China inflation: Beijing on ‘alert’ for rising commodity costs despite easing consumer, factory-gate prices
China remains on alert to rising commodity prices amid mounting global headwinds despite headline inflation growth softening in January.Premier Li ...
Beijing condominiums go into lockdown as more Covid-19 cases emerge
Beijing reported more than 20 new Covid-19 cases over the weekend, just days before the start of the Winter Olympics. According to the city's heal ...
Winter Olympics-related Covid-19 cases are piling up as more teams arrive in China
Three dozen other cases of Covid-19 have been detected among staff at the China Olympics, seven of them within the "closed circle" of the event, or ...
The Philippine presidential hopefuls plunge into the dispute over the South China Sea
According to interviews with GMA News, four presidential hopefuls in the Philippines had different strategies for settling disputes in the South Ch ...
The $8 billion defense plan that Taiwan hopes will deter mainland China
Taiwan will spend nearly NT$240 billion (US$8.71 billion) on eight types of weons to bolster its defenses in the face of mounting military threats ...
China’s new bank lending hit a record $ 3.1 trillion in 2021, more than the UK’s GDP
New lending by banks in China declined more than expected in December compared to the previous month, but lending for full year 2021 set a record a ...
Protein-based Sinopharm booster stronger against Omicron than previous injection
A protein-based Covid-19 booster vaccine made by Sinopharm triggered a stronger antibody response against the Omicron variant when given as a boost ...
The January-Australia defense deal could fuel rivalry between China and the US, analysts say
A "landmark" defense deal between Jan and Australia could further fuel competition between China and US-led allies and heighten concerns that count ...