Japan is likely to shelve plans to send officials to the Winter Games in Beijing next year and will make an announcement as early as Friday, public broadcaster NHK said.
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China CanSinoBIO’s vaccine 57.5% effective against COVID in Phase III trial-study
CanSino Biologics Inc’s vaccine was 57.5% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 and 91.7% against severe disease four weeks or longer after one dose, while its protection appeared lower in older …
China locks down city of 13 million in bid to curb COVID outbreaks before Beijing Winter Olympics
The restrictions in Xi’an come just weeks before the Winter Olympics and are some of the harshest China has imposed since it locked down Wuhan after the coronavirus was first detected there in 2019.
Xinhua Headlines: China’s Xi’an tightens control measures amid COVID-19 resurgence
Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, imposed closed-off management for communities and villages on Thursday, in an effort to curb the spread of the latest COVID-19 resurgence. All …
Biden signs bills on forced labor in China, ALS research
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Thursday to block imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove the items were made without forced labor, the latest in a series of …
Olympic organizers ‘regret’ NHL decision to prohibit players from Beijing Games
Beijing Olympic organizers expressed their “regret” over the NHL’s decision to prohibit players from participating in the upcoming Winter Games, Reuters reported. During a news conference on Thursday, …
New law to combat forced labor in China sparks enforcement debate
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill to curb forced labor in China that U.S. business groups and trade experts warn will inflict unnecessary pain on U.S. firms and punish legitimately …
Intel is latest US company to apologize to China while pushing social justice at home
Intel has apologized for discouraging suppliers from doing business with China’s Xinjiang region, after a letter published on its website sparked backlash from a Chinese state-run publication and …
Nantong Chaoda Equipment Co.,Ltd. debuts on Shenzhen Stock Exchange, rose 117%
The shares price ended the day at RMB 61.1, soaring 117% from its issue price. Its intraday high and low were RMB 68.8 and RMB 52.33, respectively. A total of 12 mln shares changed hands…
U.S. Effort to Combat Forced Labor Targets Corporate China Ties
The Biden administration is expected to face scrutiny as it decides how to enforce a new ban on products made with forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.
Harvard professor’s conviction brings scrutiny of China Initiative
After Harvard Professor Charles Lieber became the first academic convicted at trial under the Justice Department’s China Initiative, the former prosecutor who brought the case said the government …
Intel’s apology underlines China dilemma
U.S. chipmaker Intel is the latest multinational company to struggle with the geopolitics of doing business in China. The $207 billion technology group had to say sorry to defuse a social media …
The NHL will not be sending players to 2022 Beijing Games
With the latest COVID outbreak affecting all major sports leagues, the NHL has decided not to send its players to compete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
