By playing off its big neighbors, Russia and China, Mongolia has emerged as a positive outlier among developing nations on the hunt for shots.
Countries Are Scrambling for Vaccines. Mongolia Has Plenty.
By playing off its big neighbors, Russia and China, Mongolia has emerged as a positive outlier among developing nations on the hunt for shots.
Inner Mongolia doubles down on crypto-mining ban and sets up a hotline for the general public to report suspected activity
Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has set up a hotline for the general public to report any outlying …
China-EU investment deal suspension seen as more politically symbolic than economic, but risks to trade exist
Almost all EU countries have separate bilateral investment treaties with China, and experts say suspending the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment poses no threat to those deals.
New England Pats give flight to China’s vaccine diplomacy
The New England Patriots’ team plane has delivered 500,000 Chinese-made COVID vaccines to El Salvador — and in the process inadvertently inserted itself into a testy, geopolitical fight for influence …
G7 commits to end unabated coal finance in 2021 to ‘keep 1.5C within reach’
After initial resistance, Japan agreed to the ministers’ statement, leaving China isolated as the last significant coal funder overseas …
China penalises five lenders in another move to stamp out market misconduct, tame financial risks
China is stepping up enforcement actions to stamp out misconduct and tame financial-market risks, sending yet another warning shot to industries amid challenges in sustaining the nation’s economic …
China’s construction boom is sending CO2 emissions through the roof
China’s plan to build its way out of the pandemic is pushing its carbon emissions to record highs, new research has found.
Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka nearly out of COVID-19 vaccines: officials
Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are close to running out of coronavirus vaccines, authorities said Friday, and are hoping China and Russia will …
China announces to donate 2nd batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Bangladesh
Bangladesh will receive the second batch of China-donated Sinopharm vaccines to help the country combat COVID-19. According to a statement of the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka, the donation was made after …