A year ago this week, Jack Ma was worth something like $50 billion, the richest man in China, the most famous man in China, a media star, cultural phenomenon. His first company – Alibaba –…
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EU and U.S. end clash over steel and aluminium, take aim at China’s ‘dirty’ steel
The United States and the European Union on Sunday ended a dispute over steel and aluminium tariffs and said they would work on a global arrangement to combat “dirty” production and overcapacity in …
Chuck DeVore: As UN powerlessly pontificates on climate, China laughs and doubles down on coal
The United Nations starts its next big climate change summit in Scotland on Halloween. There will be no treats—but there will be plenty of tricks in the form of deceptive and empty rhetoric.
China dismisses ‘politically motivated’ US intelligence report into Covid-19 origins
Beijing has dismissed a US review into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying the use of intelligence agencies was “ironclad proof of politicisation”. In the 18-page report, the US intelligence …
Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee: ready to handle COVID-19
The Beijing Organizing Committee (BOC) for the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games said on Saturday it was ready to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. “We don’t want it, but we are fully prepared,” …
COVID-19-hit Heilongjiang suspends offline classes in Harbin; schools in China-Russia border city Heihe put under closed-loop management
As the origin of the latest COVID-19 flare-up in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province remains unknown, offline education will be suspended in capital city Harbin and all primary and middle schools …
5 things to know on October 31, 2021: Coronavirus, Alec Baldwin, World Series, Supreme Court, China
It’s that time of the year — when pumpkin spice products are inescapable. Our connoisseurs tried out a random assortment of pumpkin spice stuff so you don’t have to. Some items surprised, disgusted …
Shanghai Disneyland shuts doors temporarily to assist COVID-19 probe
Shanghai Disney Resort announced on Sunday night that it has temporarily suspended entry into its Disneyland and Disneytown “to cooperate with the epidemiological investigation of COVID-19 in other …
Blinken raised concerns about Taiwan with China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as part of the Group of 20 summit on Sunday. The outreach is designed to ensure that the intensely competitive …
China’s Xi Calls For Mutual COVID Vaccine Approvals
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has called for mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines based on the World Health Organization’s emergency use list, according to a transcript of his remarks delivered to …
Covid live news: Russia reports record new cases; China rejects US intelligence report on virus origins
Rachel Hall Russia on Sunday reported 40,993 new Covid-19 infections, its highest single-day case tally since the start of the pandemic. The country’s coronavirus task force also reported 1,158 …
China hits out at US intelligence report on Covid-19’s origins, calls it false
BEIJING (AFP) – Beijing lashed out against a United States intelligence review into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday (Oct 31), calling it “political and false” while urging Washington to …
Covid live news: China rejects US intelligence report on virus origins
Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus from the UK and around the world. Russia reports highest day of new Covid-19 cases 08:58 Russia on Sunday reported 40,993 new Covid-19 …
