China
China’s economy is going backwards
World
May 7, 2022
China’s economy is going backwards
Hong Kong (CNN Business) – China’s gigantic services sector just contracted at the second sharpest pace on record as Covid…
Xi Jinping sends warning to anyone who questions China’s zero-Covid policy
World
May 7, 2022
Xi Jinping sends warning to anyone who questions China’s zero-Covid policy
Hong Kong (CNN) – China’s top leader Xi Jinping has issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the…
Japan and Thailand agree new defense deal
World
May 3, 2022
Japan and Thailand agree new defense deal
Bangkok (Reuters) – The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defense agreement on Monday as well as plans…
China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?
World
May 3, 2022
China is obsessed with disinfection against Covid. But is it causing more harm than good?
Hong Kong (CNN) – Hazmat suit-clad workers spraying clouds of disinfectant over city streets, building fronts, park benches and even…
Flying into Beijing is tougher than ever as China ramps up its zero-Covid measures
World
April 30, 2022
Flying into Beijing is tougher than ever as China ramps up its zero-Covid measures
Kunming, China (CNN) – Beijing is partially locking down to control a Covid outbreak that could completely shutter the Chinese…
Beijing tests 20 million residents amid ‘fast and furious’ Omicron outbreak
World
April 26, 2022
Beijing tests 20 million residents amid ‘fast and furious’ Omicron outbreak
(CNN) – Beijing has rolled out mass Covid testing for nearly 20 million residents in most of the city, as…
US oil sinks below $100 on China Covid concerns
World
April 25, 2022
US oil sinks below $100 on China Covid concerns
New York (CNN Business) – Oil prices fell sharply Monday as Covid lockdowns in China stoked concerns that the country’s…
‘Voices of April’: China’s internet erupts in protest against censorship of Shanghai lockdown video
World
April 25, 2022
‘Voices of April’: China’s internet erupts in protest against censorship of Shanghai lockdown video
Hong Kong (CNN) – The shouts of locked-down residents demanding basic necessities, the cries of babies separated from their parents…
Foreign investors are ditching China. Russia’s war is the latest trigger
World
April 25, 2022
Foreign investors are ditching China. Russia’s war is the latest trigger
Hong Kong (CNN Business) – Investors are ditching China at an unprecedented scale as a cocktail of political and business…
Beijing races to contain ‘urgent and grim’ Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues
World
April 24, 2022
Beijing races to contain ‘urgent and grim’ Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues
Hong Kong (CNN) – Beijing is racing to track a Covid-19 outbreak that may have been spreading in the capital…