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China lends billions to poor countries. Is that a burden ... or a blessing?

China doles out much cash for infrastructure. It must be repaid. Is that frustrating for recipients? A new survey has a surprising answer. But skeptics wonder: How honest were the participants?

WEKU

Australia and United States vow to increase military cooperation amid rising Chinese presence in Pacific

Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles meet their US counterparts in Washington, discussing the rise of China in the Pacific as well as Australia's defence "capability gap".

ABC News

Covid on wane but doctors still bat for masks

MUMBAI: With Covid-19 cases rising in the US, Canada and China, the humble mask has once again become a hot topic of discussion.

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Covid-19 on wane but doctors still bat for masks

MUMBAI: With Covid-19 cases rising in the US, Canada and China, the humble mask has once again become a hot topic of discussion.

The Times of India

China Approves Second Non-injectable Covid-19 Vaccine

Beijing Wantai Biological gets green light to join CanSino Biologics in offering non-injectable version of coronavirus inoculation

Caixin Global

BCPG assembles Asia's largest wind farm in Laos

BCPG Plc, the renewable power generation arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, is planning to build Asia's largest wind farm in Laos in cooperation with PowerChina International.

Bangkok Post

Chinese ambassador hails ‘very successful’ meeting – as it happened

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Winter session: Government eyes 16 bills, seeks opposition cooperation

NEW DELHI: On the eve of the winter session of Parliament, deputy leader of BJP in Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh sought cooperation from the Opposition for smooth conduct of proceedings even as leaders of various parties said they would seek discussions on issues like unemployment, inflation, border situation with China…

The Times of India

US sticking with North Korea policy despite series of missile tests

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is not about to change its long-standing North Korea policy and will continue to focus on deterrence and stronger ties with Asian allies, a senior White House official said, despite leader Kim Jong Un’s unprecedented barrage of missile tests in recent months.

Tribune News Service

UAW calls on automakers to move supply chain out of Xinjiang region

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union called on automakers to shift their entire supply chain out of China's Xinjiang region after a new report on Tuesday suggests that nearly every major automaker has significant exposure to products made with forced labor.

Reuters

Airlines see 2023 profit as US growth offsets China barriers

The airline industry is set to achieve its first post-pandemic profit next year, as a travel rebound in the U.S. offsets the impact of ongoing Covid-19 curbs in China, the International Air Transport Association predicted.

Tribune News Service

Beijing no longer requires negative COVID test to enter many public spaces

For the first time, state media began portraying COVID-19 as a less serious illness that typically causes only mild symptoms.

Axios

Chinese economic growth may never recover from COVID – here's why

Many countries have had to navigate the balancing act of keeping the economy alive versus protecting citizens from COVID in recent years. In China, patience with its zero-COVID policy – one of the world’s toughest strategies for dealing with the pandemic – are wearing thin among workers and students. Sporadic…

The Conversation

China’s Xi arrives in Saudi Arabia to ‘bolster ties’

Initial agreements worth $29bn will be signed at a Saudi Arabian-Chinese summit this week, official news agency says.

Al Jazeera

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InsideEVs

BYD Outsells Tesla, Volkswagen In China And Becomes The Top-Selling Brand

Chinese brand BYD, which only started manufacturing cars in 2003, passed Volkswagen and Tesla in sales on the Chinese market in the first four weeks of November

Daily Mirror

Fears grow as countries prepare for fresh Covid wave with new sub-variants from China

Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has warned the public of three sub-variants swirling in the country and that China opening up its borders will bring a new rush of cases in the New Year

The Guardian - UK

Chinese students protest as university locks down over one Covid case

Footage shows large protest at Nanjing Tech University, as rules persist despite steps to ease zero-Covid policy

StockNews.com

4 Chip Stocks That Are Down and out This December

Macroeconomic headwinds and recently imposed regulations on chip sales have marred the chip and semiconductor industry’s performance. In this backdrop, it could be wise to avoid chip stocks NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Marvell Technology (MRVL), and Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), which have been on a downtrend for a while…

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Bangkok Post

BCPG preps Asia's largest wind farm in Laos

BCPG Plc, the renewable power generation arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, is planning to build Asia’s largest wind farm in Laos in cooperation with PowerChina International Group.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump did not disclose $19.8m loan while president

Loan from Daewoo, a company with ties to North Korea, should have been reported in disclosures. Plus, mass strikes in Iran

Reuters

Eye of the storm: Taiwan at the centre of Sino-U.S. tensions

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in August in defiance of Chinese warnings for the trip not to take place.

The Independent UK

Canada to send more warships to Taiwan Strait as China claims ‘sovereign rights’

Ottawa says it will push back against unilateral actions that threaten status quo

Motor1

China-Made Volvo EX30 Confirmed For 2023, XC90 To Stick Around

In other news, renting batteries to lower an EV's price is not on the agenda due to safety concerns.

The Independent UK

Mongolians protest alleged theft of coal sold to China

Protesters have tried to force their way into Mongolia's State Palace, incensed by allegations of corruption linked to the coal trade with China

Reuters

Factbox-Saudi-China energy, trade and investment ties

Saudi Arabia and China signed a series of agreements during President Xi Jinping's visit to the kingdom, demonstrating deepening ties between the two countries that Riyadh's traditional ally the United States is warily watching.

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