When Erwin Gerber walked through an old street in Shaxi, a small suburb of Taicang, back in 2013, he was on the lookout for a small café and some delicious cake. But there was none. After that day in Shaxi, he searched the entire area, from Shanghai to Kunshan, looking for a café offering a […]
China continues to record a high number of new Covid infections. After mass tests to contain the outbreak, authorities reported 94 newly discovered infections on Thursday, news agency Bloomberg reports. Of all new infections, 32 were asymptomatic. The number of infections is the highest since January. Public transport and taxi services have been restricted in […]
Bastian Grund has moved back to Germany after resigning from his position as Head of BioLab at Evonik in Shanghai. He now works as a Group Controlling Officer in Hanau, also at Evonik.Tobias Hofemeier has been Air Logistics Director for Hong Kong, Macau and South China at logistics and freight transport company Kuehne + Nagel […]
ByteDance rival Kuaishou Technology has pulled the plug on its video-sharing app Zynn in the US. The Chinese social media company told users in a message on Wednesday that Zynn would be discontinued as of Aug. 20, Bloomberg reports. According to the statement, the app, a TikTok lookalike that launched in North American markets just […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided not to punish Athlete duo Bao Shanju and Zhong Tianshi. The Olympic gold medalists of the women’s team sprint track cycling had each worn a pin depicting the head of The People’s Republic founder Mao Zedong at the award ceremony on Monday. According to Article 50 of the […]
For the first time after Brexit, UK universities have more prospective students from China than from the EU. The number of applicants from the EU dropped by 43 percent to 28,400, according to the British university admissions service UCAS. This compares with 28,490 applications from China. The number of applicants from the People’s Republic had […]
Artist Kacey Wong, known for his Beijing-critical positions, has left Hong Kong. He went into exile in Taiwan for political reasons, Wong told the news website “Hong Kong Free Press” on Tuesday. He said he felt his artistic freedom was impaired under Hong Kong’s controversial security law. The 51-year-old posted a video on Facebook and […]
China’s government apparently issued new procurement guidelines back in May requiring up to 100 percent domestically produced components for hundreds of commodities, raising new barriers for foreign suppliers. Items covered by these guidelines include X-ray machines and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing three U.S. sources. The document in question, numbered […]
Pink double offspring in France: Newly born Panda twins are welcomed at Beauval Zoo. The mother is panda lady Huan Huan, a loan from a Chinese zoo. The two babies are said to be “pink and plump”, the zoo announced after the birth. The offspring weigh 149 and 129 grams. So far, the two mini […]