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China Corn Futures Hit Record High Amid Worries Over Crop Damage ...

2021-01-01T02:27:50Z

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By Hallie Gu and Shivani Singh BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) - China's corn futures hit a record high on Wednesday as investors bet on higher prices for the grain because of crop damage from typhoons this year and due to Beijing's efforts in years past to whittle down its once-mammoth state reserves. The milestone came as China bought another 420,000 tonnes of U.S. corn, adding to record purchases topping more than 12 million tonnes this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The most actively traded corn futures on Dalian Commodity Exchange for delivery in January hit 2,595 yuan ($385.14) per tonne, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] the highest on record. China's corn output is expected to fall this year after typhoons flattened crops in parts of the country's northeastern corn belt, further stoking supply concerns after Beijing ran down its massive state stockpiles over the last several years. The blistering rally in such a key feed sector [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html tour du lịch quế lâm] staple - prices are up nearly 14% since early September despite the ongoing harvest - has raised expectations of additional crop imports. Late-season weather damage to fully-formed plants in key production zones has also clouded outlook on the scale and quality of the emerging crops. Corn acreage in some regions of Heilongjiang province also fell as farmers switched to soybeans, while output from Liaoning and Jilin provinces is expected to drop due to drought, said Meng Jinhui, senior analyst with Shengda Futures. "The stockpile has been sold out. The market strongly expects supply shortages, and has gone bullish (on futures,)" Meng said. Traders, dryers and end-users are scrambling to buy corn, said Yuan, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html Tour Quế Lâm từ Hà Nội] manager of a grain drying operation in Heilongjiang, the country's top corn producer, where [http://de.bab.la/woerterbuch/englisch-deutsch/supplies supplies] from the just-harvested new crop have begun to enter the market. "Many people believe prices will rise further," said Yuan, who was willing to be identified only by his surname due to the sensitivity of the matter. Prices have also gained in other key corn hubs including Shandong, Hebei and Henan provinces, analysts and traders said. Purchase prices for the new crop are at least 30% higher than in recent years, according to farmer Song Yongquan, who manages a cooperative that grows around 1,000 mu (67 hectares, or 166 acres) of corn in Henan. That's after a temporary dip in prices in late September as the newly harvested supplies hit the market. "The price already hit a low point when the new crop kicked in," said Song. "Prices will go up further gradually." ($1 = 6.7400 yuan) (Reporting by Hallie Gu and Shivani Singh in Beijing, additional reporting by Karl Plume in New Jersey; Editing by Tom Hogue, Nick Zieminski and Steve Orlofsky)

The Founder Of A Chinese School Has Been Jailed For Nearly Three Years After Illegally Imprisoning Youngsters To Curb Their Internet Addiction

2020-12-31T17:00:45Z

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[ Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to stem their children's dependence on the virtual world. A CCTV report shows a finger-thick steel cable, which was said to be used by teachers in the rehabilitation institute to punish 'troublesome' students. The court did not confirm the claims Teenagers receive 'musicotherapy' at a school in Jinan on August 22, 2010. Chinese authority has vowed to crack down on the physical abuse found at digital rehab camps in the country Wu and the other criminals operated the Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute in south-east China's Nanchang city. The facility charged 31,250 yuan (£3,546) for a six-month term and targeted at parents who were desperate to put a stop to their child's fixation on the web, reported state broadcaster On the promotional material, the school, a historic brand in China, billed itself as a vocational education centre that used Confucius philosophy to give 'teenagers in crisis' a chance of a better life. Pictures posted by the school on its social media account showed students dressed in traditional Chinese uniform. They are seen reading classic literature and practising calligraphy. But in reality, the students were subject to unlawful secret imprisonment. Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute has been accused of using cruel punishment on students to help them overcome their addiction to the internet. The school in Nanchang, China, is a historic brand. The picture was taken by a People's Daily journalist while visiting the school in 2013 In pictures taken by media, students in the school are seen reading classic literature, practising calligraphy in class and bowing to a Confucius statue. However, a former student who was sent to the school for her web-addiction has revealed shocking details in the school In an open trial on Tuesday, the Qingshan Lake District People's Court in Nanchang found the gang guilty of conducting unlawful detention, according to a court The judge said the defendants stripped students of their freedom between May 2013 and November 2017 by forcing the youngsters to stay at the school's 'meditation room' days on end. Twelve students, including 11 minors, were detained in this illegal manner after they had been sent to the school by their parents, the court said. A self-described former student, who calls herself 'Shan Ni Ma Da Wang' (pictured), described her horrifying experience to a journalist from Beijing Times. She claimed she was beaten and locked up in a small cell for days after being taken to the school by force in 2014 A young Chinese internet addict receives an electroencephalogram check at the Beijing Military Region Central Hospital July 6, 2005, in Beijing. Many parents us[ Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to stem their children's dependence on the virtual world. A CCTV report shows a finger-thick steel cable, which was said to be used by teachers in the rehabilitation institute to punish 'troublesome' students. The court did not confirm the claims Teenagers receive 'musicotherapy' at a school in Jinan on August 22, 2010. Chinese authority has vowed to crack down on the physical abuse found at digital rehab camps in the country Wu and the other criminals operated the Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute in south-east China's Nanchang city. The facility charged 31,250 yuan (£3,546) for a six-month term and targeted at parents who were desperate to put a stop to their child's fixation on the web, reported state broadcaster On the promotional material, the school, a historic brand in China, billed itself as a vocational education centre that used Confucius philosophy to give 'teenagers in crisis' a chance of a better life. Pictures posted by the school on its social media account showed students dressed in traditional Chinese uniform. They are seen reading classic literature and practising calligraphy. But in reality, the students were subject to unlawful secret imprisonment. Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute has been accused of using cruel punishment on students to help them overcome their addiction to the internet. The school in Nanchang, China, is a historic brand. The picture was taken by a People's Daily journalist while visiting the school in 2013 In pictures taken by media, students in the school are seen reading classic literature, pra[ On the promotional material, the school, a historic brand in China, billed itself as a vocational education centre that used Confucius philosophy to give 'teenagers in crisis' a chance of a better life. Pictures posted by the school on its social media account showed students dressed in traditional Chinese uniform. They are seen reading classic literature and practising calligraphy. But in reality, the students were subject to unlawful secret imprisonment. Yuzhang Shuyuan Institute has been accused of using cruel punishment on students to help them overcome their addiction to the internet. The school in Nanchang, China, is a historic brand. The picture was taken by a People's Daily journalist while visiting the school in 2013 In pictures taken by media, students in the school are seen reading classic literature, practising calligraphy in class and bowing to a Confucius statue. However, a former student who was sent to the school for her web-addiction has revealed shocking details in the school In an open trial on Tuesday, the Qingshan Lake District People's Court in Nanchang found the gang guilty of conducting unlawful detention, according to a court The judge said the defendants stripped students of their freedom between May 2013 and November 2017 by forcing the youngsters to stay at the school's 'meditation room' days on end. Twelve students, including 11 minors, were detained in this illegal manner after they had been sent to the school by their parents, the court said. A self-described former student, who calls herself 'Shan Ni Ma Da Wang' (pictured), described her horrifying experience to a journalist from Beijing Times. She claimed she was beaten and locked up in a small cell for days after being taken to the school by force in 2014 A young Chinese internet addict receives an electroencephalogram check at the Beijing Military Region Central Hospital July 6, 2005, in Beijing. Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to curbing their children's fixation on the digital world Wu, the school's founder and chairman, was sentenced to two years and 10 months imprisonment. Ren, the headmaster, was handed a prison sentence of two years and seven months. Zhang, the security director, and Qu, an instructor, were each jailed for 22 months and 11 months. All of them said they were considering appealing against the ruling. Another teacher, Chen, was spared criminal punishment.][ The judge said the defendants stripped students of their freedom between May 2013 and November 2017 by forcing the youngsters to stay at the school's 'meditation room' days on end. Twelve students, including 11 minors, were detained in this illegal manner after they had been sent to the school by their parents, the court said. A self-described former student, who calls herself 'Shan Ni Ma Da Wang' (pictured), described her horrifying experience to a journalist from Beijing Times. She claimed she was beaten and locked up in a small cell for days after being taken to the school by force in 2014 A young Chinese internet addict receives an electroencephalogram check at the Beijing Military Region Central Hospital July 6, 2005, in Beijing. Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to curbing their children's fixation on the digital world Wu, the school's founder and chairman, was sentenced to two years and 10 months imprisonment. Ren, the headmaster, was handed a prison sentence of two years and seven months. Zhang, the security director, and Qu, an instructor, were each jailed for 22 months and 11 months. All of them said they were considering appealing against the ruling. Another teacher, Chen, was spared criminal punishment.]

Slowly But Steady China Strives To Make Widespread Virus Testing...

2020-12-31T05:09:11Z

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By Brenda Goh and Min Zhang SHANGHAI/BEIJING, May 13 (Reuters) - Beijing resident [http://wordpress.org/search/Wang%20Yukun Wang Yukun] was happy to comply in April when the construction firm he works for told him he'd need to take a test for the novel coronavirus before he could come back to work, even though he was at low risk of having the disease. "My company arranged it and covered the test fee. The process was less time-consuming than I imagined," he said, recalling how he got his negative result the next day. "I think everyone should be tested as a matter of personal health." While coronavirus tests can be difficult to obtain in many countries, China is rapidly expanding their availability and affordability, enabling the masses - not just frontline workers, people from hard-hit areas or the sick - to get tested. China is able to produce 5 million test kits a day, the country's industry ministry said last month. While China has not tallied how many daily tests are being carried out nationally, its capacity is far greater than other countries including the United States, which has conducted around 300,000 tests daily on average in recent days, according to the non-profit COVID Tracking Project. Even South Korea and Germany, hailed for tested widely, were able to conduct roughly 20,000 and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] 120,000 tests a day, respectively, at their peak. Major Chinese cities and provinces have published lists of hundreds of hospitals and clinics now authorised to perform tests and are expanding laboratory capabilities to allow people to obtain their nucleic acid test results in a few hours. Some local governments have added the tests to basic medical insurance schemes, helping to cover costs which range from 60-270 yuan ($8.50-$38). The easy access has helped firms, schools and entertainment providers to reopen after widespread testing. Hosts of popular Chinese singing competition, Singer 2020, invited 251 audience members to record a live show last month after testing them. It is also laying the groundwork for mass testing efforts, should the need arise. Wuhan, the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak, plans to conduct nucleic acid testing across the city of 11 million after a cluster of new infections emerged, sources said. TESTING UNEVEN, VOLUNTARY China began pushing for widespread testing in April as concerns about the potential asymptomatic patients spreading the virus rose. Since April 13, each Chinese province has been required to provide daily reports on their virus testing efforts, and a stringent nationwide regime of screening, testing and quarantine has seen case numbers fall sharply since peaking in mid-February. Even so, China has refrained from making testing mandatory for all people. Daily, country-wide testing data is not published, and the ramp up of testing capability has been uneven. Hubei, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Heilongjiang, which have a combined population of over 267 million, are together able to conduct at least 321,000 tests a day, according to statements they made in April and May. Beijing has 67 labs capable of processing 48,000 tests a day. But other less well-off provinces including Yunnan and Guangxi are playing catch-up, opening new labs in recent weeks. And with testing compulsory only for certain categories of people, decisions are mainly left to companies or individuals. A source from a Hunan-based state-owned steel mill that employs around 80 people said they were initially asked to take a test only if they lived near a confirmed case. However, colleagues who travel outside the province are now asked to take a test before they return to the office. Still, everyone who wants to get tested is being encouraged to do so. Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com allow people to book appointments via their widely used platforms, and companies often waive the fees for workers. One taxi company based in Guangzhou sent all 14,000 of its drivers for tests at the request of the government. "This given to the drivers for free," said Kuang Yali, head of Guangzhou Baiyun Car Rental Group's publicity department. "This is to give the drivers assurance, and to also put passengers at ease." ($1 = 7.0816 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Brenda Goh in Shanghai and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-huu-nghi-quan-nam-ninh-que-lam-4-ngay.html tour du lịch quế lâm] Min Zhang in Beijing; Additional Reporting by Cheng Leng and Roxanne Liu in Beijing, Josh Horwitz in Shanghai, Josh Smith in Seoul, Shanghai and Beijing Newsrooms; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)

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2020-12-31T05:09:01Z

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