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WORLD / CROSS-BORDERS By Hu Yuwei and Leng Shumei Published: Jan 28, 2021 01:37 AM Sinopharms COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: VCG Given concerns that wealthy states are fueling a gap in COVID-19 vaccine access around the world, rich states, which are jostling for early jabs, are urged to share, not hoard, at the virtual Davos Agenda 2021 summit of global leaders on Tuesday.  Leaders of many countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, urged against a vaccine race between richer countrie...

CHINA / SOCIETY Rich states accused of ‘modern piracy’ after looting life-saving vaccines By Hu Yuwei and Leng Shumei Published: Jan 28, 2021 10:52 PM Photo taken on May 18, 2020 shows a logo in front of AstraZenecas building in Luton, Britain. AstraZeneca, which is developing a possible vaccine against COVID-19 in partnership with the University of Oxford, on Wednesday put on hold the phase-3 trial of its vaccine following an unexplained illness in one trial participant in Britain. (P...

AFTER an initial spike, the dollar has been falling steadily since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold in the United States last March.

Share this article Share this article HONG KONG, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At a pivotal point in China-US relations, in the midst of COVID-19, and days following the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the United States and China are facing profound changes in their relationship and must work to bring stability back to the world community of which these nations are two of its most important members, agreed panelists in a session today during the "US-China Relations: The Way Forward" forum...

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Share this article Share this article HONG KONG, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At a pivotal point in China-US relations, in the midst of COVID-19, and days following the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the United States and China are facing profound changes in their relationship and must work to bring stability back to the world community of which these nations are two of its most important members, agreed panelists in a session today during the "US-China Relations: The Way Forward" forum...

Biden takes office as 46th US president What you need to know Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th US president at the Capitol in Washington Biden signs 15 executive orders, including actions to rejoin the Paris climate accord Kamala Harris, 56, makes history as she was sworn in to be the first woman to be vice-president, and also the first Black person and the first person of South Asian descent All By...

"There's an opportunity for a new attitude, new mechanisms, new policy frameworks that need to be seriously considered by both sides. If we can begin to rebuild some of the trust, that was so important in earlier years, I think we will have the opportunity to make greater progress." Stephen Roach shared his perspectives on the future US-China relations at a recent interview.

US stockmarkets seem more interested in the results of Senate elections in Georgia than on the lawless mobs raid on the countrys Capitol building.

Economist Stephen Roach sees trouble on Wall Street. His observation: The market is placing too much emphasis on the Federal Reserve holding interest rates at zero to prevent the economy from falling into another recession. “That gives markets conviction to look though literally anything from political insurrection to the likelihood of a double dip to ...