Tesla Inc plans to invest up to 1.2 billion yuan ($187.91 million) to expand production capacity at its Shanghai factory that will allow it to employ 4,000 more people at the site, state-backed Beijing Daily newspaper reported on Friday.
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KYIV, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Ukrainian pharmaceutical company Lekhim said on Tuesday it had submitted documents to Ukrainian authorities seeking approval for a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac.
Lekhim, one of Sinovac’s partners, has an agreement with China’s leading vaccine manufacturer to deliver 5 million doses of the vaccine in Ukraine, including 1.9 million via a state procurement scheme, in the first half of 2021.
But it must obtain state registration in Ukraine before starting the shipment.
The importer plans to deliver the first batch of the vaccine by the end of March, although that may be delayed until early April because of regulatory hold-ups.
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OTTAWA, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Canada joined Britain on Tuesday in announcing steps to ban the import of goods it said were made by Chinese forced labor in the Xinjiang region, a move likely to exacerbate tension with Beijing.
In a statement, Ottawa said it was “deeply concerned” by reports of repression of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities by Chinese authorities and urged businesses with links to Xinjiang region to examine their supply chains.
Canada will prohibit goods produced wholly or in part by forced labor and require companies operating in Xinjiang to acknowledge the human rights situation in the region. Earlier in the day, Britain announced similar measures.