Daily Archives: January 22, 2023

2023-01-22: News Headlines

_____ (2023-01-22). China is becoming increasingly involved in Central Asia. journal-neo.org Over the last two decades, China's economic and political rise has made it a key player in global politics, particularly for neighboring Central Asia (CA). China's desire for active economic cooperation with the region, as well as its willingness to invest large sums in the implementation of projects that Central Asian countries require, are encouraging …

____ (2023-01-22). Selected outbound tours given go-ahead. ecns.cn The National Health Commission announced on Dec 26 that China would scrap the quarantine requirement for international arrivals starting on Jan 8, as it downgraded management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B.

_____ (2023-01-22). China is becoming increasingly involved in Central Asia. journal-neo.org Over the last two decades, China's economic and political rise has made it a key player in global politics, particularly for neighboring Central Asia (CA). China's desire for active economic cooperation with the region, as well as its willingness to invest large sums in the implementation of projects that Central Asian countries require, are encouraging …

____ (2023-01-22). Selected outbound tours given go-ahead. ecns.cn The National Health Commission announced on Dec 26 that China would scrap the quarantine requirement for international arrivals starting on Jan 8, as it downgraded management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B.

____ (2023-01-22). China Focus: Chinese rejoice in first holiday after COVID response change. ecns.cn Starting from Saturday, the Lunar New Year's Eve or "Chuxi" in Chinese, hundreds of millions of people are celebrating the Spring Festival in China, the grandest holiday for the Chinese.

____ (2023-01-22). China rallies past South Korea for women's curling gold at Winter World University Games. ecns.cn China rallied past South Korea 6-4 in the final in Lake Placid on Saturday to win the women's curling gold medal of the 31st Winter World University Games.

____ (2023-01-22). Domestic sci-fi hit leads China's advance holiday box office. ecns.cn As of 12 a.m. Sunday, advance box office sales for China's Spring Festival holiday hit 901 million yuan (nearly 133 million U.S.The prequel to China's all-time highest-grossing sci-fi epic "The Wandering Earth" raked in 257 million yuan, accounting for about 28 percent of total bookings.

____ (2023-01-22). Expanding railway network makes China's Spring Festival travel easier. ecns.cn From 2012 to 2022, China's railway expanded from 98,000 km to 155,000 km, in which high-speed railway rose from 9,000 km to 42,000 km, a world record length, according to the National Railway Administration.

____ (2023-01-22). China's digital yuan proves its cash-like qualities with offline payments. ecns.cn "Only by taking into account these scenarios, will the digital yuan be readily available, just like paper currency.""Plus, those who have lost their phone can suspend the offline payment function by logging into the app from another mobile phone," he added.

____ (2023-01-22). Green light for pursuit of sustainable development. ecns.cn China's State Council Information Office released a white paper titled "China's Green Development in the New Era" on Thursday.

____ (2023-01-22). IMF predicts better prospects for world economy. ecns.cn The global economic outlook might not be as bad as previously feared, with China's optimized COVID-19 measures expected to boost growth, said the IMF chief on Friday.

____ (2023-01-22). Spending on R&D in China hits new high. ecns.cn China spent a record 3.09 trillion yuan ($443 billion) on research and development in 2022, a 10.4 percent year-on-year increase that came from the nation's accelerated efforts to enhance its innovation capability for more breakthroughs.

____ (2023-01-22). Ethnic groups in Guangxi welcome Chinese New Year. ecns.cn People of Zhuang, Miao, Yao and Dong ethnic groups put on their costumes and dance together to welcome Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, at an village in Rongan county, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Jan. 18, 2023.

____ (2023-01-22). China CDC releases monthly COVID-19 figures. ecns.cn China reported 12,658 COVID-19 related deaths at hospitals from Jan 13 to 19, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.As of Jan 19, there were nearly 472,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in China including about 51,700 in severe condition.

____ (2023-01-22). Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging solid work to create better future. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council, extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese Friday at a reception in Beijing.

____ (2023-01-22). XAY.2 variant not detected in China. ecns.cn The COVID-19 XAY.2 variant has not been detected in China yet and the country will continue to trace it and make scientific analysis, said Chang Zhaorui from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in an interview with Xinhua.

____ (2023-01-22). China trims U.S. Treasury bond holdings. ecns.cn China continued to lower its holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds as the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to maintain its hawkish stance over the following months, market observers said on Thursday.

mforinoco (2023-01-22). The IMF's Ironic Take on the Looming World Recession. orinocotribune.com By Prabhat Patanik — Jan 16, 2023 | The admission that the US labor market's resilience greatly determines the recovery of the world economy fundamentally runs counter to the IMF's own neoliberal agenda. | International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva has now openly admitted that the year 2023 will witness the slowing down of the world economy to a point where as much as one-third of the world will see an actual contraction in gross domestic product. This is because all three major economic powers in the world—the US, the European Union, and China—will witness slowd…

____ (2023-01-22). COVID's peak behind us, officials say. ecns.cn China has passed its recent peak COVID-19 period for fever clinic and emergency room visits and intensive care unit admissions, and concerted efforts are being made to protect the nation's vast rural areas against the disease ahead of a major holiday, officials said on Thursday.

____ (2023-01-22). China tops world in key green areas, report says. ecns.cn With intensified efforts to promote green transitions, China has topped the world in many fields concerning environmental conservation and low-carbon development, according to a white paper released on Thursday by the State Council Information Office.

____ (2023-01-22). U.S.-listed Chinese firms trade mostly higher. ecns.cn U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mostly higher on Friday, with eight of the top 10 stocks by weight in the S&P U.S. Listed China index ending the day on an upbeat note.

____ (2023-01-22). Fuxing bullet train runs in nation's coldest region. ecns.cn A Fuxing CR400BF-GZ train — the smartest and most frost-resistant bullet train model of the Fuxing family — left Harbin Railway Station at 9: 30 am on Thursday for the city of Shuangyashan, starting its service in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.

____ (2023-01-22). FM expresses appreciation to diplomats. ecns.cn China will deepen friendship and cooperation with all countries to jointly make new and greater contributions to world peace and prosperity, Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Friday in a festive greeting message to diplomatic corps in China.

____ (2023-01-22). They Say: More investors from Laos want to invest in China in future. ecns.cn China has eased its pandemic control policy, which is very good news for us. We expect more communication from people-to-people to cultural exchanges.

____ (2023-01-22). Xi urges hard work for bright future. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping called on the whole nation to work hard for an even brighter future on Friday, saying that China will deepen reform and opening up across the board,strive to attain better performance of the economy and keep improving the living standards of the people in 2023.

____ (2023-01-22). Xi unanimously elected NPC deputy. ecns.cn Xi Jinping was elected on Thursday as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress by a unanimous vote at the first session of the 14th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.

____ (2023-01-22). HK places high value on traditions. ecns.cn The topic of intangible cultural heritage, or ICH, is as crucial to Hong Kong as a cup of milk tea, one of the city's favorite beverages.

____ (2023-01-21). Restrictions on Chinese tourists discriminatory, will do no good. ecns.cn Most countries have welcomed China's move to optimize its pandemic prevention and control measures, but some have adopted discriminatory entry measures against Chinese tourists in violation of science and facts.

Dongsheng News (2023-01-21). Historic Population Decline. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. ‚Ä¢ GDP increased 3% in 2022 ‚Ä¢ Historic population decline ‚Ä¢ Nearly 60,000 COVID-19 related deaths in the last month ‚Ä¢ The 'Three Body Problem' debuts on TV…

americanthinker (2023-01-21). Nobody mentioned China at Davos. americanthinker.com The big problem is China, and no one wants to say it.

Anand Naidoo (2023-01-21). The Heat: World Economic Forum. america.cgtn.com The World Economic Forum closes in Davos, after candid talks about the global economy, China's reopening and climate change. Global leaders and business executives gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, to discuss some of the biggest issues of 2023. Among the …

Helena Hui Wang, Esther Lau, Baoguo Jiang, Richard Horton (2023-01-21). [Comment] Winner of the 2022 Wakley—Wu Lien Teh Prize: the dutiful son by his father's bedside. thelancet.com The 2022 Wakley—Wu Lien Teh Prize invited submissions sharing ideas of "a heart full of great compassion and empathy" in modern Chinese clinical practice.1 We are pleased and grateful to have received 187 submissions—twice the number of submissions in 2021—telling touching and provocative stories about all aspects of medical practice in China. Essays were shortlisted by two editors at The Lancet Group and anonymised essays were sent to external advisers in China for their reflections and thoughts.

____ (2023-01-21). China secures maximum outcomes at minimum costs with COVID response. ecns.cn Over the past three years, China made the best efforts to save lives and protect public health, while keeping the social and economic impacts of the pandemic at the lowest possible levels.

____ (2023-01-21). Xi Jinping unanimously elected deputy to 14th NPC. ecns.cn Xi Jinping was elected deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) by a unanimous vote at the first session of the 14th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress on Thursday.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-01-21). Asciende a 13 los fallecidos por avalancha en el Tíbet, China. telesurtv.net Los servicios de emergencia han rescatado a 53 personas, cinco con lesiones graves, mientras continúan las labores.

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