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Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:42:06 +0800
Taiwan steps up border control to keep out Delta
Taiwan will tighten border controls to keep out the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, authorities said on Friday, requiring arrivals from five countries, including Britain, to be placed in centralised quarantine facilities. Health ...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:37:33 +0800
Eighteen killed in fire at Henan martial arts school
At least 18 people were killed and 16 injured when a fire broke out at a martial arts school in Henan province in the early hours of Friday, according to a local government statement. Local media reported that most of the victims were boarding pupil...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 17:25:40 +0800
'Taiwan must be aware future lies in reunification'
Taiwan needs to be clearly aware that its future lies in "reunification" with the mainland and that it cannot rely on the United States, Beijing said on Thursday, responding to questions on a massed incursion by PLA warplanes last week. Twenty-eight...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:45:24 +0800
Taiwan extends Covid curbs by two weeks
Taiwan will extend its coronavirus curbs by two more weeks until July 12, as the situation has yet to reach a point where they can be relaxed, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Wednesday. Taiwan has been dealing with a rise in domestic infect...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 12:37:14 +0800
Xi congratulates Chinese astronauts during space chat
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday lauded the work of three astronauts building the country's first space station as opening "new horizons" in humanity's bid to explore the cosmos. Speaking to the astronauts via video link from the Beijing Aerospace...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 10:20:58 +0800
China angered as US warship sails in Taiwan Strait
China condemned the United States on Wednesday as the region's greatest security "risk creator" after a US warship again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from mainland China. The US Navy's 7th Fleet said the Arleigh Burke-...

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:15:39 +0800
US warship sails through the Taiwan Strait
A US warship has again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from mainland China, a week after the Chinese-claimed island reported the largest incursion to date of Chinese air force jets in Taiwan's air defence zone. The US Nav...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:06:10 +0800
Veteran diplomat Cui Tiankai steps down as US envoy
China's longest-serving ambassador to Washington, Cui Tiankai, said on Tuesday he will be leaving his post after eight years, amid strained relations between the world's two largest economies. Cui, known for his more congenial, diplomatic manner, is...

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 02:07:10 +0800
UN rights chief wants to inspect Xinjiang province
The top United Nations human rights official said on Monday she hoped to agree on terms for a visit this year to China, including its Xinjiang region, to look into reports of serious violations against Muslim Uyghurs. It was the first time that Mich...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:10:22 +0800
Yantian port bottleneck will last weeks: Maersk
A backlog at China's largest container terminal caused by a Covid-19 outbreak among port workers will take several weeks to clear, the world's biggest shipping firm said on Monday. Yantian port, in China's southern trade hub Shenzhen, stopped accept...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:27:03 +0800
Taiwan reports 75 new domestic Covid infections
Taiwan's daily domestic coronavirus infections dropped below 100 on Monday for the first time in more than a month as the pandemic continues to abate. Since last month, Taiwan has battled a rise in domestic cases, tightening curbs on private gather...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 14:26:46 +0800
Dongguan starts mass tests, people told not to leave
The major manufacturing hub of Dongguan in Guangdong province launched mass testing on Monday for the coronavirus and cordoned off communities after detecting its first infections in the current outbreak. The Delta variant of Covid-19 has dominated ...

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 00:53:40 +0800
Beijing hits out at DPP's 'groundless slander' of HK
Beijing's key body on cross-strait affairs has joined a row over the future of Taiwan's representative office in Hong Kong, accusing Taipei's ruling Democratic Progressive party of "groundless slander", as well as sheltering rioters and meddling in t...

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 23:01:23 +0800
Shenzhen airport cancels flights after Covid case
Shenzhen's airport cancelled hundreds of flights and tightened entry controls on Saturday after a restaurant employee tested positive for the Delta coronavirus variant. Anyone entering the facility must show a negative virus test from the last 48 ho...

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 22:48:57 +0800
2.5mn US vaccines on way to Taiwan
The United States is shipping 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan on Saturday, a senior administration official said, more than tripling Washington's previous allocation of shots for the island. Washington, competing with Beijing to deepen ...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:02:29 +0800
Harsh penalties pledged ahead of party anniversary
China is pledging to harshly punish anyone responsible for major industrial accidents or outbreaks of violence in coming days as the ruling Communist Party prepares lavish celebrations for its centenary on July 1. At a meeting on Thursday, Vice Prem...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 17:49:36 +0800
First astronauts arrive at China's space station
The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station on Thursday in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. The trio blasted off on a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan la...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:00:04 +0800
China mourns passing of pig that survived 2008 quake
A pig that became an unlikely national icon in China after surviving 36 days under rubble from a powerful 2008 earthquake has died at the age of 14, sparking an outpouring of emotion on Thursday. "Zhu Jianqiang", or "Strong Pig", shot to fame after ...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:26:02 +0800
First crew takes off for China's space station
The first astronauts for China's new space station blasted off on Thursday for the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power. The trio launched on a Long March-2F rocket for the Tiangong...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:17:34 +0800
Beijing 'plans ban on vacation tutoring'
Beijing is poised to unveil a much tougher than anticipated crackdown on the mainland's US$120 billion private tutoring industry, four sources told the Reuters news agency, including trial bans on vacation tutoring and restrictions on advertising. T...



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