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China's premier tries a charm offensive—but it may be too little, too late

Only 10% of the attendees at the WEF's event in Tianjin were American, and none were Fortune 500 CEOs.

Fortune

China's Premier says 'de-risking' calls from West are 'false proposition'

In his address at the World Economic Forum in Tianjin on Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang dismissed the notion put forth by the United States and the European Union of decreasing dependence on China's economy as a "misguided proposition". Furthermore, he reassured attendees that despite mounting concerns about the vigor…

France 24

Weather tracker: China issues heatstroke alert amid historic heatwave

Tianjin reports all-time record of 41.4C, while Texas and Mexico break numerous temperature records

The Guardian - UK

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Life at 25 in India and China: money worries, hard work and no plans for family

No time to find a partner and struggles to make a living are a fact of life for two young men in the world’s two most populous countries

The Guardian - AU

China's Huawei looks to ports, factories to rebuild sales

As technicians in a distant control room watch on display screens, an automated crane at one of China’s busiest ports moves cargo containers from a Japanese freighter to self-driving trucks in a scene tech giant Huawei sees as its future after American sanctions crushed its global smartphone brand

The Independent UK

Covid surge exposes China's healthcare gap

TANGSHAN, China: Understaffed and underfunded clinics stand half-empty in parts of the Chinese countryside even as hospitals in major cities heave under an unprecedented Covid wave — an illustration of the stark disparities in the country's healthcare system.

Bangkok Post

Toyota Said To Debut $28,000 bZ3 Electric Sedan In China This Year

The compact electric sedan will reportedly be built in Tianjin on the same assembly line as the bZ4X SUV, with the annual production estimated at 30,000 units.

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China moves aggressively on Covid as political summit looms

BEIJING: China is enforcing lockdown restrictions in areas around Beijing more intensively, and will mass test the nearby port city of Tianjin, stepping up its quest to wipe out Covid-19 ahead of a key meeting of the Communist Party’s top leaders.

The Times of India

China's jobless turn to car boot sales as COVID-hit economy stalls

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Wang Wei to shut his tourism company, the Tianjin native poured his life-savings of 80,000 yuan ($11,785) into selling coffee from the back of his green Suzuki micro van in the Chinese capital Beijing.

Reuters

1 dead, 12 injured in Tianjin gas explosion in north China

One person has died in a gas explosion that injured 12 others at a six-story residential building in the Chinese port city of Tianjin

The Independent UK

3 missing in gas explosion in major north China port city

A gas explosion after a partial building collapse in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin has left three people missing and 11 injured

The Independent UK

China's Tianjin halts some businesses in fresh COVID curbs

A handful of COVID-19 infections have forced the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin to shut many entertainment venues and some kindergartens and tutoring agencies, the latest big city to fight nascent clusters.

Reuters

CanSino Shares Jump After WHO Gives Nod to Its Covid-19 Vaccine

Tianjin-based company’s stock closes up 12.14% in Shanghai and 9.78% in Hong Kong

Caixin Global

Tianjin Mayor Liao Guoxun Dies at 59

The official had served in the position in the eastern port city for a mere 20 months

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Reuters

COVID lockdowns upset the rice bowls of China's commuter workers

When the town of Yanjiao near Beijing was suddenly plunged into a COVID-19 lockdown last month, taxi driver Dong Tiejun was forced to drive hundreds of kilometres to avoid roadblocks and get a passenger to Tianjin, a metropolis on the northeast coast.

Reuters

Tianjin reports fewer COVID-19 cases; curbs affect some Boeing employees

The Chinese city of Tianjin reported fewer COVID-19 cases on Tuesday after measures such as conducting mass testing and locking down some areas to curb the highly transmissible Omicron variant, steps that have also affected the local operations of foreign firms such as Boeing BA.N.

The Guardian - UK

France reports nearly half a million new cases, a record increase; Italy records 228,179 daily infections – as it happened

France registers 464,769 new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours; Italy’s cases jump from 83,403 a day earlier

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