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Factbox: Has China's $16 trillion economy fully recovered?
China's GDP expanded by a dizzying 18.3% in the first three months of 2021 from a year earlier, sealing its status as COVID-19's "first in, first out" economy.
China’s Economy Is Booming. Shoppers Are Skittish Anyway.
The world’s traditional growth engine reported an 18.3 percent leap in the first quarter. But consumers and small businesses aren’t fully sharing in the spoils.
The Not-So-Dysfunctional Lives of China’s ‘Left-Behind’ Children
Contrary to popular portrayals of broken families, kids in migrant households want to make their parents’ sacrifices pay off. They just face bigger barriers to doing so.
WHO expects decision on emergency listing for Chinese vaccines soon
The World Health Organization will decide late this month or in May on emergency use listings for COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm (1099.HK) and Sinovac (SVA.O) following an extended review, a WHO European region official said on Thursday.
China’s CanSino distances itself from vaccine blood clot fears
Company tells investors there have been no reports of any serious adverse reactions after 1 million doses.
Are China’s Covid Vaccines Less Effective? Experts Size Up Sinovac
The lower protection rates of China’s Covid-19 vaccines have raised concerns about shots that are key to inoculation rollouts from Brazil to Indonesia, especially after their efficacy was questioned by one of the most senior Chinese health officials.
First Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Releases Clinical Trial Data
A preprint paper with detailed data from the CoronaVac trial in Brazil comes two months after the vaccine was granted conditional approval in China.
China’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine may start late-stage trial in May - state media
China's locally developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate that uses messenger RNA (mRNA) technology could start late-stage clinical trial overseas as early as next month, official media said on Tuesday.
The Man on a Mission to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in China
Five years ago, Sun Wenlin made headlines with his same-sex wedding. Now, he’s advocating to legalize marriage for LGBT couples.
China’s Xinjiang Solar Factories Haunted by Labor Abuse Claims
The world’s solar power surge depends on polysilicon from Xinjiang factories.
The Man Who Accidentally Became a TikTok Megastar
Cheng Yunfu scraped a living selling noodles on the streets. Then, he suddenly started trending on Chinese social media — and his life took a strange and unsettling turn.
GEP, a Green Alternative to GDP, Gaining Ground in China
Tech hub Shenzhen is the latest city to announce it will start using “gross ecosystem product” to drive policy.
China’s Entertainment Industry Threatens Legal Action Against Re-Edited Fan Videos
Streaming platforms and production companies are reminding people that, while abridged versions and mini reviews of popular programming have eager audiences in China, they can still constitute copyright violations.
Philippines Asks U.S. for Vaccine Help as China Tensions Grow
The Philippines will restart military drills with the U.S. on Monday as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to speed up vaccine deliveries from its longtime defense ally.
Chinese Diplomat Invokes Ping-Pong Diplomacy for Better Ties
China’s ambassador to the U.S. called for the two countries to take history as a guide to solve today’s disputes, in an apparent attempt to cool rising tensions between both nations.
How Old-School Parenting Is Holding Back Alternative Education
China’s alternative schools are helping stressed parents find a sense of community. Can they get them to stop seeing their kids as an extension of themselves?
Chile Covid-19 vaccination drive adds to Sinovac efficacy data
As the country grapples with rising infections, results from its vaccinated population echo Brazil’s trial of the Chinese jab.
Egypt to produce up to 80 million Sinovac vaccine doses annually - minister
Egypt has agreed with China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine domestically, and could produce up to 80 million doses a year, the health ministry said on Thursday.
China administers total of 149.07 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of April 7
China administered about 3.68 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on April 7, bringing the total number of doses given so far to 149.07 million, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Thursday.
China’s Bid to Ramp Up Vaccinations Hindered by Supply Shortages
China’s ambitious effort to vaccinate 560 million people -- 40% of its population -- by the end of June is running into a supply shortage, forcing health authorities to extend the intervals between two doses, and leaving some people unable to book their second shots.
