China remains a key market for French automotive equipment suppliers, despite tensions

2023-11-30 13:58:03 A battery platform is presented at the stand of automotive technology provider Forvia during the IAA international motor show in Munich, southern Germany, September 6, 2023. The IAA MOBILITY motor show in Germany, one of the largest in the world, will be open to the public from September 5 to 10, 2023 and … Read more

Australia apologizes to thalidomide survivors

2023-11-29 11:26:31 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces a thalidomide victim in Canberra, Australia, November 29, 2023. LUKAS COCH / AP On Wednesday, November 29, the Australian government presented an official apology to the victims of thalidomide, a drug that caused malformations in thousands of children around the world in the 1950s and 1960s. “We … Read more

In northern China, hospitals overwhelmed by an outbreak of respiratory illnesses

2023-11-24 09:26:01 Children receive an infusion at a pediatric hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. JADE GAO/AFP Endless queues in emergency departments, patients forced to scour hospitals one after the other to be treated, parents who alert on social networks, and the World Health Organization ( WHO) who is worried: the images arriving from … Read more

China reports ‘no new or unusual pathogens’, WHO says

2023-11-23 19:45:49 Parents wait with their children suffering from respiratory illnesses at a hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. JADE GAO / AFP China says it has not detected any new or unusual pathogens linked to rising cases of lung disease in the country’s north, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday (23 … Read more

Protecting Against Respiratory Illnesses: WHO Urges Safety Measures in China

2023-11-22 23:49:00 The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged people in China to protect themselves after seeing an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported outbreaks of pneumonia among children. Published on: 11/23/2023 – 00:49 Modified on: 11/23/2023 – 00:47 2 mn The World Health Organization expressed concern on Wednesday November 22 about an increase in … Read more

WHO Concerns about Respiratory Illnesses in China: Take Action for Protection

2023-11-23 00:08:14 The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday, November 22, about an increase in respiratory diseases in China and asked the population “to take action” protection. “WHO has made a formal request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratory illnesses and pneumonia outbreaks reported among children”indicates the press release … Read more

“The time is no longer for great decoupling with China, but for risk mitigation”

2023-11-16 05:30:07 Lhe globalization regularly gives rise to concept words in the language of commerce, English, which are as illuminating on its state as on that of its observers. For some time now, many have been talking about « de-risking »which could be translated as “risk mitigation”. While alerts linked to geopolitics and climate are increasing on … Read more