Sweden announced Thursday the discovery of the rare earth deposit “larger” known so far in Europea small step towards a greater autonomy of the EU about Chinawhich leads the supply of these essential metals for the green transition. “This is the largest known deposit of rare earth elements in our part of the world, and […]
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Three years after the first death, doubts about COVID persist in China
three years after China announced his first death by coviddoubts persist about whether Beijing is sharing real data on the extent of the current wave of infections that the country is going through after its decision to manage the epidemic more laxly. Three years ago now, on January 11, 2020, China reported the death of […]
WHO insists that China does not give complete figures on deaths from COVID-19
The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, assured this Wednesday that China is not giving complete figures on their deaths from COVID-19 in the current outbreak that it suffers, which makes it impossible to know the true scope of the disease, even on a global level. “11,500 COVID-19 deaths were […]
Japan and UK sign defense deal against growing threat from China
Faced with the growing ambitions of China in the Asia-Pacific region, the prime ministers of United Kingdom Y Japan defense agreement signed in London on Wednesday “of enormous importance” that will allow the deployment of British troops in the Asian archipelago. Before the signing, scheduled at the historic Tower of London in the framework of […]
Oil price rises 1% after the announcement that demand will reach a record in 2024
The oil prices They rose this Tuesday, January 10, when the United States Government forecast a record world consumption of crude oil for next year, while the dollar was at a seven-month low. Brent futures were up 86 cents, or 1.1%, at $80.40 a barrel as of 5:27 p.m. while US crude (WTI), used as […]
EU and NATO unite in the face of competition from China and threats to infrastructure
The European Union (EU) and the NATO will expand their cooperation in the face of increased geostrategic competition, mainly from China and to better protect its critical infrastructures in the context of the Russian war in Ukraine, with the signing on Tuesday of a new joint declaration that underlines that the Alliance is “essential” for […]
China imposes retaliation for COVID-19 on South Korea and Japan
Chinese consulates in South Korea will stop issuing short-term visas for visits, business, tourism, medical care, transit and personal affairs from Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Seoul said in a statement. The suspension will be adjusted if South Korea removes its “discriminatory entry restrictive measures” directed at China, he added. Beijing also stopped issuing visas […]
China’s central bank to increase financial support for domestic demand
The central bank of China and the main banking regulator said on Tuesday that they will increase financial support for the domestic supply and demand system to support the economy, while ensuring stable and orderly financing for the real estate sector. The People’s Bank of China and the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission of China […]
The world’s largest annual migration begins in a China without ‘zero COVID’
China today witnessed the beginning of the 40-day period known in Chinese as “chunyun”, the largest annual migration in the world, which happens every year during the Lunar New Year, which in this 2023 of the end of the ‘zero COVID’ policy will fall between January 21 and 27. Estimates put around 2,090 million trips […]
China removes Pfizer’s COVID drug from national list
Chinese health authorities refused to put the Pfizer-developed COVID-19 drug on a national reimbursement list that would have allowed patients to get it at a cheaper price across the country, saying it was too expensive. Paxlovid, an oral drug developed by New York-based drugmaker Pfizer, has been in high demand in China since the country […]