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Travellers rejoice, flight bookings surge as China’s capital relaxes curbs
Flight bookings surged by up to 15 times after Beijing relaxed quarantine rules, raising hope that a release of pent-up demand ahead of a major holiday will breathe life into China’s battered tourism … (…
Exclusive: Nissan shakes off virus woes in China sales with rebound in April – sources
Nissan Motor Co’s vehicle sales in China this month almost recovered to the prior year’s level after a coronavirus-related 45% plunge in March, two sources with knowledge of the Japanese … ( read original story…
Second US Warship Challenges Beijing’s Claims in the South China Sea
On Wednesday, the USS Bunker Hill conducted a freedom of navigation operation through the Spratly Island chain located a few hundred miles south of the Paracels. ( read original story …)
Flight bookings in China surge for May 1 holiday
Leou Chen Flight bookings in China have spiked ahead of its upcoming five-day May 1 celebrations, with passenger numbers expected to increase by around 43 percent, the Chinese Ministry of Transport … ( read original…
Nokia says won share of China Unicom 5G core network order
“We are the only foreign supplier in China Unicom for 5G core,” Suri said. “It should be about 10% market share in 5G core and about 17% in virtualized IMS,” he added, referring to virtual…
China’s manufacturing weaker in April as virus hurts exports
China’s manufacturing activity weakened in April as the coronavirus pandemic clobbered global consumer demand, hampering Beijing’s efforts to revive the world’s second-largest economy … ( read original story …)
US Navy stages back-to-back challenges to Beijing’s South China Sea claims
A United States Navy warship conducted a “freedom of navigation operation” Wednesday aimed in part at challenging China’s claims in the South China Sea, the second such operation in as many days near … (…
US Navy stages back-to-back challenges to China’s South China Sea claims
A United States Navy warship conducted a “freedom of navigation operation” Wednesday aimed in part at challenging China’s claims in the South China Sea, the second such operation in as many days near … (…
China’s factory activity expands for second month, but slump in export orders deepens
Factory activity in China expanded for a second straight month in April as more businesses resumed work from the coronavirus-led shutdowns, but a worsening slump in export orders pointed to a long … ( read…
Navy Sends Second Ship Into Disputed Waters After China Claims It Scrambled Jets to Expel U.S. Destroyer
A U.S. Navy sailed a second ship through the South China Seas this week, further challenging Beijing’s claim to the disputed waters after the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) claimed that it expelled … ( read…
How Beijing Is Reigniting Hong Kong’s Protests
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters want to reignite their movement after a coronavirus lockdown lull, angered by a flurry of moves by China to subdue them. Flashmob rallies have resurfaced in recent … ( read original…
Coronavirus: Trump says China wants him to lose re-election
He said China should have let the world know about the contagion much sooner. Mr Trump himself is often accused of not doing enough to tackle the crisis. The coronavirus has ravaged a formerly humming…
