As the second vaccine shot went into my arm, I could almost taste the instant gratification of deferred desires. Having done without for nearly a year, it was time to indulge.While I was lucky enough – actually, old enough – to be included in the first wave of inoculations, the rest of America is about […]
The phenomenon is familiar all over the world: When partners in a marriage become too close, the end is near. This is also the case in China, as Li Jie, a divorce lawyer from Beijing, observed in recent months. Especially after couples are in lockdown at home for weeks or even months, burdened by home […]
Chinese home appliance maker Gree Electric Appliances Inc. reported Monday that Huang Hui, one of its chief executives, has resigned for personal reasons. Until then, Huang was one of Gree’s board members who had held his post the longest. Gree’s stock subsequently fell as much as five percent in trading. There has been speculation for […]
East Asian countries have done remarkably well in managing the COVID-19 pandemic and limiting its economic repercussions. But, given that significant risks and uncertainties remain, it is far too soon to say that the region will emerge from the crisis as a global winner.East Asia’s pandemic record is undoubtedly impressive. In 2020, more than 101 […]
Eckert & Ziegler AG, a global specialist for radioactive medical applications, expects to start construction of a production facility in Jiangsu, two hundred kilometers northwest of Shanghai, before the end of the year. To this end, the Berlin-based company said it signed a contract with the Jiangsu Jintan Economic Development Zone Administration Committee to acquire […]
The opportunity was a good one. In keeping with the tradition of sending each other virtual red envelopes with cash gifts to mark the Chinese New Year, the Chinese central bank distributed money in digital form for the first time in Beijing during the pre-New Year period. Each of the 50,000 participants who qualified through […]
After the WHO mission in Wuhan, a discussion about the coronavirus raw data ignited. The Chinese government does not want to make the data available to the experts. The experts expect these data to shed light on the early course of the Sars-Cov-2 disease. The focus includes serum samples from the first Covid patients in […]
To welcome the Year of the Ox, millions of dumplings are consumed at dining tables in China today. In northern China, in particular, jiaozi is simply part of the New Year. Since their shape resembles small gold bars used as currency in imperial times, they promise good luck and prosperity. Especially when you find the […]
Optimism is in the air in Asia, where the new Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership has brightened prospects for a post-pandemic recovery and a revival of multilateralism. Even more promising, there is growing regional agreement on the need to address climate change.China’s recent announcement that it will aim for carbon neutrality by 2060 – which was followed by […]
The WHO experts will finish their work in Wuhan tomorrow and leave China after two weeks of searching for clues. The data collected in Wuhan could soon shed light on how the virus was first transmitted to humans.“We went to all the important places,” Peter Daszak, a British zoologist told the AP news agency over […]
