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China’s Tight Job Market Yields Highly Educated Cigarette Makers
A surprising recruitment notice has the country discussing the value of stable but staid state employment.
China Zhifei's COVID shot largely retains effect against Delta variant-lab study
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by a unit of China's Chongqing Zhifei Biological Products (300122.SZ) largely retained its neutralising effect against the Delta variant but there was a slight reduction, Chinese researchers found in a laboratory study.
WHO chief calls for ‘audits’ of Wuhan labs after first mission controversy
World health body also wants second phase of inquiry to focus on the origins of Covid-19 in China
China pledges US$3bn to help developing countries’ Covid recovery
Xi tells a virtual Apec meeting that the money will help the countries with their pandemic response and economic recovery.
China finances setup of APEC fund to fight COVID-19 - state media
China has financed the setup of a fund under APEC to fight COVID-19 and fuel economic recovery, President Xi Jinping said during a virtual meeting of the Asia-Pacific trade group on Friday, according to Xinhua news agency.
WHO proposes fresh coronavirus mission to China and lab audits
The World Health Organization on Friday proposed a second phase of studies into the origins of the coronavirus in China, including audits of laboratories and markets in Wuhan, calling for transparency from authorities.
From Inner Mongolia, a Stark Vision of Our Environmental Sins
In her new film “Anima,” Chinese director Cao Jinling revisits her homelands to deliver a very personal warning of how humanity’s imbalance with nature stands to imperil us all.
The Snake in China’s Literary Garden
From maneater to star-crossed lover, Lady White Snake has become one of Chinese literature’s most versatile — and unlikely — heroines. The one thing she is not, however, is docile.
China Reviewing WHO Plan for Next Step in Virus-Origin Probe
China is reviewing plans for further inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, after the head of the World Health Organization urged Beijing to cooperate in the next phase of the investigation.
WHO chief says push to discount Covid-19 lab leak theory was ‘premature’
Tedros says ‘accidents happen’ in labs and calls on China to be more transparent
Can C-Dramas Find an Audience in Africa?
Audiences on the continent have more ways to explore Chinese dramas than ever before.
Food Waste in China Equals a Country’s Worth of Greenhouse Gases
Globally, food production is responsible for about a third of humanity’s carbon footprint.
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker
A look at all the vaccines that have reached trials in humans.
WHO's Tedros to set out follow-up study into COVID-19 origins - director Ryan
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus will share proposals for a phase 2 study into the origins of the coronavirus with member states on Friday, its emergency director Mike Ryan said.
Germany calls on China to allow further investigations into COVID origins
German Health Minister Jens Spahn called on China to make it possible for investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic to continue, saying more information was needed.
China should provide raw data on pandemic's origins - WHO's Tedros
The head of the World Health Organisation said on Thursday that investigations into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China were being hampered by the lack of raw data on the first days of spread there and urged it to be more transparent.
Hong Kong Hot Pot Scandal Angers Democracy Activists for 'Double Standards'
Over the past year, Hong Kong has threatened protesters with jail for holding demonstrations banned to due virus-control measures. Now, a decision to forgive three senior officials for attending a dinner in violation of Covid rules has provided a new rallying cry for pro-democracy activists.
How the Chili Pepper Conquered China
From a salt substitute in China’s impoverished southwest to a fixture on tables nationwide, chili peppers have come a long way over the past 400 years.
TSMC Raises Sales Outlook, Affirming Global Chip Kingpin Role
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. expects sales to rise more than 20% in 2021, affirming its crucial role in helping alleviate a global chip shortage that’s walloped automaking and other industries.
China’s Growth Slows as Pandemic Fears Persist
Growth in the world’s second-largest economy lost steam as more expensive raw materials weighed on factories, though retail sales showed signs of stabilizing.
Markets tank as COVID-19 is ‘very close’ to pandemic
The China Project illustration by Derek Zheng The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside of China has “tripled over the past week” — from…
Good news for lone diners? Beijing orders local restaurants to limit one person per table
Good news for lone diners? Beijing orders local restaurants to limit one person per table
The COVID-19 economic slump: ‘Big stimulus is happening everywhere except China’
Chart from Caixin. The Chinese economy is looking as gloomy as it was a week ago, and it is still unclear when the country can…
Sealed doors and ‘positive energy’: COVID-19 in Xinjiang
Although there have only been several dozen reported cases of COVID-19 in Xinjiang, lockdowns within the region have created widespread forms of stress and panic.
China worries about imported infections, Americans panic buy
It’s global now: A map of COVID-19 reported infections from Johns Hopkins CSSE. American media coverage of COVID-19 has followed Europe and shifted to the…
Self-Quarantine in Beijing: Episode 1, Turning In
I’ve been illustrating this “Self-Quarantine in Beijing” series since the beginning of last month. These drawings have helped me put up with an otherwise strikingly…
Editor’s note for Friday, February 28, 2020
Dear Access member, First, a correction: Yesterday, I wrote: “Three articles published in the last 24 hours point to a cover-up — or at best a…
Cover-ups and mess-ups in Wuhan
Global COVID-19 cases as of February 27, 2020, from Johns Hopkins CSSE. Three recently published articles point to a cover-up — or at best a…
Fault Lines in Humanity
Illustration by Derek Zheng A state’s ability to protect is simultaneously its permission to do harm. The tyranny of the border is always imposing itself…
