China
Hong Kong to spend $15.4B to stabilize virus-ravaged economy
World
February 24, 2021
Hong Kong to spend $15.4B to stabilize virus-ravaged economy
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will introduce 120 billion Hong Kong dollars ($15.4 billion) in fiscal measures to help…
300K doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine land at Cairo Airport
Egypt
February 23, 2021
300K doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine land at Cairo Airport
On Monday, Egypt received a gift from the Chinese government — 300,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine. President…
China urges US to lift trade restrictions, stop interference
World
February 22, 2021
China urges US to lift trade restrictions, stop interference
BEIJING (AP) — China’s top diplomat called Monday for new US President Joe Biden’s administration to lift restrictions on trade…
Allegations of shackled students and gang rape inside China’s detention camps
World
February 19, 2021
Allegations of shackled students and gang rape inside China’s detention camps
Hong Kong (CNN) – On the first day of her new teaching job at a Chinese government-run detention center in Xinjiang, Qelbinur…
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
World
February 17, 2021
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China’s leading microblogging sites, where he…
Beijing smog casts gloom over China’s Lunar New Year holiday
World
February 13, 2021
Beijing smog casts gloom over China’s Lunar New Year holiday
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing was once again shrouded in smog on Saturday after several days of heavy pollution which have…
BBC World News barred in mainland China, radio dropped by HK public broadcaster
World
February 12, 2021
BBC World News barred in mainland China, radio dropped by HK public broadcaster
BEIJING (Reuters) – China barred Britain’s BBC World News from its television networks on Friday and Hong Kong’s public broadcaster…
Presidents Biden and Xi hold first phone call amid tense US-China relations
World
February 11, 2021
Presidents Biden and Xi hold first phone call amid tense US-China relations
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first telephone call as leaders,…
Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days
World
February 10, 2021
Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars, one day after an orbiter from the…
WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab
World
February 9, 2021
WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab
WUHAN, China (AP) — The coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and is more likely to…