China will require visitors arriving on flights from the U.S. to obtain a negative test for the Covid-19 virus before boarding staring on Sept. 15, according to a statement at the China’s embassy … (…
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TikTok Troubles Narrow Gap Between Beijing and ByteDance Founder Zhang Yiming
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has long positioned himself as a global internet entrepreneur, largely eschewing Chinese government involvement, but U.S. demands to sell his crown jewel TikTok are … ( read original story …)
India and China agree to ease tension on border, New Delhi says
India said on Saturday it has agreed with China to work towards reducing tensions along their contested border, following a meeting of the defense ministers of both countries. ( read original story …)
China’s CNBG, Sinovac find more countries to test coronavirus vaccines
China National Biotec Group (CNBG) and Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Saturday four more countries have agreed to run late-stage human tests of their coronavirus vaccine candidates, as China steps up its … ( read…
India Defense Ministry Says Agreed With China to Ease Tension on Border
India said on Saturday it had agreed with China to work toward reducing tensions along their contested border, following a meeting of the defense ministers of both countries. Both countries agreed … ( read original…
U.S. happy to help in China-India border dispute, Trump says
The U.S. is ready to help resolve the dispute between India and China, President Donald Trump said on Friday, adding that the situation is “very nasty.” … ( read original story …)
China’s Xi promises more market opening at trade fair
President Xi Jinping pledged to open China’s service industries wider to foreign competitors as its first in-person trade fair since the coronavirus outbreak opened under intensive anti-disease … ( read original story …)
Mainland China reports 25 new COVID-19 cases Friday, vs 11 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 25 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 3, up from 11 reported a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Friday. ( read original story …)
Fact check: Face masks being worn in China before COVID-19 doesn’t prove they are ineffective
Posts shared online have claimed that face masks have been mandatory in China for 18 years, and that this serves as evidence that masks are ineffective at preventing the spread of COVID-19. This is … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong and Shenzhen haven’t become the tortoise and the hare. Actually, both can win the race
Hong Kong should strike a balance between being an integral part of China and maintaining its unique advantages as an open economy. Instead of lamenting its stagnation, it should ride the wave of … (…
U.S. happy to help in China-India border dispute: Trump
The United States is happy to help resolve the dispute between India and China over the mountain border running through the western Himalayas, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday. ( read original story …)
China’s international schools struggle as teachers, students remain stuck abroad
SHANGHAI, Sept 4 (Reuters) – China’s international schools are reopening this month but will be short of key elements – teachers and pupils. Schools across the world are grappling with … ( read original story…
Can you catch COVID-19 from your neighbor’s toilet?
Science’ Read our COVID-19 research and news. Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. Coronaviruses wafting through a Chinese apartment … ( read original story …)
