Thousands of people lined up in Beijing Monday to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as China races to innoculate millions before the Chinese New Year mass travel season in February. More than 73,000 people … (…
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China’s manufacturing recovery weakens in December
China’s manufacturing activity improved in December but at its weakest rate in three months as the economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic while its trading … ( read original story …)
China says opposes U.S. politicizing trade issues on U.S. delisting of Chinese telcos
China said on Monday it firmly opposes the United States government’s behaviour of politicizing trade issues after the New York Stock Exchange began delisting three Chinese telecom firms that … ( read original story …)
Beijing won’t retaliate strongly against the U.S. for delisting Chinese companies, analysts say
The New York Stock Exchange’s move to delist three Chinese companies has drawn ire from China, but analysts say Beijing won’t likely take significant action. ( read original story …)
China-US trade war: Biden team seeks to work out economic differences with EU and then pressure Beijing
In the backwash of China and the EU signing an investment accord, the incoming US government wants leverage to end China’s ‘problematic trade abuses’. ( read original story …)
China’s Dec factory activity moderates, higher costs hit firms
Activity in China’s factory sector rose in December as the world’s second-largest economy sustained its recovery to pre-pandemic levels, a business survey showed on Monday, however, increasing cost … ( read original story …)
Mainland Chinese lawyer who assisted one of Hong Kong fugitives in Shenzhen threatened with loss of licence
Lu Siwei has been given three days to defend ‘inappropriate remarks on the internet’, according to a document seen by the Post. ( read original story …)
Australia pushes back against China in Pacific as coronavirus hinders influence efforts
Canberra has promised to supply its Pacific neighbours with Covid-19 vaccines and recently signed a ‘landmark’ military deal with Fiji, one of the region’s most populous nations. ( read original story …)
China-Africa relations: Chinese foreign minister’s New Year trip still on despite coronavirus
Broken economies, the Belt and Road Initiative and the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines will be discussed during Wang Yi’s five-nation tour. ( read original story …)
China’s renminbi jumps as global markets kick off 2021
China’s currency rallied against the dollar after global markets kicked off the first day of trading in 2021 while Japanese stocks fell as officials in Tokyo considered emergency measures to halt … ( read original…
China Telecom Firms Slide After New York Delisting As Oil Giants Fret
Shares in China’s big three state-owned telecom companies slid in Hong Kong Monday during the first day of trading since the New York Stock Exchange announced it was delisting the firms. Friday’s move … (…
China’s Dec factory activity growth slows, higher costs hit firms
Activity in China’s factory sector rose in December as the world’s second-largest economy sustained its recovery to pre-pandemic levels, a business survey showed on Monday, however, increasing cost … ( read original story …)
Vietnam pins hopes on Japan to face down Beijing in South China Sea oil hunt
When the Japanese energy firm Inpex in November settled a four-year legal battle against a Singaporean firm to retain its oil and gas concession with Vietnam in the South China Sea, it won the rights…
