The Philippines has deployed extra vessels to patrol the South China Sea where Chinese ships had been spotted at a disputed reef as tensions deepen between the two nations.
China’s CanSinoBIO says no blood clots reported from its COVID-19 shot
(Reuters) -China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Wednesday that no serious blood clot cases had been reported so far in people who were injected with its COVID-19 vaccine Ad5-nCoV. The announcement …
Ahead of U.S. visit to Taiwan, China terms exercises ‘combat drills’
BEIJING (Reuters) -China described its military exercises near Taiwan as “combat drills” on Wednesday, hours before the arrival of senior former U.S. officials in Taipei on a trip to signal President …
China, other countries now top U.S. intel’s global threat list, not terrorist groups
WASHINGTON — China is working to challenge the U.S. by doubling its nuclear capacity, besting American capabilities in space and expanding its influence abroad, according to a threat assessment by the …
US seeks China climate deal ahead of summit
US envoy John Kerry is heading to Shanghai to woo China in advance of a climate summit President Joe Biden is hosting next week. After a major diplomatic row at the UN, both sides hope to co-operate …
China’s digital currency is threat to dollar dominance
This shift, combined with other macroeconomic and political factors, could be the key that accelerates the decline of the dollar’s dominance as the world’s leading reserve currency. It could also …
Taiwan says its chip firms will adhere to new U.S. rules blacklisting China supercomputing entities
Taiwan said on Wednesday its chip companies will adhere to U.S. rules after Washington added seven Chinese supercomputing entities last week to an economic blacklist and after a Taipei-based chipmaker …
China’s Ant Group to become financial holding company
Jiebei and Huabei, Alibaba’s affiliated consumer lending units, will be operated by Ant Group’s consumer finance company. China has been making efforts to mitigate financial risk and maintain a …
China farms finally sold
After years of losses, Fonterra’s two wholly owned China farming hubs in Ying and Yutian have been sold. The $552 million deal is an important milestone for Fonterra following its strategic refresh.
China’s services sector is key to watch in the next two quarters: Morgan Stanley
Despite his overall confidence in China’s economic growth path … of NBCUniversal Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, …