China’s stock market has closed at its highest level in five years after the latest data from the world’s second biggest economy showed the service sector expanding at its fastest pace in a decade. (…
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Beijing lifts most travel restrictions, says city’s outbreak contained
Beijing has contained transmission of a new coronavirus outbreak and will lift travel restrictions on most residents at midnight, city authorities said Friday, weeks after a new wave of infections … ( read original story…
Coronavirus Daily: China’s Leader in the Vaccine Chase
Here’s the latest news from the global pandemic. With China and Canada at geopolitical odds over a range of issues, it may come as a surprise that one of the front-runners in the race for…
China’s Economy Regains Strength After Strict Coronavirus Measures
Economic activity is gathering momentum in China, a raft of survey data showed, the latest sign that Beijing’s uncompromising approach to the coronavirus pandemic is starting to pay dividends even as … ( read original…
Beijing names hard-liner who crushed protests to head Hong Kong security agency
His appointment to the new Office for Safeguarding National Security suggested that Hong Kong security issues may have been managed from Guangdong in recent years, Sebastian Veg, … ( read original story …)
State Dept warns top U.S. firms over supply chain risks linked to China’s Xinjiang
“It is critical that U.S. companies and individuals be aware of the large-scale human rights abuses perpetrated by the PRC government in Xinjiang,” Keith Krach, Undersecretary of State for economic … ( read original story…
Hong Kongers say possible China repression spurring exodus to Taiwan
Residents of Hong Kong, deeply concerned by Beijing’s new security law, seek safety and freedom in nearby Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
Beijing won’t require proof of COVID-19 test for some residents leaving city
Given the declining number of coronavirus cases in the current outbreak, residents from low-risk areas no longer need to provide evidence that they have tested negative, Pan Xuhong, spokesman of the … ( read original…
Asian shares hit four-month high as U.S., China recoveries gather pace
Asian shares rallied to a four-month high on Friday on robust U.S. payrolls data and a brisk pickup in Chinese service sector activity, but a surge in coronavirus cases in the United States kept a…
Copper’s bull run at risk as China enters slow summer season
A stunning V-shaped recovery in the price of copper is looking stretched as top consumer China enters its summer construction slowdown and fears of supply disruptions from the coronavirus have been … ( read original…
TikTok Tackles India App Ban, Vowing It’s No Tool for Beijing
TikTok, a popular short-video app, sought to distance itself from Beijing after India banned it and dozens of other Chinese mobile apps in retaliation for a deadly border clash last month … ( read original…
The Swine Flu Virus in China That Has People Worried
The most prevalent strain of influenza spreading among pigs in China has sparked concern among scientists, who say it has certain properties that give it pandemic potential. Chief among them: The … ( read original…
GM delivered 713,600 units in second quarter in China, down 5% year-on-year
General Motors Co’s vehicle sales in China fell at a slower pace of 5.3% between April and June compared with the same period last year, as the Detroit automaker’s China operations recover from … (…
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