Coronavirus: U.S. released CDC expert from Beijing post
WASHINGTON – Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned. The American disease expert, a medical epidemiologist embedded … Continue reading Coronavirus: U.S. released CDC expert from Beijing post
Jack Ma foundation donates masks, medical supplies
Hong Kong – Alibaba founder Jack Ma has pledged to donate emergency supplies such as face masks and testing kits to 24 Latin American countries and some of Asia’s poorest nations to combat the coronavirus. Ma said in a tweet … Continue reading Jack Ma foundation donates masks, medical supplies
German companies searching for coronavirus vaccine
Berlin – German companies CureVac and BioNTech were both in the headlines this week as companies working overtime to develop a vaccine to prevent the spread of coronavirus. That’s no accident, say health experts. “Like all modern medicines, vaccines are … Continue reading German companies searching for coronavirus vaccine
China: Global financial giants investing despite virus
SHANGHAI/BEIJING – Some of the world’s top financial institutions, including BlackRock and JPMorgan, are increasing investments in China’s financial hub Shanghai, undeterred by the novel coronavirus outbreak, the city government said on Friday. Shanghai also held an online opening ceremony … Continue reading China: Global financial giants investing despite virus
Coronavirus: Majority of people only suffer mild symptoms
New York/Wuhan – Most people who contract the novel coronavirus experience mild symptoms, according to data from China, where the worst of the epidemic now appears to be over. Last month, scientists from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention published a research … Continue reading Coronavirus: Majority of people only suffer mild symptoms
First Trials of potential coronavirus treatments start
Paris – Drugs used for treating arthritis are being tested as treatments for COVID-19, the disease caused by a new coronavirus, as researchers rush to find ways of helping patients and slowing the number of infections. Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals … Continue reading First Trials of potential coronavirus treatments start
Long-term Benefits for China and the World Economy
Shanghai– After almost two years of trade tensions and negotiations, the US and China have finally signed on the Phase One trade agreement. A key US demand is that China will increase imports from the US by at least USD … Continue reading Long-term Benefits for China and the World Economy
Norway: EHang 216 Obtained Operational Flight Permit
Guangzhou/Oslo – EHang Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: EH) (“EHang” or the “Company”), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, today announced that the company obtained operational flight permit for its two-seater passenger-grade AAV, the EHang 216, from the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway (CAA … Continue reading Norway: EHang 216 Obtained Operational Flight Permit
Virus: China urges overseas Chinese to postpone travel plans
BEIJING – Chinese authorities asked overseas Chinese to reconsider or minimize their travel plans as the corona virus epidemic spreads across the world and prompts an uptick of imported cases arriving in the country. Travelers from countries with severe coronavirus … Continue reading Virus: China urges overseas Chinese to postpone travel plans
CHINA THANKS EUROPEAN CHAMBER FOR CONTRIBUTIONS DURING COVID-19
Beijing – On the afternoon of 28th February, Mr Wang Shouwen, vice minister (VM) of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and deputy China International Trade Representative, held a conference call with Jörg Wuttke, president of the European Union … Continue reading CHINA THANKS EUROPEAN CHAMBER FOR CONTRIBUTIONS DURING COVID-19