Banning Chinese apps bad for India's trade: China Daily
July 28, 2020
The Indian government on Friday banned 47 more Chinese apps, after 59 China-based apps were banned in late June. The Indian media reported that the 47 banned Chinese apps were "operating as clones" of the earlier banned apps and the list will be released soon. The latest move may further intensify tensions between China and India, as bilateral relations are already frayed after the border clash in the Galwan Valley on June 15. Click here to read....
Sino-Australian partnership on scientific research booming: China Daily
July 28, 2020
China has overtaken the United States as Australia's biggest partner in scientific research, according to a new report, despite attempts by the country's defense and security services to have Australian universities distance themselves from their Chinese partners, most of which are universities. Click here to read....
China opens first large-scale helium plant as it tries to reduce reliance on US imports: South China Morning Post
July 28, 2020
China is a step closer to reducing its dependency on the imported helium it uses to make hi-tech products, according to scientists working at a new facility in the northwest of the country. Click here to read....
China sees stable recovery of employment: People’s Daily
July 28, 2020
A total of 5.64 million new urban jobs were created by China in the first half of 2020, achieving 63 percent of the annual target, and the surveyed unemployment rate in urban areas stood at 5.7 percent in June, said the country’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) during a press conference held on July 21. Click here to read....
China's economy to grow 2.5 pct this year: Bloomberg report: Xinhuanet
July 27, 2020
China's economy will grow 2.5 percent this year, Bloomberg News has reported, citing the UBS Group AG that raised its forecast from 1.5 percent due to the recovery in domestic consumption and strong investment. Chinese economy will expand 5.5 percent this quarter from a year earlier, and 6 percent in the final three months of 2020, Bloomberg quoted the bank's chief China economist Wang Tao and others as saying. Click here to read....
China’s worst floods in decades: South China Morning Post
July 27, 2020
The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia and China’s most important waterway, with some 175 cities located near its banks. As well as being home to a number of multinational companies, the prosperous Yangtze River Basin is a powerhouse of industrial output, generating nearly half of the country’s GDP. Click here to read....
