Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that he will travel to China from Nov. 4 to 7, where he is scheduled to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. The prime minister said the visit will build on the previous discussions and increased ministerial engagement with Beijing over the last 12 months. “I look forward to visiting China, an important step towards ensuring a stable and productive relationship,” he said. “I welcome the progress we have made to return Australian products, including Australian wine, to the Chinese market. Strong trade benefits both countries.” China accounts for for almost one-third of total Australian trade....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/australian-pm-confirms-visit-to-china-5514685
Many children in mainland China have been having high fevers, coughs, and even “white lungs” symptoms. They have flooded hospitals and infected other members of their families, according to Chinese media reports and posts on social media. People have been left to suspect that another outbreak of COVID-19 has started, given the symptoms reported, the authorities’ lack of transparency, and the lack of press freedom in China. Online Chinese news outlet Hongxing News, which belongs to the Chengdu city government, reported that the pediatric outpatient hall of Hangzhou First Hospital was already full by 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 17. Director of Pediatrics Dr. Jiang Chunming told local media that in the past two months, the volume of pediatric outpatients has been around 1,000 a day....
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has removed its 2021 restrictions on foreign investment in the manufacturing sector. China observers believe it’s the regime’s attempt to save it’s declining economy and a contingency measure forced on the regime by the current economic difficulties. However, they say the policy is contradictory to the CCP’s core emphasis on its political security, and therefore, in the long run, the policy change won’t have much effect on the economy. The CCP leader Xi Jinping announced the “eight actions” that the CCP would take at the Belt and Road Summit in Beijing on Oct. 18, which included “comprehensively lifting restrictions on foreign investment access in the manufacturing sector.”...
The Department of Chemistry of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and a start-up company, EC Innovation Limited, will exhibit their latest invention, “EC Flow System,” at the “InnoCarnival 2023” to be held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5. This invention can collect agricultural wastewater, remove toxic nitrogen oxides and residues, and then convert it into a solution containing nutrients for irrigation and fertilization. The R&D team hopes that this project can help create a sustainable plantation ecology for the local farming community and even extend it to other regions. HKU mentioned that when fertilizers are added to plants traditionally, only 40 percent of the fertilizer is absorbed, while the remaining 60 percent is discharged. Not only is it a waste, but the fertilizer containing toxic substances will pollute the environment and wreak havoc on marine ecology. The “EC Flow System” can collect agricultural wastewater, remove toxic nitrogen oxides and residues, including nitrates and nitrites (NOx), and convert it into a solution containing nutrients for irrigation and fertilization. Ultimately, it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve water quality, and reduce the cost of fertilizing....