World Health Organization investigators are continuing to survey crucial sites in Wuhan, China for clues into the origin of COVID-19. The investigation comes amid lingering skepticism over China’s … ( read original story …)
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Freeski daredevil, 17, poised to become face of 2022 Beijing Olympics
When sports fans hear the name Eileen Gu over the next 12 months — and they will hear it a lot — it will not be by accident. ( read original story …)
Australia to help south-east Asia combat crime as China deepens influence in region
A new program will help countries in the Mekong region tackle drug and human trafficking, child sexual exploitation and financial crimes … ( read original story …)
Beijing’s ‘Wolf Warrior’ diplomacy scores series of own goals
While this episode might seem like a quixotic controversy confined to social media, it exemplifies how overcharged public bluster in China creates obstacles for Beijing’s public diplomacy to trip over … ( read original story…
Beijing may have slowed housing bubble — for now
The Chinese government’s recent efforts to temper unsustainable growth in the country’s housing market seem to be working, at least for now. The price of new homes in the country’s largest cities was … (…
COVID-19: WHO investigators visit 2 hospitals in Wuhan, China
The World Health Organization has visited two hospitals at the center of the initial outbreak in Wuhan, China. ( read original story …)
Covid-19: As the West competes for vaccines, China exports jabs and expands soft power
World powers are competing over Covid-19 vaccines, with national interests taking precedence over the World Health Organisation’s call for multilateralism. But as Western countries turn inward, … ( read original story …)
Chinese Work at a Huawei Store in Beijing, China
Chinese sales staff work at a Huawei smartphone showroom in Beijing on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Sales of smartphones by Chinese telecom giant Huawei plunged by up to 44% in 2020 as they were hit…
A 17-year-old daredevil could be China’s next Olympic star
When sports fans hear the name Eileen Gu over the next 12 months — and they will hear it a lot — it will not be by accident. Hard work, laser-focused planning, … ( read…
China gene firm providing worldwide Covid-19 tests worked with Chinese military
BGI Group has sold millions of Covid-19 test kits outside China since the coronavirus outbreak, including to Europe, Australia and the United States. ( read original story …)
Containing China is ‘mission impossible’, Beijing warns Biden
Any attempt to contain China is “mission impossible”, the country’s defence ministry warned the US on Thursday, as the Biden administration works to shore up its Asian alliances against Beijing. ( read original story …)
Exclusive: China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests worked with Chinese military
BGI Group, the world’s largest genomics company, has worked with China’s military on research that ranges from mass testing for respiratory pathogens to brain science, a Reuters review of research, … ( read original story…
Hot money flows into China fund launches sparks asset bubble fears
China’s mutual fund industry assets surged 48 per cent to a record $3.1tn (Rmb20tn) in 2020 but huge demand for new funds is stoking fears that volatile investor inflows could spur a stock market ……
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