Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The city of Beijing has been hit again by an increase in cases of Covid-19. As a result, this Chinese capital must be placed under a “zero-Covid” lockdown, where streets are empty, shopping malls quiet and residents keep their distance. A week after leaders eased the country’s restrictive Covid policies, Beijing … Read more
BEIJING, KOMPAS.com – China’s hospitals are already under enormous pressure, following the country’s rapid 180-degree shift away from a zero-Covid policy. Doctors and nurses passed the infection on to patients, as staff shortages seemed to keep asking frontline health workers to come in even if they themselves had the virus. A Chinese professor specializing in … Read more
China’s Health Ministry acknowledged on Wednesday that the country is facing a surge in Covid-19 infections, the extent of which is impossible to determine, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the new Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee ruling officials and senior government officials are set to meet over the next two days to plan for the … Read more
First edit: 12/14/2022 – 12:39 China is now facing a new phase in its fight against the covid-19 virus. From the goal of preventing contagion to guaranteeing access to medical resources for the infected. After nearly three years of dynamic covid-free policy, within a week all restrictions were eased and the virus is rampant across … Read more
Tokyo – Government Japan this week it will announce the biggest defense policy overhaul in years. The major overhaul will include spending increases, re-establishment of military command, and procurement of new missiles to counter threats China. As reported AFP extensionon Wednesday (12/14/2022), the policy review, to be outlined in three defense and security documents as … Read more
Reuters ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 10:37 Not so long ago, the message in the country of 1.4 billion people was still: We must bring the number of corona infections to zero. But a week ago China took a series of relaxations farewell to its unprecedented corona regime. The Chinese are not reassured and try to protect themselves as … Read more
On November 29, “Traditional Chinese Tea-making Techniques and Related Customs” was successfully inducted into UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. So far, China has 43 items included in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List, ranked first in the world. China is the birthplace of tea and also the birthplace of tea culture. … Read more
China is preparing a support package worth more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) for its semiconductor industry, three sources said, in an important step towards achieving self-sufficiency in chips and to counter the moves US aimed at slowing down its technological progress. The sources added that Beijing plans to roll out one of the … Read more
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Tensions exist between Indian and Chinese (PLA) soldiers. The two countries’ armies have reportedly clashed on the Himalayan border. Several people were even injured. This happened last Friday. To collect Reuters, clashes took place in the Tawang sector, in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, the eastern tip of India on the … Read more
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Social media activists released an article by journalist Hisham Melhem, in which he covered US-Saudi relations following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Riyadh, amid widespread interaction. The article was posted by Melhem on the Middle East Broadcasting Network “MBN”, and he reposted it on his official Twitter page, … Read more