China is becoming increasingly assertive in the region as the coronavirus crisis eases on the mainland while raging elsewhere in the world, with a crackdown and sabre-rattling around Taiwan and in the ... ( read original story ...)
‘How Can I Get Through This?’ The Impact of Coronavirus on China’s Economy Is Only Just Beginning
As the world’s number two economy and biggest trading nation, what happens in China is key—and the outlook is grim ... ( read original story ...)
China Rejects Australia’s Questions on Its Handling of Coronavirus
China dismissed as groundless on Monday Australia's questioning of how Beijing handled the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had been open and transparent, despite growing scepticism about the accuracy ... ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan forecasts China’s full-year growth to reach 1.3% in wake of virus fallout
JPMorgan stays "cautious" on China's projected full-year growth of 1.3%, with the expectation that the country will not be able to return to pre-coronavirus levels of economic activity this year, says ... ( read original story ...)
Starbucks brings Beyond Meat to China with new plant-based lunch menu
The world’s biggest coffee chain has reopened most of its stores in China, where the outbreak appears to be slowing, and is banking on a slew of new plant-based food and beverage offerings to pull in ... ( read original story ...)
A free press in China could have prevented the coronavirus pandemic, media watchdog says
Strongman leaders around the world are using the coronavirus crisis to stifle journalists, a leading press freedom watchdog has warned, as it bemoaned a missed opportunity to highlight the severity of ... ( read original story ...)
Northwest China Sees Return of Coronavirus Cases
Shaanxi province reported 21 new infections from abroad as well as seven cases with no clinical symptoms, all of whom were travellers on a commercial flight from Moscow bound for the Chinese capital ... ( read original story ...)
This crisis has taught us the true cost of doing business with China
With their commodity exports plummeting amid the global economic crash, debtors to China in Africa and Asia may soon be faced with a horrible choice: Impoverish their people to pa ... ( read original story ...)
China fish farmers harvest troubled waters with floating villages
Fishermen like Zhu Chunfu have hauled their living from the seas off the Chinese province of Fujian for generations, but what happens when over-harvesting causes fish stocks to collapse? In the case ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports no new coronavirus cases for first time in weeks
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. For the first time in nearly seven weeks, Hong Kong reported no new cases of coronavirus Monday as health ... ( read original story ...)