Greenland has withdrawn the license for an iron ore deposit near the capital Nuuk from a Chinese mining company. The reason was years of inactivity at the Isua site, the government announced on Monday. The Hong Kong-based company, called General Nice, also failed to make the agreed guarantee payments, it said. “We cannot accept that […]
The Covid pandemic has also triggered mental problems, uncertainty, and crises of meaning in many Chinese. In addition, many suffer from stress and long working hours. This lead to a real run on meditation, rest, and mindfulness. And China wouldn’t be China if there weren’t a multitude of new mindfulness apps that are already competing […]
Eight Chinese citizens were kidnapped from a gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday night. A hitherto unknown armed militia raided the mine in the village of Mukera in the Fizi region in the east of the country, killing at least two Congolese security forces, the regional administrator of Fizi, Aimé Kawaya, […]
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, held a video call on Sunday with Peng Shuai, who has been missing since the beginning of November. She explained that she is safe and well, living at her home in Beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time. Bach was […]
Automotive supplier ZF and China’s largest battery manufacturer CATL have entered into a global strategic partnership in aftermarket services. This was announced by both companies on Saturday. According to the statement, the cooperation includes service networks, battery-related training, connectivity, and reuse. Both intend to facilitate mutual knowledge transfer, according to the statement.CATL sees the agreement […]
China’s capital is increasing covid regulations for people entering the country from China and overseas. Domestic flights from Corona risk areas have been canceled or greatly reduced. Currently, China has classified more than a hundred cities as risk areas. Since Wednesday, all visitors to Beijing must now provide proof of a negative Covid test no […]
Shanghai already has a Disneyland. Now it’s getting a Legoland, too. On Wednesday, construction began on the future Legoland Shanghai Resort, which the city fathers say will open in 2024 in the southwestern district of Jinshan. The park will cover about 318,000 square meters, coming in at just over one-third the size of Disneyland. Even […]
Now that Xi Jinping has put his stamp on the Communist Party with his “historic resolution”, he has the necessary leeway to act. And Xi plans to use it to shape both society and the economy according to his ideas. “common prosperity” is what the head of state calls his principle, which focuses less on […]
A day after leader Xi Jinping’s online summit with US President Joe Biden, the first details from the meeting are emerging. The two sides have agreed on a high-level series of talks on nuclear disarmament, Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday evening. According to the statement, Biden had put the issue on […]
The COP26 climate conference is heading towards the finishing line with a confusing struggle over climate targets, money, and guidelines. The conference is due to end this Friday, with a final declaration that still had several gaps on Thursday. Among other things, it will address the question of when the signatories to the Paris climate […]
