China’s exports rose at the fastest pace in seven months in July, while imports declined, painting a mixed picture for the economy as it recovers from its pandemic-induced slump. ( read original story …)
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China July trade surplus with U.S. at $32.46 billion
China’s trade surplus with the United States stood at $32.46 billion in July, Reuters calculations based on Chinese customs data showed on Friday, up from a $29.41 billion surplus a month earlier. ( read original…
China still a ‘bright spark’ in CapitaLand’s portfolio, says CEO on virus impact
Despite CapitaLand’s “challenging profit picture” so far in 2020, there have been “very encouraging signs” among our businesses in China, which went “first into the pandemic but also first out,” says … ( read original…
Trump Targets WeChat and TikTok, in Sharp Escalation With China
The government cited national security concerns in announcing sweeping restrictions on two popular Chinese social media networks, a move that is likely to be met with retaliation. ( read original story …)
Pentagon Chief Expresses Concern to Chinese Counterpart About Beijing’s Activity in South China Sea
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper expressed concerns about Beijing’s “destabilizing” activity near Taiwan and the South China Sea in a call with Chinese Def … ( read original story …)
The Latest: Beijing has first new local virus case in week
China’s capital is reporting its first new case of locally transmitted COVID-19 in a week. State media said Friday the case in Beijing is linked to a recent outbreak in the northern port city of…
China reports 37 new COVID-19 cases in mainland, same as day earlier
China reported 37 new coronavirus cases in the mainland as of the end of Aug 6, same as the day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Friday. ( read original story …)
Trump hammers China over coronavirus as US health secretary heads to Taiwan
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Aug 6) intensified his attacks on China for its handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 700,000 people worldwide, as his health secretary … ( read…
Shenzhen should be elevated to same administrative status as Beijing, academics say
Hong Kong’s neighbour should become a centrally administered municipality, article argues – although the idea, floated before, is not official policy. ( read original story …)
Trump attacks China over virus as U.S. health secretary heads to Taiwan
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday intensified his attacks on China for its handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 700,000 people worldwide, as his health secretary … ( read original story…
AstraZeneca Strikes Deal to Produce Covid-19 Vaccine for China
AstraZeneca has agreed to have a Chinese drugmaker produce hundreds of millions of doses of its experimental Covid-19 vaccine for use in China if it is approved by regulators there, a deal that … (…
Global magnetic field of the solar corona measured for the first time
An international team of solar physicists, including academics from Northumbria University, in Newcastle upon Tyne, has recently measured the global magnetic field of the outer most layer of the Sun’s … ( read original story…
New Method Makes Magnetic Maps of the Solar Corona (2 of 2) (image)
Coronal magnetic field lines obtained from the PFSS model. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 7 Aug., issue of [I]Science[/I], published by AAAS. The paper, by Z. Yang at Peking ……
