Ahead of the policy of gradually resuming international travel taking effect on January 8, the State Council s Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism issued a notice on Thursday to reopen the borders between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs) on January 8.
BEIJING (Bloomberg): Swelling protests against China’s virus-induced curbs may end up encouraging President Xi Jinping to accelerate the nation’s exit from zero-Covid, according to some market watchers.
CX Daily: South Korea Likely To Outpace China In New Shipbuilding Orders In Second Half, Report Says
Since last year, demand for shipping has grown rapidly, as a number of countries import more daily necessities and medical goods and equipment due to Covid-19-induced disruptions in their domestic production. Photo: VCG
Shipbuilding /
China is on track
to be overtaken by South Korea in shipbuilding orders in the second half of the year, a new report argues, as rising raw material costs erode local shipbuilders’ advantages and discourage them to seek new business while those in their eastern neighbor rack up orders.