China’s love for luxury is spilling over into the once shunned second-hand goods sector, with online stores surfing a wave of pent-up demand from shoppers, led by millennials, who have been forced … ( read…
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China Wants to Screen You for Coronavirus—and Your Frozen Fish
Many countries around the world are screening people at their borders for the coronavirus. China is also inspecting incoming frozen fish, making it an outlier in this area. ( read original story …)
China’s Economic Squeeze on Australia Extends to Cotton
China’s top economic-planning body is targeting Australian cotton, Australian industry groups say, the latest escalation in the countries’ diplomatic and trade row. ( read original story …)
How the pandemic made China’s tough college entrance exam even more stressful — and inequitable
If you think taking the SAT and ACT exams amid the coronavirus pandemic is stressful, take a look at how it made China’s ordinarily tough college entrance exams even more stressful — and inequitable. (…
City In China Tests 10 Million People After 13 COVID-19 Cases Are Found
Still, residents have been asked to remain at home, flights to Beijing have been canceled and travelers from Qingdao to other parts of China must quarantine. All 13 cases were traced back to a Qingdao…
China’s Qingdao Covid cluster traced back to two dock workers, officials say
A coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese city of Qingdao, which prompted mass testing of millions of residents, has been traced back to two dock workers, authorities said on Friday. ( read original story …)
Australia says it’s ready to talk to China about their trade dispute
Two Australian cotton industry groups said that China has started discouraging its spinning mills from using cotton imported from Down Under. ( read original story …)
China’s Qingdao city says coronavirus cluster traced to two dock workers
The cause of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus at a hospital in the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao was traced to two infected dock workers, authorities said on Friday. ( read original story …)
Interview: Shenzhen a successful symbol of China’s reform, opening-up, says Argentine academic
The success of China’s Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has demonstrated the effectiveness of the country’s reform and opening-up, Argentine academic Patricio Giusto said on Thursday. “Shenzhen is … ( read original story …)
What China gains if Trump wins
Even before the pandemic hit, there was a view in China that the United States was a waning power. Now, officials in Beijing see what’s unfolding in America as part of an acceleration of American…
Shenzhen miracle should continue to inspire nation
Two weeks ago when I found that my Belgian friend didn’t know much about the history of Shenzhen despite being on a brief business trip there, I grabbed the chance to give him a crash…
China’s economic recovery seen broadening in third-quarter as consumers re-emerge: Reuters poll
China’s economic recovery likely stepped up in the third quarter as consumers returned to shopping malls and major trading partners reopened for business, shaking off the record slump seen earlier … ( read original story…
Asian shares perk up on China gains, virus woes linger
Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, buoyed by gains in China, but the mood was cautious due to a resurgence of coronavirus infections in Europe and the United States. ( read original story …)
