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Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:56:05 +0800
WHO plan to audit labs is arrogant, says China
China on Thursday said a WHO proposal to audit Chinese labs as part of further investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic showed "disrespect" and "arrogance towards science". Last week, the World Health Organization said a second sta...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:47:44 +0800
Zhengzhou picks through the debris after record rains
Piles of cars were strewn across a central Chinese city on Thursday as shocked residents picked through the debris of a historic deluge that claimed at least 33 lives, with more heavy rain threatening surrounding regions. An unprecedented downpour d...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:57:48 +0800
Top US State Department official to visit China
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to China this weekend, the State Department announced on Wednesday, making her the highest-ranking official under President Joe Biden to visit amid deep tensions. "These discussions are part of ...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:09:45 +0800
Severe rainstorms kill 16 in central China
At least 16 people have died after torrential rains caused landslides and flooded a city in central China, with shocking images showing passengers struggling against chest-high water inside a train carriage. As river embankments were breached in rec...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 05:55:33 +0800
Twelve killed as Zhengzhou's subway floods
Twelve people died after torrential rains flooded the subway in the Henan city of Zhengzhou, authorities said on Wednesday, as shocking images of passengers struggling against neck-high water inside a train carriage emerged on social media. The city...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 02:35:50 +0800
PLA warns Henan dam may collapse after storm
The Chinese army warned that a stricken dam in the centre of the country "could collapse at any time" after being severely damaged in torrential storms that killed at least three people and brought the region to a standstill. Weather authorities hav...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 01:18:19 +0800
Nine Nanjing Airport workers test positive for Covid
Nine airport workers in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, have tested positive for Covid-19, state media reported. Positive results were found during the routine nucleic acid testing for airport workers carried out by local health authoritie...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:46:12 +0800
Brands dump Chinese popstar accused of sexual assault
Louis Vuitton, Porsche and Bulgari on Tuesday joined a legion of brands in dropping Chinese-Canadian pop idol Kris Wu, as sexual assault allegations swirling around the star drew condemnation across Chinese social media. The scandal has parallels w...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:49:14 +0800
Covid cases from Myanmar drive mainland total up
The mainland on Tuesday reported the highest daily tally of new confirmed Covid-19 cases since January, driven by a surge in imported infections in southwestern Yunnan province, which shares a border with Myanmar. The mainland recorded 65 new confir...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:20:51 +0800
China denies hacking claim as US charges four
The Chinese Embassy in Washington has slammed as "irresponsible" a claim by the United States and its allies that China conducted a global cyberespionage campaign. The United States was joined by Nato, the European Union, Australia, Britain, Canada,...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:28:53 +0800
Workers found dead in flooded Zhuhai tunnel
Three of 14 workers who have been trapped in a flooded highway tunnel for six days so far in Zhuhai were found dead, the local government said. The tunnel is part of a major expressway in Zhuhai in Guangdong province, linking the coastal city to a b...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:37:34 +0800
China hacked Microsoft email server software, says US
The Biden administration on Monday blamed China for a hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. The administration and allied nations also disclosed a broad r...

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...



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