SHANGHAI/BEIJING - China raced on Tuesday (Aug 9) to stamp out Covid-19 outbreaks in the tourist hubs of Tibet and Hainan, with the authorities launching more rounds of mass testing and closing venues to contain the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Mainland China reported 828 new domestically transmitted cases across more than a dozen provinces and regions for Aug 8, … [Read more...] about China races to contain Covid-19 outbreaks in tourism hubs Tibet, Hainan
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South Korea, China clash over US missile shield
Reuters Seoul, South Korea ● Thu, August 11, 2022 2022-08-11 15:10 0 c9040729547ca602062682df1697fa90 2 Asia and Pacific THAAD,South-Korea,China,US,missile,geopolitics Free China and South Korea clashed on Thursday over a US missile defence shield, threatening to undermine efforts by the new government in Seoul to overcome longstanding security … [Read more...] about South Korea, China clash over US missile shield
Japan’s door for dialogue with China “always open”: Kishida
Kyodo News Tokyo, Japan ● Thu, August 11, 2022 2022-08-11 13:30 0 fbd44abf30fca00c6a042b692b11ce96 2 Asia and Pacific Fumio-Kishida,Japan,China,diplomacy,geopolitics,Xi-Jinping Free Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday the door is "always open" for dialogue with China, stressing the need to have "constructive and stable" bilateral … [Read more...] about Japan’s door for dialogue with China “always open”: Kishida
Thailand to exploit the mini trade war between Taiwan & China
Thailand is looking to exploit the strained relationship between China and Taiwan exacerbated by the visit of Nancy Pelosi to Taipei on Tuesday . Reports circulating in the media say that China is to embark on a mini-trade war with Taiwan to economically punish them because of Pelosi’s visit, and plans to suspend the import of 35 foodstuff categories from the so-called … [Read more...] about Thailand to exploit the mini trade war between Taiwan & China
Indian state bets big on oil palms to cut $19 billion in imports
Rajendra Jadhav (Reuters) (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Sathupally, India ● Thu, August 4 2022 Pullarao Daravathu and thousands of fellow farmers from Telangana in India's south are busy planting oil palms as their home state aims to add more area under the controversial crop within four years than the entire country has in decades. Telangana is targeting over … [Read more...] about Indian state bets big on oil palms to cut $19 billion in imports