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BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): As Covid-19 continues to take its toll on global health and economies, most multinational corporations operating in China are bucking a trend seen in many parts of the world.
These enterprises are shunning moves toward lower investment, the erosion of human capital and the fragmentation of trade and supply linkages.
Such businesses view the country as a too-big-to-miss market bolstering global growth and also as fertile soil to foster indigenous innovation to keep the nation and themselves afloat.
Effective control of the contagion, clear guidance for economic development and the unwavering resolve to further open up the market are among the factors reassuring overseas companies aiming to consolidate their presence in China through further investment and localized efforts.
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): A team of experts from the World Health Organization will visit China on Jan 14 to conduct joint scientific research with Chinese peers on the origin of the novel coronavirus, the website of China's National Health Commission said on Monday.
European Council President Charles Michel. - Bloomberg
BRUSSELS (China Daily/ANN): European Union leaders pledged on Tuesday (Jan 5) to push forward with the ratification of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, or CAI, as Portugal takes over from Germany with the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first six months of 2021.
China and the EU concluded their negotiations in principle for the investment deal on Dec 30 after seven years of negotiations.
European Council President Charles Michel, who appeared in a news conference in Lisbon on Tuesday with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, said the EU s strategic autonomy doesn t mean the bloc is turning inward; rather, it is pursuing an open economy.
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has released a plan for more than 40 space launches for 2021, a new high following the busy and fruitful 2020.
HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN): A total of over 35,000 persons who were required to undergo compulsory testing for Covid-19 have availed of the tests provided by the government as of Saturday, the Home Affairs Department (HAD) said.