Ozempic-style drugs should be available to all, not just the rich, says WHO – POLITICO
The WHO wants pharma companies to consider tiered pricing (lower prices in lower-income countries) and voluntary licensing of…
China Tells Stats Providers to Halt Home Sales Data Publication
(Bloomberg) — Two of China’s private data agencies withheld monthly home sales figures at the government’s behest, people…
Humanoid Robot Hype Is Officially Scaring China
Can everyone dial it down a little with the enthusiasm for humanoid robots that can’t even do anything…
EU carbon border tax goes easy on dirty Chinese imports, industry warns – POLITICO
“Inconsistencies in the figures of default values and benchmarks would dilute the incentive for cleaner production processes and…
Europe’s humiliation over Ukraine – UnHerd
We are on the eve of modern Europe’s most humiliating defeat. Donald Trump is pushing ahead with his…
China’s Shijian spacecraft separate after pioneering geosynchronous orbit refueling tests
HELSINKI — China’s experimental Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites have separated in geosynchronous orbit after being docked for months…
China factory activity edges up in November but remains in contraction
A worker walks past molten steel at a steel factory in Huai’an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on…
Experts doubt China will lift bitcoin mining ban despite uptick and excess energy supply
A mild uptick in bitcoin mining in China has prompted calls for Beijing to loosen its restrictions and…
Russia is paying a nearly 90% markup on sanctioned goods from China — compared to 9% from elsewhere
In early 2022, Russia and China famously declared their friendship had “no limits,” right before Vladimir Putin ordered…
Hong Kong is China’s most underestimated strategic asset
It has become fashionable in some circles to speak of Hong Kong’s decline. The narrative is familiar: geopolitical…