to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year (February 12) in Beijing on Monday, January 25, 2021. With hundreds of new coronavirus cases being … (…
China, Exporters Spar over Coronavirus
China’s restrictions on imports of frozen food due to coronavirus fears are getting pushback from foreign suppliers who say it amounts to a restriction on trade. ( read original story …)
New India-China Border Clash Shows Simmering Tensions
Indian officials played down the events, which come as Beijing continues to encroach on disputed Himalayan areas. ( read original story …)
Ten China gold miners confirmed dead after others rescued; one still missing
Rescuers searching for the remaining workers trapped in a Chinese gold mine after Sunday’s dramatic extraction of 11 survivors found nine bodies, a local official said on Monday, taking the death toll … ( read…
South China Sea: Beijing’s order to bomb foreign boats sparks crisis – US to retaliate
CHINA has “escalated an already very dangerous situation” in the South China Sea, amid fears that a new Beijing law could spark an all-out conflict with the US. ( read original story …)
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