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Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:20:04 +0800Beijing urges calm over Ukraine crisis
The Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday called on all parties in the Ukraine crisis to remain calm, ease tensions and resolve differences through dialogue and negotiation.
The Xinhua News Agency reported a ministry spokesperson quoting Foreign Mi...
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:40:34 +0800Hohot at centre of Covid outbreak
The National Health Commission reported 71 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases on Monday, down from just over 100 the day before.
Inner Mongolia accounted for the lion's share of the newly confirmed local cases. There were 32 in the autonomous r...
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:40:37 +0800Mainland reports 195 cases, local infections up
The mainland reported 195 new Covid-19 cases for February 19, up from 137 cases a day earlier, the health authority said on Sunday.
Ninety-four of the new infections were imported, the National Health Commission said in a statement, while 101 were l...
Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:31:58 +0800Mainland reports 137 new Covid cases
The mainland reported 137 new confirmed coronavirus cases on February 18, the National Health Commission said on Saturday, up from 87 a day earlier.
Of the new cases, 80 were locally transmitted, the commission said, compared with 40 a day earlier. ...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:45:29 +0800Guangdong sending help to HK to fight Covid
Xinhua News Agency on Thursday said Guangdong authorities were sending epidemiology experts and Covid-19 testing vehicles to Hong Kong in order to help the city combat the outbreaks.
The agency said it was per the instruction given by the National H...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:40:17 +0800Macau tightens entry requirement for HK travellers
The Macau government has tightened the entry requirement for travellers from Hong Kong in light of what it calls "changes in the territory's epidemic situation".
Starting from 6am on Thursday, people heading to the gaming hub via the Hong Kong-Zhuha...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 17:34:47 +0800'Covid patients may have been smuggled to Hunan'
Two people who recently tested positive for Covid-19 in the mainland's Hunan province are being investigated by authorities there for allegedly crossing the border from Hong Kong illegally.
Authorities in Chenzhou said investigations showed the du...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 15:22:03 +0800With prices in check, mainland inflation eases
Inflation on the mainland slowed in January, official data showed on Wednesday, as the government pledged to keep prices in check in the world's second-biggest economy.
The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory ...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:32:05 +0800Mainland reports 40 local Covid infections
Mainland authorities have reported 40 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases.
According to the National Health Commission, 29 of them were reported in Liaoning, eight in the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, two in Guangdong and one in Guangxi.
Suzhou sai...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:41:47 +0800Heavy snow disrupts Winter Olympics
Heavy snow fell throughout on Sunday at the Beijing Olympics disrupting several events and forcing athletes to battle through treacherous conditions in the pursuit of gold.
Chinese sensation Gu Ailing, also known as Eileen Gu, was among the competit...
Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:44:27 +0800Mainland reports 67 new Covid infections
Mainland authorities have reported 67 new Covid-19 cases, 28 of them locally transmitted infections.
According to the National Health Commission, Guangxi accounted for nearly half of the local cases with 13. There were 11 infections in Liaoning, two...
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:34:39 +0800Mainland conditionally approves Pfizer's Covid pill
The mainland drug regulator on Saturday gave conditional approval to imports of Pfizer's Paxlovid Covid-19 pill, official media reported.
The National Medical Products Administration said Paxlovid has obtained conditional approval for the treatment ...
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:44:28 +0800Beijing's Olympic Covid bubble a success so far
For a country determined to keep out the virus that first emerged within its borders, bringing in more than 15,000 people from all corners of the world was a serious gamble. It appears to be working.
One week into the 17-day event, China seems to be...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:57:28 +0800Five more test positive at Winter Olympics
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Wednesday that five new Covid-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on February 8.
Three of the cases were found among new airport arrivals, according to a notice on the Be...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:12:51 +0800Mainland scientists develop fast, accurate Covid test
Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is as accurate as a PCR lab test but gives results within four minutes.
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are widely considered the most accurate and sensitive for the virus ...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:32:41 +0800Correct 'wrongdoings' over export controls, US told
The commerce ministry on Tuesday hit out at a US decision to include more Chinese entities on a "unverified list", saying Washington should correct its "wrongdoings".
The ministry said the United States should return to the track of cooperation and ...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:53:55 +0800Guangxi Covid outbreak grows
The National Health Commission (NHC) has revealed that confirmed Covid-19 infections in the southwestern city of Baise have jumped for a third straight day.
The city of 3.6 million in Guangxi on the border with Vietnam recorded 64 new confirmed loca...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:01:47 +0800China slams latest US arms sale to Taiwan
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned the latest planned US arms sale to Taiwan, saying it seriously undermined China's security and sovereignty.
China will take robust measures to uphold its own security interests, spokesman Zhao Lijian told a ...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:45:34 +0800Guangxi city sealed off after Covid outbreak
Nearly four million residents of a city in southwest Guangxi have been put into lockdown because of a Covid outbreak.
The National Health Commission (NHC) reported that 37 domestically transmitted infections had been confirmed in Baise on Sunday, up...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 21:35:55 +0800WHO head meets Li Keqiang for Covid talks
The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he met Premier Li Keqiang for talks on Covid-19, including on the stalled investigation into the pandemic's origins.
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visiting Beijing for the...