Tag: China

Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:01 UTC
China censorship: four-year jail term for journalist who reported on the Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan

A Chinese court handed a four-year jail term on Monday to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of last year's coronavirus outbreak, on grounds of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” her lawyer said.
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:45 UTC
Chinese vaccine 50% effective, reports Sao Paulo lab, but half of Brazilians reject inoculation

Brazilian researchers said on Wednesday the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech is more than 50% effective based on trial data, but again withheld full results at the company's request, raising questions about transparency.
Thursday, December 24th 2020 - 08:31 UTC
China forecast to grow 2% this year and rebound 7,9% in 2021: exports' boom

Economic growth in China is expected to slow to 2% this year, before rebounding to 7.9% in 2021 as private investment and consumption heat up, a World Bank report released on Wednesday projected.
Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:05 UTC
US record imports from China in 2020, despite Trump administration's tariffs

Despite the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese goods and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. imports from China are surging as the year 2020 draws to a close, The New York Times reported.
Thursday, December 17th 2020 - 09:59 UTC
Trump administration designated Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators; China in monitoring list

U.S. Treasury Department designated Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators for the first time, while keeping China on a watch list, in the Trump administration’s final foreign-exchange policy report.
Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Brazil's health regulator ANVISA considers Chinese Covid-19 vaccine process non transparent

Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said China’s health authorities are not transparent in their authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, a statement that may further inflame political tension in the country.
Wednesday, December 16th 2020 - 08:30 UTC
China pledges more trade and development cooperation with Chile on the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations

China is willing to provide a broader market and more development opportunities for Chile and other countries as it seeks reform and opening-up at a higher level, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday in a phone conversation with his Chilean counterpart, Sebastian Piñera.
Tuesday, December 15th 2020 - 09:08 UTC
WTO fails to agree rules on over-fishing; billions of dollars spent subsidizing fishing fleets

World Trade Organization negotiators have failed to reach a deal by a year-end deadline to cut the subsidies that have helped decimate the world’s fish stocks, but will try again next year, the chairman of the talks said on Monday.
Saturday, December 12th 2020 - 09:21 UTC
China suspends meat imports from two Brazilian companies

China has temporarily suspended meat imports from two Brazilian companies, Brazil's agriculture ministry said late on Friday.
Friday, December 11th 2020 - 09:26 UTC
Indigenous communities stall Ecuador's most ambitious copper mining project

Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador's San Carlos Panantza copper mining project, which the government of President Lenin Moreno had long pointed to as an example of mining sector expansion that would generate US$ 40 billion in export revenue over the next decade.