25-05-2020 09:01
BEIJING: The Chinese virology institute in the city where COVID-19 first emerged has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new contagion wreaking chaos across the world, its director has said.
23-05-2020 20:15
The fate of five of the 12 notorious loss-making projects, which have disputes over engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, remain uncertain because taking Chinese contractors to the court is impossible.
12-05-2020 09:10
BEIJING: US President Donald Trump said on Monday (May 11) he opposed renegotiating the US-China "Phase 1" trade deal after a Chinese state-run newspaper reported some government advisers in Beijing were urging fresh talks and possibly invalidating the agreement.
08-05-2020 09:19
WASHINGTON: Chinese scientists have detected coronavirus in the semen of infected men but further research will be needed to determine whether the virus can be sexually transmitted.
08-05-2020 09:14
NEW YORK: Stock markets rose on Thursday (May 7) as investors looked beyond grim economic news to focus on easing coronavirus lockdown measures, with surprisingly strong Chinese export data adding to the positive vibe.
07-05-2020 09:16
The United States on Wednesday (May 6) urged the World Health Organization to defy Chinese pressure and invite Taiwan to its annual meeting, which will discuss the coronavirus pandemic.
06-05-2020 08:00
There is now plenty of movement by German enterprises re-orienting from China, complementing their existing Chinese operations with new activities in Vietnam regarding sourcing and investments. Björn Koslowski, deputy chief representative of the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Vietnam, assesses the China+1 strategies and how they are being applied to Vietnam by German companies.
15-04-2020 10:41
The most important outcome of the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on COVID-19 is the solidarity and sense of cooperation shown by all ASEAN leaders, the Korean President and Chinese Premier and Japanese Prime Minister in the joint fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, said a Korean diplomat.
28-03-2020 14:03
The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened on Saturday (Mar 28), after more than two months of almost total isolation.
23-03-2020 12:29
While Chinese manufacturers are announcing intentions to begin exporting medical face masks to help deal with the global COVID-19 pandemic, their choice of starting point, Vietnam, may prove a tough cookie, with little demand unmet by local producers.
28-02-2020 09:36
The deadly coronavirus epidemic will cost world tourism at least US$22 billion owing to a drop in spending by Chinese tourists, the head of the World Travel and Tourism Council said on Thursday (Feb 27).
28-02-2020 08:59
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Thursday that it would begin manufacturing radio equipment for next-generation 5G networks in France.
27-02-2020 09:10
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Feb 26) said the risk to the American people from the novel coronavirus was "very low" thanks to actions taken by his government like travel restrictions on Chinese travellers.
21-02-2020 09:21
China's efforts to control the deadly outbreak of a new coronavirus "are working", Beijing's top diplomat said Thursday (Feb 20), attributing an easing in new cases to his country's "forceful action" against the illness.
20-02-2020 11:54
Amid a bird flu outbreak in the Chinese provinces of Hunan and Sichuan, which could affect neighbouring countries at the same time as the coronavirus epidemic spreads, agricultural businesses in Vietnam have already prepared scenarios for preventing and coping with the latest threat.