Lackluster consumption, property investment to weigh on manufacturing Steel demand from vehicle, home appliance showed no improvement Passenger car output to rise in 2022, but growth limited China’s manufacturing purchasing Continue Reading
As cases of a new coronavirus variant are confirmed around the world, Japan announced Monday that it will suspend entry of all foreign visitors, joining an increasing number of countries Continue Reading
Highlights Sinopec raises utilization rate despite maintenance Independents’ run rates boosted by good margins December run rates likely stable In line with market expectations, the average utilization rate at China’s Continue Reading
China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by lifting travel curbs, according to a study by Peking University mathematicians. In the Continue Reading
The identification of a new, highly-mutated variant of the coronavirus virus in southern Africa this week highlights the risk to global public health posed by large, unvaccinated populations in the developing world, Continue Reading
China’s increasingly extreme Covid Zero policies are standing in the way of a full recovery for the shipping industry and prolonging a crisis that’s snarled ports and emptied shelves worldwide. Continue Reading
Merck & Co (MRK.N) said on Friday updated data from its study of its experimental COVID-19 pill showed the drug was significantly less effective in cutting hospitalizations and deaths than Continue Reading
A total of 61 people who arrived in the Netherlands on two flights from South Africa on Friday tested positive for the coronavirus and were in isolation on Saturday as Continue Reading
China’s energy crisis won’t derail plans to make progress on curbing greenhouse gas emissions in the next few years, according to a top researcher involved in drafting proposals. The 2025 Continue Reading
A new data protection law is changing the calculus for doing business in China, with foreign and domestic firms scrambling to comply, and some companies including LinkedIn and Yahoo choosing to Continue Reading
