Archive for March 28th, 2020
China’s Xi offers Trump help in fighting coronavirus as US faces wave of new patients
Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Donald Trump during a phone call on Friday that he would have China’s support in fighting the coronavirus, as the United [...] » More
In China’s Hubei, uncertainty, pessimism and hope as life resumes
Li Yu is happy she sold six pieces of roasted corn on the day she reopened her stall after travel restrictions were lifted in Jingzhou, but she worries about the future of [...] » More
China to step up prevention of epidemic rebound, imported COVID-19 cases
A leading group of China’s COVID-19 response on Thursday stressed measures to prevent the rebound of the epidemic within the country and called for stepping up [...] » More
Russia thanks ‘real friend’ Jack Ma for gift of a million masks
Russia has received more than a million masks and 200,000 coronavirus testing kits as a gift from Chinese billionaire businessperson Jack Ma, its Defence Ministry said on [...] » More
China extracts 861,400 cubic metres of natural gas from ‘flammable ice’ in South China Sea
China said on Thursday it extracted 861,400 cubic metres of natural gas from gas hydrates found in the South China Sea during a month-long trial that ended last week. The [...] » More
Coronavirus: trade war with China weakens crucial links in US medical supply chain
Hardliners within the Trump administration are trying desperately to avoid reducing tariffs on imported medical supplies from China, hoping to stave off mounting pressure [...] » More
Coronavirus sparks US dollar dilemma for China as Federal Reserve ramps up easing
To sell or not to sell? That is the question for Beijing as it looks at its United States Treasury holdings. Analysts say China, which is hoarding about $1.1 trillion worth [...] » More
The myth of authoritarian coronavirus supremacy
China wants you believe its political system stopped coronavirus. That’s a lie. A lot of people seem to think that there’s a simple cure for the coronavirus: [...] » More
The SARS epidemic threatened Alibaba’s survival in 2003here’s how it made it through to become a $470 billion company
As novel coronavirus COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the global economy, Alibaba finds itself in a familiar position. In a quarterly earnings call in February, Alibaba CEO Daniel [...] » More
China in coronavirus propaganda push as US ties worsen
State media lauds China as global leader in fight against disease in bid to defuse criticism it allowed virus to spread. On March 18, China marked a milestone in its [...] » More
Wuhan doctors plan long-term look at coronavirus impact on male sex hormone
Doctors in the central Chinese city of Wuhan plan to embark on a long-term study of the effects of the coronavirus on the male reproductive system, building on small-scale [...] » More
Xi Jinping urges ‘stronger international cooperation’ and quick action to fight coronavirus pandemic and stave off global recession
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for “stronger international cooperation on all fronts” to fight the Covid-19 pandemic as well as urgent action to stop a [...] » More
Japan February factory output seen cooling, retail sales down for fifth month as virus hit deepens: Reuters poll
Japan’s factory output likely slowed in February and retail sales dropped for a fifth straight month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the coronavirus outbreak took [...] » More
Olympic delay puts smile on recovering rugby player’s face
A season-ending knee injury had Ben O’Donnell convinced he’d be watching the Tokyo Olympics from a distance, with absolutely no chance of pulling on the [...] » More
Olympics delay deals setback to Samsung’s plans to win over Japan market
For Samsung Electronics Co Ltd , the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were going to be its springboard to attain a long-held goalmaking significant inroads into Japan’s lucrative [...] » More
