Tag: China

Monday, November 9th 2020 - 08:35 UTC
Taiwan “locked out” of WHO Covid-19 meeting on objections from Beijing

Taiwan is yet to receive an invite to a key World Health Organization (WHO) meeting this week expected to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic due to “obstruction” from China, the island's foreign ministry said, expressing its displeasure.
Saturday, November 7th 2020 - 08:52 UTC
Brazil's top telecom companies declined to meet US envoy critical of Huawei

Brazil’s top four telecom companies have decided not to meet with a visiting senior U.S. official who has advocated excluding China’s Huawei Technologies from the Brazilian 5G equipment market, according to Sao Paulo media.
Monday, November 2nd 2020 - 09:45 UTC
Brazilians march in Sao Paulo against the Chinese vaccine and mandatory immunization

More than 300 Brazilians gathered on São Paulo's main commercial thoroughfare on Sunday to protest state Governor João Doria's support for mandatory COVID-19 immunization and testing the potential vaccine developed by China's Sinovac.
Friday, October 30th 2020 - 08:34 UTC
US rejects Nigerian candidate as next WTO director-general, further paralyzing the global trade watchdog

The World Trade Organization's (WTO) bid to select a new leader was plunged into uncertainty this Wednesday after the United States rejected the Nigerian woman proposed as the global trade watchdog's next director-general.
Thursday, October 29th 2020 - 08:22 UTC
US and India will share sensitive satellite data; Pompeo knitting a safety ring round China

The United States and India signed a pact to share sensitive satellite and map data as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of the threat posed by an increasingly assertive China.
Wednesday, October 28th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
Brazil third largest supplier of crude oil to China during September; Russia leads

Data from the Chinese Customs Administration indicates that in September, Brazil advanced to the position of third-largest supplier of crude oil to the Asian country, as independent Chinese refiners obtain cheap and a relatively high-quality supply from the South American exporter.
Wednesday, October 28th 2020 - 09:10 UTC
China in nine months imported 3,9 million tons of pork and 1,57 million tons of beef

Chinese imports of meat and offal totaled 830,000 tons in September, 63% higher than the volume recorded for the same month last year, based on information from Beijing's customs office.
Wednesday, October 28th 2020 - 09:00 UTC
China takes 51,4% more soybeans from Brazil than in September last year

China imported 51,4% more Brazilian soy during September, than in the same month a year ago according to a release from the Chinese Customs on 25 October. Brazil exported 7.25 million tons of oilseed to China in September compared to 4.79 million tons in the same period in 2019, according to the agency.
Monday, October 26th 2020 - 09:18 UTC
US Coast Guard will increase presence in the Pacific to contain the threat of China's IUU fishing

US national security adviser said the US Coast Guard (USCG) was basing Enhanced Response Cutters in the western Pacific for maritime security missions, citing illegal fishing and harassment of vessels by China.
Saturday, October 24th 2020 - 09:16 UTC
Brazil's health regulator allows the import of six million doses of a coronavirus vaccine from China

Brazil's health regulator has authorized the import from China of a potential vaccine against the coronavirus, just days after President Jair Bolsonaro insisted he wouldn't allow doses to be shipped from the Asian nation.