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Ning Wang Published: May 12th, 2022

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Jens Drewes will be the new Head of Logistics for Europe at logistics company Kuehne+Nagel. Drewes has held management positions at Kuehne+Nagel in Asia since 1997. Since 2013, he was in charge of the Asia-Pacific region.

Ning Wang Published: May 11th, 2022

Beijing censors WHO chief

China’s major social media networks have censored critical United Nations posts about the People’s Republic’s zero-Covid policy. The posts in question were statements from the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, on Weibo and WeChat. He had called China’s zero-tolerance policy on COVID-19 not sustainable. WeChat disabled the share function on […]

Ning Wang Published: May 9th, 2022

Contaminated soils endangers food supply

It was a mere side note among the myriad news stories about the chaotic food distribution to the people of Shanghai. In several districts, residents complained of stomach pains and diarrhea after consuming food distributed by the authorities. Flashbacks of contaminated food such as milk, oil and vegetables quickly emerged among China’s urbanites. Social media […]

Ning Wang Published: May 1st, 2022

Politburo promises economic stimulus package

The party leadership considers issuing stimulus packages to prevent the economy from slowing down too much after all. “The COVID-19 and Ukraine crises bring risks and challenges,” state news agency Xinhua quoted a Politburo statement as saying on Friday. China reportedly will lend a helping hand to industry, as well as small firms. It will […]

Ning Wang Published: April 28th, 2022

Weibo publishes location data of its users

Short message service Weibo plans to publish the location of its users in the future. According to a post by the company, the goal is to “reduce malicious disinformation and automated theft of web content, and ensure the authenticity and transparency of distributed content.”Weibo explained the move by stating that it has “always been committed […]

Ning Wang Published: April 27th, 2022

Fighting climate change with scrap metal

Experts have been aware of this for a long time: The world’s landfills are considered raw material deposits of the future. Experts are already talking about urban mining to recover important raw materials. Waste, like aluminum, steel, plastic and wood, has become an important raw material that is in high demand.For the steel sector, in […]

Ning Wang Published: April 13th, 2022

Corn: Potential crop failure could impact global market

Not just in Shanghai, but also in the province of Jilin, lockdowns have been in effect indefinitely for weeks now. This threatens to cause crop failures, which could further exacerbate the supply situation. Jilin, which is known for its highly fertile soils, accounts for about ten percent of the national corn harvest. Food prices, which […]

Ning Wang Published: April 13th, 2022

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In the northeastern province of Jilin, a strict lockdown has been in effect for weeks. However, a particularly large amount of corn is grown there. Due toBeijing’s zero-covid policy, however, sowing could now be cancelled. Corn grows only once a year and must be sown within a certain time window. And there is anotherproblem threatening […]