Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have vowed to strengthen information sharing and coordination of policies and actions to cope with the impact of the second wave of the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan to soon request for Rs 20,000 crore loan from China for CPEC project: Report
Package-I of the ML-1 project, part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), involves upgrading the Peshawar-Karachi Railway Line. ( read original story ...)
Asia to form world’s biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding U.S.
Pacific economies were set to form the world's largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under President ... ( read original story ...)
Huge Asian Trade Pact Signed In Coup For China
Fifteen countries on Sunday signed a sprawling Asian trade deal seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) -- which includes 10 ... ( read original story ...)
Australia hopes Asia-Pacific trade deal will improve ties with China: report
Australia hopes that an ambitious trade deal to be signed on Sunday between 15 Asia-Pacific economies will help improve the country's strained relations with China, Australia's Trade Minister Simon ... ( read original story ...)
China Finds Coronavirus on Frozen Beef, Tripe From Various Countries
The eastern Chinese city of Jinan said it has found the new coronavirus on beef and tripe, and on packaging for these products, from Brazil, New Zealand and Bolivia as China ramps up testing on frozen ... ( read original story ...)
ASEAN, China, other partners set world’s biggest trade pact
Pacific nations have agreed to set up the world's largest trading bloc at an online summit meeting in a deal many hope will hasten the region's recovery from the shocks of the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Vulture funds buy up bonds of China state-owned enterprises
Vulture funds are racing to buy bonds of troubled Chinese state-owned enterprises, after a sharp sell-off sparked by a large coal mining group’s default on a Rmb1bn ($156m) debt issue. Yongcheng Coal ... ( read original story ...)
Simon Birmingham urges China to respect ‘spirit’ of new Asian trade pact
Simon Birmingham has urged China to respect the “spirit” – not just the letter – of the new 14-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Australia is hoping the deal, signed on Sunday, will ... ( read original story ...)
Surveillance, reeducation and the Office of Honesty: How China tames its people
Traditionally there have been two ways to define China watchers — either as “panda huggers” or “dragon slayers.” Panda huggers tended to be foreigners who lived in China for years, learned the ... ( read original story ...)