Tag: China

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:29 UTC

  China unseats the US as the world leader in international patent filings

  

  China last year became the world leader in international patent filings, unseating the United States which had held the top spot for more than four decades, the UN said on Tuesday. A record 265,800 international patent applications were filed last year, a hike of 5.2% from 2018, the World Intellectual Property Organization said in its annual report.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 07:18 UTC

  Trump blasts WHO for focusing on China and issuing bad advice on coronavirus

  

  US President Donald Trump sharply criticized the World Health Organization on Tuesday, accusing it of being too focused on China and issuing bad advice during the coronavirus outbreak.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentina beef exports to the EU and China plunge

  

  Market reports suggest that Argentine beef shipments to the European Union have reduced to almost zero amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Sales to China, the main buyer, have dropped below 2019 levels.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:53 UTC

  Beijing furious with Brazil after Education minister links COVID-19 pandemic to China's “plan for world domination”

  

  China demanded an explanation from Brazil on Monday after the conservative government’s education minister linked the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to the Asian country’s “plan for world domination,” in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 07:49 UTC

  US warns China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel near disputes islands

  

  The United States on Monday warned China not to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to exert itself in the South China Sea after Vietnam said Beijing sank a trawler.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:37 UTC

  Beijing disappears whistle blower doctor after disseminating information of coronavirus in Wuhan

  

  Wuhan doctor Ai Fen, who expressed early concerns about the coronavirus to the media, has disappeared and is believed detained by Chinese authorities. Fen, the head of the emergency at Wuhan Central Hospital, was given a warning after she disseminated information about the coronavirus to several other doctors.

• Thursday, April 2nd 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  Growing opinion in US that China's coronavirus figures are a “major cover-up operation”

  

  President Donald Trump cast doubt on Wednesday on the accuracy of official Chinese figures on its coronavirus outbreak after US lawmakers, citing an intelligence report, accused Beijing of a cover-up.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Brazilian meat exports to China on hold because of coronavirus social distancing measures

  

  China has not approved any new Brazilian meat plants for export this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, an official at Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry said, adding that all approvals were on hold until the crisis eases.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Spain overtakes China in Coronavirus infections; business leaders warn of impact on jobs with the lockdown

  

  Spain overtook China in the number of those infected with coronavirus on Monday as the government tightened restrictions on a population entering its third week under one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:10 UTC

  Surprising factory activity numbers in China, according to Beijing stats office

  

  Factory activity in China unexpectedly expanded in March after contracting sharply to a record low, but the rapid global spread of the coronavirus is expected to keep businesses and the overall economy under heavy pressure as foreign demand slumps.