Business May 4, 2022
Russia could sell more energy to Asia, but has to slash prices
Despite the obstacles, global energy leaders are betting that Russia can find a way to export its oil and the coal, in large part because global demand remains high.
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Business / Economy Apr 18, 2022
China’s economic data hints at cost of 'COVID zero' strategy
The country’s lockdowns have trapped truck drivers on highways, halted production lines and forced some importers to source goods from outside China.
Asia Pacific Mar 22, 2022
After China’s worst air crash in years, a desperate hunt for survivors
The plane that crashed in a mountainous area of southern China was carrying 132 people, and rescuers who went to the crash site faced harsh conditions.
Asia Pacific Mar 13, 2022
China fires mayors and closes schools as COVID-19 outbreak spreads
China’s National Health Commission announced Saturday that another 1,524 locally transmitted coronavirus cases had been detected in provinces across mainland China.
Asia Pacific Mar 13, 2022
Shanghai restricts travel as China’s new cases double
While China still has far fewer COVID-19 cases than most countries, the daily count of infections has accelerated rapidly.
World Feb 27, 2022
Before Ukraine invasion, Russia and China cemented economic ties
As Russia wreaks havoc in Ukraine, Moscow has a powerful economic ally to help it resist Western sanctions: China.
Winter Olympics Feb 15, 2022
Hosting the Olympics is costly. For China, it’s worth every billion.
For many cities, the Games make no economic sense. National pride and an enthusiasm for building transportation infrastructure change the equation for Beijing.
Asia Pacific Jan 30, 2022
Living by the code: In China, COVID-era controls may outlast the virus
Beijing already had a vast ability to track its 1.4 billion citizens before the pandemic — now that monitoring is far more expansive.
Asia Pacific Jan 23, 2022
China’s Games: How Xi Jinping is staging the Olympics on his terms
No longer needing to prove its standing, China now wants to project the vision of a prosperous, confident nation under Xi, the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
Asia Pacific / Politics Dec 8, 2021
Before Biden’s democracy summit, China says: We’re also a democracy
Beijing argues that its system represents a distinctive form of democracy, one that has dealt better than the West with challenges like the pandemic.