Inspired by Xi Jinping’s ‘operation empty plate’, new law means restaurants will be able to charge patrons for leaving leftovers … ( read original story …)
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Hong Kong fourth wave: Beijing ‘highly concerned’ by city’s Covid-19 situation, as daily tally expected to dip to about 50 cases
While a medical source expected the city to log its lowest daily figure in about a month, National Health Commission calls for ‘precise infection-control plans’. ( read original story …)
ZHA unveils a low-carbon Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum
Zaha Hadid Architects releases renderings of an energy-efficient museum slated for Guangming Science City in northwestern Shenzhen. Check out the new museum. ( read original story …)
BTS hit Dynamite on the radio in Beijing brings hope of further thaw in China-South Korea relations after 2016 missile row
Four years after South Korea and China had a falling out over the former’s stationing of United States missiles ostensibly directed at deterring a North Korean attack, which led to a ban on Korean ……
Accused of seven murders, woman goes on trial in China after 20 years on the ru
A woman accused of killing seven people has gone on trial in eastern China after spending more than 20 years on the run. ( read original story …)
Mainland China reports 15 new COVID-19 cases, unchanged from day earlier
Mainland China reported 15 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 22, the same as a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
Ezra F. Vogel, Eminent Scholar of China and Japan, Dies at 90
A longtime scholar at Harvard, Professor Vogel wrote books that helped shape how the world viewed the two ascendant economic powers. ( read original story …)
U.S. Homeland Security Dept to issue China data security warning to businesses -Axios
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will issue an advisory to American businesses, warning them of data security risks associated with using communications equipment and services from … ( read original story …)
The coronavirus was circulating in Europe and China months before officials identified the outbreak in Wuhan, studies show
December 31 marks the anniversary of the first reported coronavirus case, but research suggests the virus was circulating months earlier. ( read original story …)
Two lawmakers urge U.S. to further tighten restrictions on China’s SMIC
Two key Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to strengthen new rules adopted Friday aimed at preventing China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC from getting access to advanced U.S. ( read original story …)
Canada Vetoes China Gold Deal in Arctic
Canada blocked Chinese state-owned Shandong Gold Mining Co. from buying a gold mine in the Canadian Arctic as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to curb Beijing’s rising influence in … ( read original…
Russia and China fly joint bomber patrol over the Pacific
Mission involving two Russian and four Chinese aircraft could mark the start of a new era of military co-operation between the two countries … ( read original story …)
China visa centres in England close as new coronavirus variant spreads
China’s two visa-application centres in England said on Tuesday they would temporarily close as a new variant of the coronavirus spreads rapidly in Britain. ( read original story …)
