Without further ado, here’s a look back at the top stories for February. Thanks to everyone for tuning in, and don’t forget to come celebrate GeekWire’s third anniversary at Showbox Sodo on March 20!!
Workers unload medical supplies from China at the airport in Male, the Maldives, on Friday. The Maldives has been receiving support from China to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. LI XIANG/XINHUA
Wool farmers are benefiting from the best prices for their product in two decades with market analysts tipping that the market would remain strong.
Wu Xiwei, executive director and Party chief of the project, said construction of the gigantic petrochemical project will not damage and destroy the local environment and ecology. "We adhered to the concept of environmentally protective development in constructing the project, as a good environment is the livelihood of the people," Wu said. "The investment in environmental protection and related supportive facilities for the project has reached 3.69 billion yuan, aiming to construct the project into a model of energy conservation, emissions reduction and clean production," Wu said.
Wu Yan, economic and commercial counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Estonia, highlighted the potential of China-Estonia cooperation over technology innovations including digital cooperation and e-commerce under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and the "16+1" cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries.
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Peter J. Wallison, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, former general counsel for the Treasury Department and former White House counsel for Ronald Reagan, said presidents have declared 57 emergencies, including 31 still in effect, since Congress enacted the National Emergency Act in 1976.
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Wu Yan, director of juvenile prosecutions for the Shanghai procuratorate, said that lawbreakers with a history of receiving a criminal penalty for rape or molesting children, or an administrative penalty for seducing, providing shelter and making introductions for prostitution will be barred from entering job positions at schools, educational and physical training institutions, day care centers, hospitals and children's welfare facilities.
Women of the Yi ethnic group embroider at a workshop in Jinyang county, Sichuan province, earlier this month. Thanks to efforts such as embroidery skills training, seven counties, including Jinyang, have been lifted out of absolute poverty. [Photo by He Haiyang/For China Daily]
Workers inspect medical supplies before shipping [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Workers place incense sticks on wooden stands to dry them in the sun at a factory in Yongchun, Fujian province. WANG LEI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE