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EXPLAINER: Tonga volcano eruption's effect on global climate

EXPLAINER: Tonga volcano eruption's effect on global climate

Echo Xie, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 12:33 PM

The huge volcanic eruption in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on the weekend may not have been big enough to affect global climate but volcanic eruptions are an underestimated natural cause of climate variability, scientists said. Read more »

Chinese city says omicron outbreak due to New Year celebrations

Chinese city says omicron outbreak due to New Year celebrations

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 13 12:39 PM

The omicron variant of the coronavirus started circulating in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin during the three-day New Year holiday, health authorities said, as the city of 14 million launched a second round of mass testing. Read more »

Xi Jinping says to show 'no mercy' in corruption fight

Xi Jinping says to show 'no mercy' in corruption fight

William Zheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 12 01:25 PM

President Xi Jinping warned the Chinese Communist Party’s top provincial and ministerial officials not to waver on anti-corruption efforts and to strictly follow Beijing’s strategic decisions as his administration prepares for a crucial party congress slated to convene this year. Read more »

E-cars account for over 20pct of China's new vehicles sales

E-cars account for over 20pct of China's new vehicles sales

Daniel Ren, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 12 11:22 AM

It is the latest signal that the mainland’s motorists are shifting from oil-guzzling vehicles to environmentally friendly cars. New-energy vehicle deliveries jumped 138.9 percent to 505,000 units in December, which represented 22.6 percent of total car sales. Read more »

China’s COVID-19 test kit orders surge globally

China’s COVID-19 test kit orders surge globally

Luna Sun, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 11 03:33 PM

China’s manufacturers of COVID-19 testing kits are racing to keep up with surging demand, both domestically and abroad, as the world grapples with a spike in cases caused by the highly infectious omicron and delta variants. Read more »

EXPLAINER: China's zero COVID-19 policy

EXPLAINER: China's zero COVID-19 policy

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 11 12:47 PM

Early detection, frequent contact-tracing, long quarantines and strict border control are key to China’s ‘dynamic’ zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy. While approaches from small and big cities may differ due to testing capacity and resources, swift reactions mean ‘a tsunami-like outbreak is highly unlikely’ Read more »

Disney’s hottest hit in China is a pink fox called LinaBell

Disney’s hottest hit in China is a pink fox called LinaBell

Tracy Qu and Iris Deng, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 10 12:33 PM

LinaBell, a pink fox developed by Shanghai Disney Resort that is largely unknown in the Western world, has become a new fan favorite in China. Social media plays a key role in the rising popularity of LinaBell, which has yet to appear in any major Disney film or television shows. Read more »

'Sinopharm, Sinovac vaccines prevent severe illness'

'Sinopharm, Sinovac vaccines prevent severe illness'

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 05 08:55 PM

China’s widely used Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines will give some protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death from the Omicron variant despite declines in protective antibodies, a WHO official said on Tuesday. Read more »

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