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SUZHOU: The Chinese Super League (CSL) held a minute's silence on Saturday (Jul 25) before the season kicked off five months late because of the coronavirus pandemic. Players bowed their heads to remember virus victims and medical staff as Fabio Cannavaro's reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande faced FA Cup winners Shanghai Shenhua. The opening match of the badly delayed campaign was being played behind closed doors in the city of Dalian, which along with Suzhou is hosting CSL games for the next two months. Wuhan Zall, the club from the city that was ground zero of the pandemic, play newly promoted Qingdao Huanghai later on Saturday in Suzhou, near Shanghai. The number of virus infections has dwindled markedly in China but Dalian is currently the scene of a small cluster of fresh cases, putting Chinese football officials on edge. READ: China steps up testing after COVID-19 cluster in major port city The Chinese Football Association and CSL are taking no risks with the … [Read more...] about China football kicks off with minute’s silence for COVID-19 victims

BEIJING: Guangzhou Evergrande began the defence of their Chinese Super League (CSL) title with a 2-0 victory against Shanghai Shenhua as the delayed 2020 campaign, revamped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finally kicked off over the weekend. Two goals from China international forward Wei Shihao gave the side coached by Italian World Cup-winner Fabio Cannavaro victory as they began their bid for a ninth crown in 10 seasons in perfect fashion behind closed doors on Saturday. Shenzhen FC defeated Dutchman Giovanni van Bronckhorst's Guangzhou R&F 3-0 on Sunday to climb above Evergrande on goal difference in the league's Dalian hub in northeast China. Instead of the home-and-away system, the 16 CSL teams are playing a round robin in two groups with the top four from each qualifying for an eight-team "championship" stage and the remaining eight going into a "relegation" phase. Dalian Pro, coached by Spaniard Rafa Benitez, got off to a disappointing start with a 3-2 defeat by … [Read more...] about Football: Champions Guangzhou, Wuhan win as Chinese Super League season finally kicks off

SINGAPORE: It’s hardly surprising that online gaming, video streaming and fresh food e-commerce are in high demand during what has become over a month of (self) quarantine for many Chinese during the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. More interestingly, adapting quickly to this new reality, Chinese schools have massively adopted online education and Chinese companies online work tools such as Ding Talk. But COVID-19 may also be providing China with a sort of Med Tech leap – and Big Pharma and Medical Technology companies ought to be watching. READ: Commentary: Tech is not all bad. Our COVID-19 experience shows this READ: Commentary: Disruptive tech is coming for COVID-19 threat, but needs more funding China’s Big Tech is taking up the challenge – and responsibility. Broadly speaking we see two promising developments and deployments of Med Tech: Tracking and consultation leveraging big data and doctor’s assistance leveraging artificial intelligence-driven solutions. … [Read more...] about Commentary: On sick leave, but China still makes great leap forward in Med Tech