The last poll of 2020 also suggests vaccine hesitancy has increased with just 43% saying they would get Covid jab as soon as possible … ( read original story …)
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Girl, 15, is youngest Hong Kong resident to seek UK asylum from Beijing crackdown
A 15-year old girl is believed to have fled Hong Kong to Britain, the youngest person so far to seek asylum from the Beijing government’s crackdown on the territory.The girl, known as Aurora, applied ……
China Eyes Big Export Market for Dry Ice Machines as Covid-19 Vaccines Roll Out
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech needs to be stored at extremely low temperature, pushing up demand for dry ice, which has widely been … ( read original…
1 in 5 with COVID-19 passes it to others in household, data show
Nearly one in five people with COVID-19 spreads the virus to other members of their households, according to an analysis published Monday by JAMA Network Open. ( read original story …)
China plans set up of new disease control agency in COVID-19 aftermath – Caixin
China is considering setting up a new disease control agency as part of its public health reforms in aftermath of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Caixin reported on Monday. ( read original story …)
Singapore approves use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Singapore’s prime minister says his government has approved the use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine and the first shipment will arrive by the end of this month … ( read original story …)
Beijing just fired another anti-trust warning shot at China’s tech giants
Chinese tech giants saw nearly $290 billion wiped off their market value, after China’s top market regulator released draft rules intended to prevent internet monopolies. Now Chinese anti-trust … ( read original story …)
Hundreds from Hong Kong, Macau apply for five civil service openings in Shenzhen created under Greater Bay Area plan
The positions in mainland China pay less than local government posts, but pro-establishment figures call it a ‘golden opportunity’ to build networks. ( read original story …)
China’s yuan to continue rise against US dollar in short term, but when will Beijing say enough?
China’s yuan is expected to continue appreciating against the US dollar in the early part of next year due to strong growth of the Chinese economy and weakness in the American currency due to a…
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: F1 injection, China exports, Mink
Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story …)
Henry Paulson: How to Fix Our Relationship With China
The former Treasury secretary says if the U.S. can defeat Covid-19 and fix its economy, it will be a dominant world power no matter what China does. ( read original story …)
China claims another discovery of coronavirus on frozen Ecuador shrimp
Roughly 2,800 kilograms of frozen shrimp were prevented from entering the market in Fuzhou, capital of East China’s Fujian province … ( read original story …)
China is so cold that water freezes instantly!
The temperatures in parts of China are so cold that people are having fun experimenting by squirting water out of bottles and seeing it freeze instantly! ( read original story …)
