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Sun, 18 Jul 2021 09:46:18 +0800
Three Chinese among group kidnapped in Mali
Three Chinese nationals and two Mauritanians were kidnapped in southwest Mali on Saturday, the country's armed forces said, in the latest attack in the war-torn Sahel state. Armed men attacked a construction site 55 kilometres (34 miles) from the to...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 10:03:16 +0800
China finances Apec Covid fund
China has financed the setup of a fund under Apec to fight Covid-19 and fuel economic recovery, President Xi Jinping said during a virtual meeting of the Asia-Pacific trade group on Friday, according to Xinhua news agency. Xi also said that China su...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:39:43 +0800
Rescuers search flooded tunnel for trapped workers
Hundreds of rescuers were battling on Friday to reach 14 construction workers trapped in a flooded tunnel in China, as the search entered its second day. Pump trucks channelled water out of the flooded highway tunnel, which runs under a reservoir, i...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:18:44 +0800
Chinese cities to ban unvaccinated from public spaces
Millions of Chinese people face bans from public spaces including schools, hospitals and shopping malls unless they get a Covid-19 vaccine, under new edicts covering nearly two dozen cities and counties. The coronavirus first emerged in the central ...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:21:46 +0800
Shaking skyscraper 'safe to use' after minor repairs
A shaking skyscraper in southern China that sent crowds fleeing in panic earlier this year was rocked by wind currents, experts concluded on Thursday. The 300-metre SEG Plaza tower in the city of Shenzhen near Hong Kong began to wobble suddenly on M...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:47:39 +0800
Flood traps 14 tunnel workers in Zhuhai
Search teams were trying Thursday to rescue 14 construction workers trapped by an overnight flood in a tunnel being built in southern China. The cause of the 3:30 am flood in the city of Zhuhai is under investigation, the city's emergency managemen...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:37:15 +0800
China growth slows to 7.9% in second quarter
China's economic growth slowed in the second quarter, official data showed Thursday, with consumers still hesitant to splurge and firms grappling with the increased cost of raw materials. The world's second-largest economy has staged a rapid recove...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:15:22 +0800
US Senate passes bill to ban imports from Xinjiang
The US Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ban the import of products from China's Xinjiang region, the latest effort in Washington to punish Beijing for what US officials say is an ongoing genocide against Uighurs and other Muslim groups. The...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 11:05:41 +0800
Death toll in Chinese hotel collapse rises to 17
The death toll in the collapse of a hotel in eastern China was raised to 17 on Wednesday as authorities ended the search and rescue mission. The city of Suzhou said on its social media feed that 23 people had been pulled alive from the rubble of th...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 23:18:37 +0800
Father finds kidnapped son after 24-year search
A mainland man has been reunited with his kidnapped son after a 24-year search that saw him travel half a million kilometres across China on a motorbike, chasing tip-offs on the boy's whereabouts. Guo Gangtang's son was just two years and five month...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:58:33 +0800
China slams Yellen's call for 'unified front'
China on Tuesday denounced an appeal by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for a US-European “unified front” against Chinese “unfair economic practices” and human rights abuses. “China strongly deplores and rejects Treasury Secretary Yellen...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:54:49 +0800
More rescued from rubble of China hotel collapse
Rescuers have pulled another seven survivors out of the rubble of a small budget hotel that collapsed in the eastern China city of Suzhou, state media said Tuesday. The latest figures bring to 14 the number of those rescued, according to the People...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:53:36 +0800
New US report accuses China of genocide - again
The Biden administration on Monday renewed genocide allegations against China for repression of Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in its northwest Xinjiang region. China denies the allegations, and says mass "vocational education and training" is...

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 23:35:38 +0800
Fosun says it has struck deal to send Taiwan vaccines
The Chinese sales agent for Germany's BioNTech SE said on Sunday it had signed a deal to provide 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, part of a drawn-out and highly politicised process for the island to access the shots. Authorities in Taipe...

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 16:26:23 +0800
China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
China on Sunday said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the US blacklisting of Chinese companies over their alleged role in abuses of Uyghur people and other Muslim ethnic minorities. The Commerce Ministry said the US move constitut...

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:36:33 +0800
Taiwan companies 'signing deal' for BioNTech jabs
Taiwan's TSMC and Foxconn said on Sunday they were in the middle of the contract signing process to buy Covid-19 vaccines from Germany's BioNTech SE, part of a drawn out and highly politicised process for Taiwan to access the shot. Taiwan's governme...

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 05:51:46 +0800
President Xi, Kim Jong-un vow to strengthen ties
The leaders of North Korea and China traded messages vowing to strengthen cooperation on the anniversary of their treaty of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance between the two countries, North Korea's KCNA news agency reported on Sunday. I...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 21:59:37 +0800
US blacklists more Chinese firms over Xinjiang
The Biden administration on Friday added 14 Chinese companies and other entities to its economic blacklist over alleged human rights abuses and high-tech surveillance in Xinjiang. The Commerce Department said the companies had been "implicated in hu...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 22:00:34 +0800
China slams Olympic boycott call
China on Thursday criticised what it called the “politicisation of sports” after British lawmakers urged a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics unless China allows an investigation of complaints of human rights abuses in its northwest. A...

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:31:57 +0800
Tencent uses facial recognition to snag child gamers
Chinese tech giant Tencent has rolled out a facial recognition "midnight patrol" function to root out children masquerading as adults to get around a government curfew on underage gamers. China bans people under 18 from playing online games between ...



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