Vehicle sales in China fell 3% in May from the same month a year earlier, snapping a streak of 13 consecutive months of gains since April 2020, industry data showed on Friday.
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China’s children may be next in line for COVID-19 vaccines
If China is to meet its tentative goal of vaccinating 80% of its population against the coronavirus by the end of the year, tens of millions of children are going to have to start rolling…
Beijing reports air quality record in May
Beijing has reported the lowest monthly reading for PM2.5 air pollutants since records began in 2013. Due to favorable meteorological conditions, the city’s average concentration of PM2.5 in May stood …
Beijing celebrates city’s World Heritage sites
Beijing hosted a series of events on Thursday to celebrate China’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. The Zhoukoudian site in Fangshan district in the southwest of the city is the main venue for the …
Shenzhen sets development goals for 2025 and beyond
Shenzhen published its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for National Economic and Social Development as well as its Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. The two documents also established a …
China rushes through law to counter US and EU sanctions
Foreigners could be placed on an anti-sanctions list and denied entry into China or expelled from the country …
China invites Taiwanese to come to get vaccinated against COVID-19
China’s government said on Friday that it welcomed Taiwanese to come and get vaccinated against COVID-19 and called on Taiwan to remove obstacles and allow its people to receive the “highly effective” …
China to stop subsidise new solar power stations, onshore wind projects in 2021
China will no longer grant subsidies for new solar power stations, distributed solar projects by commercial users or onshore wind projects from the central government budget in 2021, the state planner …
BlackRock gets license to start China mutual fund business
BlackRock has become the first global asset manager allowed to start a wholly-owned onshore mutual fund business in China, as Beijing accelerates opening of the $3.5 trillion industry. BlackRock …
Cold war or uneasy peace: does defining US-China competition matter?
Many are beginning to fear the world may soon be caught in the crossfire between Beijing and Washington …
When Kissinger went to China
At the time China was isolated from the outside world amidst the chaos of the Cultural Revolution. America was looking for a way out of the Vietnam war. Both countries had had no contact for…
China’s Huawei aims to reach driverless car technology in 2025
China’s Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) aims to develop driverless passenger car technology by 2025, an executive said on Thursday, as the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker diversifies …
Joe Biden, Boris Johnson call for further Covid-19 origins investigation in China
The two leaders want ‘timely, transparent and evidence-based independent process for the next phase of the WHO-convened Covid-19 origins study’.