As with asset prices around the world during the pandemic, low interest rates combined with higher savings have stoked concerns that the Chinese property market was overheating. But the weaker growth … ( read original…
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Beijing sends advanced tropical wear to make troops comfortable at disputed South China Sea outposts
Chinese state media reports on technologies being used to improve soldiers’ lives in remote – and controversial – tropical stations. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: China sceptic Jair Bolsonaro thanks Beijing for fast-tracking Brazil vaccine supplies
The Chinese shipments mean Brazil will have ingredients to make 5.4 millions of Sinovac’s shot, which the president had once ridiculed. ( read original story …)
China Factories Go Into Overdrive But Exporters Are Not Happy
Clark Feng saw export orders for the garden furniture, swings and tents he sells out of China surge 70% last year as lockdowns and social distancing fueled demand. But he’s not happy about it. “The…
India’s Foreign Investment Grew 3 Times Faster Than China’s on Tech Bets
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 …)
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 … (…
