Tag: China

• Saturday, April 18th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Raab says China has some “hard questions” to answer about the coronavirus epidemic

  

  British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says China will have some “hard questions” to answer about how the coronavirus pandemic started.

• Friday, April 17th 2020 - 09:42 UTC

  China's economy contracts 6,8% in Jan/March quarter, first time since 1992

  

  China’s economy shrank for the first time since at least 1992 in the first quarter, as the coronavirus outbreak paralyzed production and spending, raising pressure on authorities to do more to stop mounting job losses.

• Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 11:32 UTC

  US trying to determine if COVID-19 emanated from a lab in Wuhan

  

  US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing “needs to come clean” what they know.

• Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Beijing's lockdown ahead of a possible resurgence of coronavirus infection

  

  Beijing has virtually walled itself off to outsiders with drastic measures to protect China's seat of power against the threat of a second wave of coronavirus infections from other regions. After largely getting the outbreak under control, China has banned foreigners from entering the country as authorities fret over an increase in cases imported from abroad - though most have been Chinese citizens.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 13:55 UTC

  Brazilian agri-business exploring and confirming new markets

  

  Brazilian agriculture continues to penetrate the international market further. The month of March was marked by the opening of new markets for Brazilian products and the expansion of sales in other locations. Egypt, for example, has enabled 42 Brazilian establishments to supply meat – 27 for poultry and 15 for beef – in addition to the renewal of licenses for 95 companies – 82 for beef and 13 for poultry.

• Wednesday, April 15th 2020 - 13:14 UTC

  As demand from China and G7 members plunges, LAC faces sharp decline in growth, World Bank report

  

  The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is seeing a sharp decline in growth due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, which requires several policy responses to support the most vulnerable, avert a financial crisis, and protect jobs, according to a new report from the World Bank.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2020 - 07:51 UTC

  Hopkins University reports over two million coronavirus confirmed cases and 120.000 deaths

  

  The number of coronavirus cases globally spiked to two million on Monday evening. According to Johns Hopkins University, which has been keeping a tally of the number of coronavirus cases around the world, the number of confirmed cases jumped to 2,019,320

• Monday, April 13th 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  EU planning measures to prevent threat of Chinese takeovers of companies shares

  

  The European Union's competition chief told the Financial Times that member countries should buy stakes in companies to counter the threat of Chinese takeovers, with her comments coming as the EU formulates plans to protect its businesses amid the coronavirus outbreak.

• Saturday, April 11th 2020 - 10:20 UTC

  China pledges support to Argentina in its fight against COVID-19

  

  President Xi Jinping said China is ready to continue sharing COVID-19 prevention and control experience with Argentina and offering assistance within its capacity. Xi made the remarks in a recent exchange of messages with Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez.

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 13:28 UTC

  Brazil spurs manufacturers to make ventilators after a 15.000 units purchase from China fell through

  

  Brazil’s health minister said on Wednesday that the country’s attempts to purchase thousands of ventilators from China to fight a growing coronavirus epidemic had fallen through and the government is now looking to Brazilian companies to build the devices.