China auto sales set to rise 12% in May: industry body
China’s vehicle sales for May are set to rise 11.7% year on year to 2.14 million, the country’s top auto industry body said in a post on its official WeChat Continue Reading
China Sees Room to Boost Renewable Installations by 52% in 2020
China this year will be able to absorb 52% more new wind and solar power capacity than in it added 2019. The world’s biggest energy consumer has space on its grids Continue Reading
Australia Water Crisis: Climate Change, Industrial Farms Dry Up the Heartland
The early afternoon sun was pounding the parched soil, and Gus Whyte was pulling on his dust-caked cowboy boots to take me for a drive. We’d just finished lunch—cured ham, Continue Reading
Despite widespread economic toll, most Americans still favor controlling outbreak over restarting economy, Post-ABC poll finds
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say the coronavirus outbreak has exacted a severe economic toll on their communities, but a majority of a divided country still says controlling the virus’s Continue Reading
When the Pandemic Hits the Most Vulnerable
Preparations for the burial of a COVID-19 victim in Abbottabad, Pakistan, March 2020 Imagine if virtually everything about the United States’ ongoing response to COVID-19, the disease caused by the Continue Reading
China’s Shift Away From Hard Growth Targets Hits Domestically and Globally
By ditching a formal economic growth target for this year, China’s leaders are acknowledging continued global uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the move could also mark the beginning of Continue Reading
Asia’s factory pain worsens as China’s recovery fails to lift demand
Asia’s factory pain deepened in May as the slump in global trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic worsened, with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea suffering the sharpest declines in Continue Reading
China’s Barely Begun Economic Recovery Shows Signs of Stalling
China’s economic recovery hit a speed bump in May as the coronavirus pandemic began curbing the world’s demand for Chinese goods. More and more Chinese factories have reopened for work Continue Reading
New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says
The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday. “In reality, the virus clinically no longer exists in Italy,” Continue Reading
Coronavirus Cases Spike in Several Countries, Raising Possibility of Second Lockdowns: Live Coverage
Here’s what you need to know: Despite surging infections, India lifts its lockdown. Travel bubbles, airline corridors, bilateral border deals: Europe’s tangled reopening to travel. Trump, blaming China for the Continue Reading