China

Lanzhou, a city of 4 million inhabitants in northwest China, has been declared a lockdown after 42 local corona infections were detected in more than a week, and six in one day. The residents of the capital of Gansu province are only…

The Beijing Marathon is cancelled this weekend. The running race in the Chinese capital is cancelled "to prevent the risk of spreading the coronavirus". The announcement comes more than three months before the Winter Games, which…

The struggling Chinese real estate group Evergrande fell hard on the stock exchange in Hong Kong on Thursday after the resumption of trading in the share. Investors could not trade in Evergrande for more than two weeks due to…

China's economic recovery after Covid is slowing down amid mounting problems in the real estate sector and ongoing power shortages. China's GDP grew 4.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter, well below last quarter's 7.9…

The Chinese government has increased regulated electricity prices for large consumers to counter the power outages in the country. The higher price should make it more profitable for electricity producers to increase the supply. In…

Beijing on Monday urged the United States to stop "demonizing" China. The Chinese government requested a working visit by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to the Chinese city of Tianjin. "We urge the United States to…

China has banned the construction of skyscrapers over 500 meters high due to concerns about the safety and quality of the construction projects. Buildings higher than 250 meters are also subject to strict restrictions locally,…

China is gearing up for the centenary of the ruling Communist Party (CCP). President Xi Jinping will deliver a speech at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Thursday. State media have revealed little about the program, but an air parade with…

Concerns in Indonesia, where the corona infections are swinging again and hospitals are filling up again. The government is fully committed to vaccinations, but at the same time, there are doubts about the Chinese Sinovac vaccine with which…

China's investment in Europe fell sharply last year. According to a study by the American research firm Rhodium Group and the German Mercator Institute for China Studies, direct investment from China in the European Union and the United…