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Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:15:59 +0800Macau lifts vaccine requirement for arrivals
Macau officials announced on Thursday that incoming travellers will no longer have to prove they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to enter the SAR.
However, arrivals will still need to have a negative PCR test result.
Authorities sai...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:14:18 +0800Heat wave pushes up prices as hens lay fewer eggs
Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported.
Major cities have recorded their hottest days ever this year, and the country's national observatory...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:04:48 +0800China unveils incentives to boost birth rate
Beijing has announced a slew of perks to encourage families to have more babies, as the birth rate hit a record low and officials warned that the population will start to shrink by 2025.
The world's most populous country has been grappling with a lo...
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:10:05 +0800Beijing sanctions Taiwan politicians
Beijing on Tuesday announced sanctions on a group of politicians in Taiwan, putting them on a list of "Taiwan independence diehards".
The Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party's Central Committee said punitive measures were imposed on Hsiao Bi-k...
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 16:49:07 +0800PLA stages fresh drills around Taiwan
The People's Liberation Army said it has organised fresh military drills around Taiwan as Beijing denounced a visit to Taipei by a US congressional delegation.
The PLA described the exercises as "combat readiness patrol and combat drills" in the sea...
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:41:15 +0800Factory output in China sees slower growth
Factory output and retail sales in China posted slower growth in July.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, industrial output was up 3.8 percent in July year on year, down slightly from a 3.9 percent increase in June.
In the fi...
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 10:45:44 +0800Sri Lanka says Yuan Wang 5 can dock at Hambantota
Sri Lanka's foreign ministry says the country has granted port access to a Chinese research vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, in spite of objections by India.
The ship had originally been due to call at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port on Thursday. But Colombo a...
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 09:29:35 +0800Mainland reports 2,604 new Covid cases
The mainland reported 2,604 new Covid-19 infections on August 13, of which 684 were symptomatic and 1,920 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.
Among them were 623 locally-transmitted and 1,844 local asymptomatic infectio...
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:36:49 +0800Four dead in flash flood in Sichuan province
Four people were killed and nine others injured in a flash flood in Sichuan province on Saturday, local authorities said.
Footage published by mainland media showed water rising rapidly in a river on the outskirts of Pengzhou city.
Tourists who had...
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:05:18 +0800Huawei says sales down but new ventures growing
Tech giant Huawei said on Friday its revenue fell in the first half of 2022 but new ventures in autos and other industries helped to offset a decline in smartphone sales under US sanctions.
Revenue fell 5.9 percent from a year earlier to 301.6 billi...
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 11:13:27 +0800China 'concerned' by shelling of Ukraine atomic plant
At a meeting of the UN Security Council, China and the United States have both called for UN experts to be allowed urgently to visit the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine.
China's ambassador, Zhang Jun said Be...
Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:44:45 +0800China and Nepal to build trans-Himalayan network
China and Nepal have agreed to build the Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network, the foreign ministry said, following a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries.
As part of the agreement, Foreign Minister Wang Yi sa...
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 22:28:17 +0800Beijing publishes white paper on Taiwan
Beijing published a white paper on Taiwan on Wednesday, reiterating that Taiwan is part of China and demonstrating the commitment of the Communist Party and the Chinese people to reunification.
According to the document released by the Taiwan Affair...
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:40:15 +0800PLA 'completes various tasks' around Taiwan
The People’s Liberation Army has "completed various tasks" around Taiwan but will conduct regular patrols, it said on Wednesday.
In a brief statement, the PLA's Eastern Theater Command said its series of joint military operations in the sea and ai...
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:10:08 +0800China, UK to resume direct passenger flights: embassy
China and Britain have agreed to resume direct passenger flights between the two countries, the British embassy in China said on Wednesday.
Direct flights would initially be provided by Chinese airlines, and the resumption of flights by British Airw...
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:54:55 +0800China's factory inflation hits 17-month low
China's factory-gate inflation eased to a 17-month low in July, defying global cost pressures as slower domestic construction weighed on raw material demand, although consumer price gains hit a two-year high as pork supplies tightened.
The producer ...
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:52:54 +0800China and Australia 'not ready' to solve disputes
China's ambassador to Australia said that more is needed to be done to reset relations between Canberra and Beijing and that the two nations were not at the stage of solving political and trade disputes.
Speaking to the National Press Club in Canber...
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:55:30 +0800Macau to stay in line with mainland over Covid: CE
Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng said on Tuesday the SAR won't adopt special schemes for quarantine-free travel, because its anti-Covid measures have to be in sync with those on the mainland.
He made the comment in the legislature when he was aske...
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:25:29 +0800Chinese commercial jet nears operation
China's aviation regulator is seeking industry feedback on special conditions for the homegrown C919 aircraft, it said on Tuesday, in a sign that certification of the narrowbody jet designed to rival Airbus and Boeing is edging closer.
In dozens of ...
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:22:23 +0800Myanmar's ambassador to China dies
Myanmar's ambassador to China has died on Sunday in the southwestern city of Kunming, according to the Chinese government and an obituary in Myanmar state media.
“I can confirm what you mentioned,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said ...