Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:50:07 GMT
China to continue to open new coal mines despite carbon-neutral target
China's massive coal industry isn't worried about the nation's plan to drastically cut carbon emissions by 2060.It will likely be business as usual for years to come for coal companies even ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:11:09 GMT
Chinese experts weigh into U.S. treatment of TikTok
The logo of TikTok is seen on a smartphone screen in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, Aug. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)BEIJING, China, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. distric...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:18:54 GMT
Hotel and travel industry in Singpore to be depressed for years
SINGAPORE - These days, the desolate streets and shuttered businesses in popular tourist areas in Singapore like Little India and Chinatown are telling. Top tourist attractions like Sentosa, Univer...[read more]
Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:44:05 GMT
Different Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore under COVID-19
A woman takes photos of festive lanterns lit up for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival at the Chinatown of Singapore, Sept. 29, 2020. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)In the wake of C...[read more]
Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 01:18:06 GMT
Wildlife worldwide
Dew drops from a frond at Jiaxi nature reserve in south China's Hainan Province, April 22, 2012. (Xinhua/Jiang Enyu)BEIJING, Oct.1 (Xinhua) -- Biodiversity and ecosystems are essential fo...[read more]
Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:44:07 GMT
Biodiversity in SW China's Yunnan
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2017 shows cherry trees on Wuliang Mountain in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)KUNMING, Oct. 1(Xinhua) ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 23:42:06 GMT
Top Cambodian General's Family Tied to $100 Million Australian Fraud
A pair of dodgy investment schemes link an Australian businessman to the upper echelons of the Cambodian People's Party.The daughters of one of Cambodia's most notorious and long-serving gen...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:42:04 GMT
Top Cambodian General's Family Tied to $100 Million Australian Fraud
A pair of dodgy investment schemes link an Australian businessman to the upper echelons of the Cambodian People's Party.The daughters of one of Cambodia's most notorious and long-serving gen...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:35:04 GMT
Pompeo Calls on Vatican to Reconsider Bishops Deal With Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with officials in Rome where he highlighted the plight of persecuted religious groups in China and called on the Holy See to reconsider renewing a dea...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:42:05 GMT
Hong Kong Court Extends Travel Ban on Activist Joshua Wong
A court in Hong Kong on Wednesday extended a travel ban on pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong in connection with an "illegal" protest last year, and for defying a government ban on mask-wearing in ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:37:16 GMT
Pompeo warns Italy PM of risks involved in doing business with China
Rome [Italy], September 30 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday warned Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte the risks associated with doing business with China.
During talks with ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 18:05:08 GMT
Pompeo Calls on Vatican to Reconsider Deal With Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed to advocate for persecuted religious minorities in China while calling on the Vatican to reconsider renewing a deal with Beijing."Nowhere is religio...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:51:05 GMT
COVID-19 reminds people of interdependence between man and nature: Xi
Workers of the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources fight a fire in Manicore, the state of Amazonas, Brazil on Aug. 26, 2019. (Gabriela Biro/Agencia Estado/Hand...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:18:19 GMT
Xi vows greater contributions to meeting Paris Agreement objectives
Herons are silhouetted against the setting sun at a conservation base for migratory birds by the Poyang Lake in east China's Jiangxi Province, April 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)BEIJING, ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:18:15 GMT
Xi Focus: Xi shares China's experience in biodiversity governance
Several red-crowned cranes are pictured at a breeding center for crane species in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:18:11 GMT
Xi Focus: Xi calls for effectively reversing biodiversity loss
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2020 shows the view of an ecological park in Cixian County of Handan City, north China's Hebei Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Ch...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:18:07 GMT
Xi stresses finding development opportunities while preserving nature
Photo taken on Sept. 26, 2020 from a helicopter shows a view of Mingxinba Village by the Tuojiang River in Zizhong County, Neijiang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:42:05 GMT
Families of Hong Kong 12 Protest Outside China's Liaison Office
As 12 Hong Kong activists face the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival of moon gazing and poetry behind bars in mainland China after they tried to flee to democratic Taiwan, their families are calling ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:51:05 GMT
Xi extends condolences over passing of Kuwait's former emir
A Kuwaiti national flag flies at half-mast to mourn the demise of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Sept. 29, 2020. (Xinhua)BEIJING, Sept. 30...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:43:22 GMT
Stock markets weaker after chaotic Trump-Biden debate
Global stock markets were mostly weaker Wednesday following a chaotic US presidential debate in which Donald Trump again suggested the election could be fraudulent while hopes for a second coronavi...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:27:05 GMT
Lt Gen Menon to take over as 14 Corps Commander in mid-October
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Lieutenant General PGK Menon will take over as the next Fire and Fury Corps Commander in Leh around mid-October, sources said.
Meanwhile, incumbent Lieutenant Ge...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:49:12 GMT
Uzbekistan to take part in COVID-19 vaccine trials
Health officials in Uzbekistan have said the country intends to take part in testing trials for COVID-19 vaccines being developed by scientists in China and Russia.The head of the State Sani...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:18:05 GMT
Shanghai crushes Liaoning 3-0
JIANGMEN, South China, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai crushed Liaoning 3-0 at the second stage of the Chinese women's volleyball championship on Wednesday.Shanghai's Zhang Lei celebrates the ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:55:23 GMT
Families of 12 detained Hong Kongers demand lawyer access
Hong Kong, September 30 (ANI): Families of 12 Hong Kongers detained in mainland China rallied at Beijing's top office in the city on Wednesday, reiterating their demand that lawyers they hired should ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:30:09 GMT
Jiangsu sweeps Sichuan in Chinese volleyball championship
JIANGMEN, South China, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Jiangsu swept past Sichuan 3-0 in the second stage of the Chinese women's volleyball championship on Thursday.Jiangsu player Zhang Changning spike...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 10:30:05 GMT
Interview: Zimbabweans get a glimpse of China through cultural gatherings
Veronika Steyn (Front), Founder and Director of Gingko Education, introduces Chinese wine to her colleagues in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, Sept. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:51:06 GMT
Xinhua Portraits | Sept. 2020
BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Editor's choice of Xinhua Portraits in Sept. 2020.A Chinese soldier carries to a plane a casket containing remains of a Chinese soldier killed in the 1950-53 Ko...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 08:44:06 GMT
Xi Focus: Xi pays tribute to national heroes at Tian'anmen Square
A ceremony presenting flower baskets to deceased national heroes is held at Tian'anmen Square to mark the Martyrs' Day in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)BEIJ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:42:55 GMT
China's coal industry unflinching over 2060 zero-carbon goal
China's massive coal industry isn't worried about the nation's plan to drastically cut carbon emissions by 2060.It will likely be business as usual for years to come for coal companies even ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:44:05 GMT
Update: China's PMI expansion streak hints at stronger economic recovery
An employee works at a silk reeling factory in Lingyun County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)It is the seventh month in a row th...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:05:14 GMT
Britain's Last HK Governor Bemoans Territory's Loss of Autonomy
WASHINGTON - As Britain's last governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten introduced a series of democratic reforms in preparation for what was expected to be 50 years of relative autonomy following the t...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 05:18:13 GMT
Study supports airborne spread of COVID-19 indoors
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): Findings of a recent study from the University of Georgia support growing evidence for airborne transmission of COVID-19 in enclosed spaces.
Researchers were able ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:37:13 GMT
Uyghurs, Utsuls, Huis target of China's religious crackdown
Hainan [China], September 28 (ANI): The ethnic minority of Utsuls of Hainan Island in China is facing increased surveillance and religious crackdown similar to that of the Uyghur Muslim minority of Xi...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 03:30:05 GMT
Update: China's manufacturing PMI rises in September
An employee works at a workshop of a beer factory in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Sept. 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The purchasing ma...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:44:12 GMT
Students return to campus in Hong Kong
Students take a school bus to school in Tsuen Wan of Hong Kong, south China, Sept. 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Lo Ping Fai) HONG KONG, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19 has eased greatly in Hong Kong f...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:44:07 GMT
Xinhua Photos of the Day (Sept. 30)
Beijing, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.Funeral workers wearing face masks and protective suits carry the coffin of ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:37:07 GMT
Uyghur camp survivor lands in US after a year in exile
Washington DC [US], September 30 (ANI): Tursunay Ziyawudun, one of the few Uyghur concentration camp survivors who managed to escape China has arrived in the United States, according to the Uyghur Hum...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:30:05 GMT
Shantou-Jiexi expressway strengthens economic ties in Guangdong
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 29, 2020 shows the Shantou-Jiexi expressway and folk dwellings along the expressway in Shantou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)SHANTOU...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:18:08 GMT
Xi pays tribute to national heroes at Tian'anmen Square
A national flag-raising ceremony is held at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping and other leaders o...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:59:12 GMT
Projects of 220 KV transformer substations under construction in Xinjiang
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 28, 2020 shows the construction site of a 220 KV transformer substation in Hotan City of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:59:06 GMT
Police UAV training presentation held in NE China
Police officers enter the site of the achievement presentation of the police unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) training courses for senior police officers in Anshan, northeast China's Liaoning Prov...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:44:05 GMT
Live COVID-19 updates, Sept 30: Global death toll surpasses 1 mln: WHO
Funeral workers wearing face masks and protective suits carry the coffin of a suspected COVID-19 victim at Pondok Ranggon cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:30:04 GMT
Joint COVID-19 fight shows profound China-Vietnam friendship -- Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Com...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:55:04 GMT
US sentences Chinese national to 5 years for money laundering
Washington DC [US], September 30 (ANI): A US federal judge has sentenced a Chinese citizen to five years in jail for laundering millions of dollars for Mexican drug cartels.
"A Chinese national was se...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:18:04 GMT
Greta Thunberg slams China for arresting teenage activist
Beijing [China], September 29 (ANI): Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg hit out at China for arresting a 17-year-old climate activist in Shanghai, the South China Morning Post reported on Tu...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:18:04 GMT
UK govt mulls proposal to allow Uyghurs to file plea in HC
London [UK], September 30 (ANI): The United Kingdom government is considering proposals put forth by members of parliament to allow Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities to file a petition in the high c...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 19:35:21 GMT
Ugandans Cry Foul Over Displacements From Oil Pipeline to Tanzania
BULIISA, UGANDA - Uganda and Tanzania in September signed an agreement to build what they say will be the world's longest crude oil pipeline, a $3.5 billion project that will run from southwestern ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 18:35:17 GMT
TikTok Launches US Election Guide
Chinese-owned video sharing platform TikTok says it is creating a guide "to protect against misinformation" during the 2020 U.S. elections.In a blog post Tuesday, the company said its guide ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 17:18:07 GMT
Urgent: Joint COVID-19 fight shows profound China-Vietnam friendship -- Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Com...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:18:12 GMT
Top political advisory body to meet in November
The honor guard hold red flags outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Standing Committee of t...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:18:07 GMT
Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei breaks Asian record in women's 100m butterfly
Zhang Yufei of Jiangsu competes during the women's 100m freestyle heat at the 2020 Chinese National Swimming Championships in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 27, 2020. (Xinhua/Li ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:18:18 GMT
Xi's China feels like Kim's North Korea
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Seeing the atrocities inflicted by the Chinese government on the Uyghurs, a Washington Post journalist recalls the constant scrutiny she and her team faced while t...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:18:18 GMT
India never accepted the unilaterally defined 1959 LAC
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India on Tuesday said it has never accepted the so-called unilaterally defined 1959 Line of Actual Control, and that the county's position has been consistent an...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:40:07 GMT
Mavericks owner Cuban assisting homeless West
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban picked up one of his former players, now homeless, at a local gas station on Monday.
Cuban confirmed he picked up Delonte West in Dallas and hopes to help the former...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 14:37:13 GMT
Universal Robots hosts exhibition amp; conference
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Universal Robots, the global leader in collaborative robots (cobots), today announces Asia-Pacific's first and largest collaborative robots virtual expo...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 13:18:25 GMT
Quad to meet in Tokyo on Oct 6
Tokyo [Japan], September 29 (ANI): The foreign ministers of the four-member nations of the 'Quad' will hold talks in Tokyo next month to further boost their cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Ind...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:59:05 GMT
Jiangsu nails 6th straight victory
JIANGMEN, South China, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Spearheaded by national team star Zhang Changning, Jiangsu trounced Fujian 3-0 for its sixth straight victory at the Chinese women's volleyball champions...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:44:05 GMT
Shandong unbeatable in volleyball championship
JIANGSHAN, South China, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Shandong claimed its fifth straight win at the Chinese women's volleyball championship on Tuesday, beating Henan 3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-18) to top Group ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 09:18:06 GMT
Xinhua Photos of the Day (Sept. 29)
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.A casket containing the remains of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) mar...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:41:41 GMT
China teacher handed death sentence for poisoning children
A kindergarten teacher in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in an act of revenge against a colleague that left one toddler dead.A court in the central Chines...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:18:25 GMT
Corrugated Box Industry in distress over rising Kraft Paper
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] September 29 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Corrugated Box Industry is reeling under the twin blows - four massive price increases in a short span of two months on one hand...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:30:05 GMT
U.S. side's so-called TikTok agreement is disguised robbery: experts
The logo of TikTok is seen on a smartphone screen in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, Aug. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. district court has decided...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:44:04 GMT
China's economy to grow by 2.0 pct in 2020, says World Bank
A container is lifted at Erenhot Port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, April 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)The growth of China's economy will be boosted by governm...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:42:08 GMT
Data Shows Commercial Shipping Avoids Hotspots in South China Sea
UPDATED at 8:25 P.M. EDT on 2020-09-28 Data shows China's militarization of the South China Sea appears to be having significant effects on commercial shipp...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:42:06 GMT
Anger as Xi Jinping Doubles Down on Repressive Xinjiang Policies
President Xi Jinping has vowed to carry on what he called China's "totally correct" strategy in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, drawing sharp criticism from a Uyghur group and from experts w...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:38:39 GMT
'Our own 1945 moment'. What do rising China-US tensions mean for the UN?
As the General Assembly's 75th session wraps up on Wednesday, it's been a dramatic time at the United Nations.Usually, this is the time of year when world leaders come to New York to ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:18:20 GMT
Diverging recovery paths weigh on Asia Pacific credit conditions: SP
Hong Kong, September 29 (ANI): Deepening divergence in the COVID-19 recovery is weighing on credit conditions in the Asia Pacific, SP Global Ratings said on Tuesday.
Economic fallout has bottomed but ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:13:26 GMT
Asian markets mostly up as Biden-Trump debate moves into focus
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday but investors struggled to extend a global rally as they weighed a fresh US stimulus proposal from the Democrats while looking ahead to the first presidential deba...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:11:57 GMT
Global coronavirus deaths surpass 1 million
More than 1 million people have died of Covid-19 around the world as of Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pace of fatalities picking up as infections again surge in several countries....[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 05:18:17 GMT
Equity indices subdued but IT and metal stocks gain
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 29 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were flat during early hours on Tuesday with IT and metal stocks gaining some ground.
At 10:15 am, the BSE SP Sensex was up b...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 03:18:13 GMT
People flock to govt stores to buy onions at reduced prices in Nepal
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 29 (ANI): Amid rising prices of onions in the retail market, residents of Kathmandu on Monday afternoon flocked the Food Management and Trading Company (FMTC) to buy onion...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 02:44:06 GMT
Mandarin courses connect women in the mountain village to the outside
Poverty-alleviation officials and Miao villagers remove weeds and apply fertilizers in a field on the sidelines of a Mandarin training program in Wuying Village, which lies on the border between...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:55:09 GMT
Delhi court reserves order on journalist Rajeev Sharma's plea
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Monday reserved the order on the bail plea of freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma, who was recently arrested by Delhi Police under the Official S...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:55:09 GMT
US imposes restrictions on Chinese computer chip manufacturer
Beijing [China], September 29 (ANI): The United States has placed new sanctions on exports to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's maker of computer chips.
According t...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:44:05 GMT
PicStory: "Keba Dreams" art troupe in NW China
Top: Jiayangji practices dance moves at home in Keshang Village of Jinyuan Tibetan Township in Hualong Hui Autonomous County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 17, 2020. (Photo by Wu Gan...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:37:08 GMT
Global coronavirus death toll crosses 1 million-mark
New York [India], September 29 (ANI): The global death toll of COVID-19 has crossed one million-mark, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The respiratory disease was first reported in the...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:42:05 GMT
Data Show Commercial Shipping Avoids Hotspots in South China Sea
UPDATED at 8:25 P.M. EDT on 2020-09-28 Data shows China's militarization of the South China Sea appears to be having significant effects on commercial shipp...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 22:05:25 GMT
Experts Warn of China's Emergency Use of COVID-19 Vaccine
China in recent months has been injecting hundreds of thousands of people with three preliminary coronavirus vaccianes that are being tested for safety and efficacy.While the world awaits a ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 19:42:03 GMT
'Xi Jinping Thought' Now Required Learning For Young Tibetans
In a job sector already marked by limited opportunities, young Tibetans seeking government work are being required to join the ruling Chinese Communist Party and to closely study the political thou...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:42:05 GMT
Journalists Hit Out at Fresh Probe Into Outspoken Hong Kong TV Anchor
An ongoing investigation into a hard-hitting journalist with Hong Kong's government broadcaster RTHK will have a "chilling effect" on the city's news organizations, the Hong Kong Journalists' Assoc...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:10:37 GMT
South Africa, China to revamp 10-year strategic cooperation plan
South Africa and China are working on a new 10-year strategic program for cooperation, as the current one nears its end.The new plan will focus on collaboration in areas including higher edu...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 07:41:30 GMT
Trump ban on TikTok is temporarily blocked by federal judge
President Donald Trump's ban on TikTok was temporarily blocked by a federal judge, dealing a blow to the government in its showdown with the popular Chinese-owned app that it says threatens nationa...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:47:13 GMT
China celebrates national day, outlaws Hong Kong protests
China celebrating its 71th National Day. On 1 October, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China. Xi Jinping, China's current leader is standing on the shoulders of Mao Zedong and ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:09:20 GMT
India bound Haval H2 SUV Debuts - Rival to Creta, Seltos
Haval H2 is the production spec version of the Concept H SUV which was showcased at the 2020 Auto Expo in India earlier this yearShowcased as a hybrid electric SUV at 2020 Auto Expo, Great ...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:09:17 GMT
Benelli 600RR Fully Faired Sports Bike Debuts - India Launch Planned
600RR Fully Faired Sports Bike Debuts - India Launch Planned The QJ SRG600 is expected to rebadged into 600RR in various overseas marketsThe middleweight segment high perfo...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:09:17 GMT
Ford Equator 7 Seat SUV Leaks Before Launch - Hyundai Palisade Rival
The 2021 Ford Equator, a full-sized 7-seat SUV aimed at the Chinese market, has been revealed through a set of leaked images. The SUV which is a product of the joint venture between Ford an...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:16:17 GMT
'Saving nature' at heart of coronavirus recovery, world leaders vow
Almost five years on from the Paris climate deal, France and dozens of countries on Monday pledged "broad" and "urgent" action to stop the destruction of the world's biodiversity.In a 10-poi...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:16:12 GMT
China denies alleged mass destruction of mosques in Xinjiang region
China has rejected claims that the authorities destroyed two thirds of the mosques in the predominantly Muslim Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Beijing also denies the existence of 380 camps allegedly u...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 11:27:34 GMT
Indefinitely Postponed
EU-Africa meetings cancelled: EU falls behind in competition for influence on the African continent. In the competition for influence on the African continent, Berlin and the EU are falling further...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 06:52:08 GMT
Security agencies assume greater role in Australian policymaking
The question taxing many is why are our security services and not the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) running our relationship with China?The answer is complex and begins with...[read more]
Published: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 06:27:42 GMT
Besides Mali, Russia Keenly Interest in Five-Nation Sahel Group
Russia's alleged involvement in the political change on August 18 in Mali, a former French colony with the fractured economy and breeding field for armed Islamic jihadist groups (some of which are ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:36:56 GMT
China Holds Simultaneous Military Drills in Four Seas
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - China began five military exercises simultaneously along different parts of its coast on Monday, the second time in two months it will have such concurrent drills. - Other ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:37:04 GMT
China Restricts US Diplomats' Meetings in Hong Kong
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - In its latest measures countering the US moves, China has barred US diplomats posted in semi-autonomous Hong Kong from directly seeking meetings with city's officials or politicia...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:52:09 GMT
HELEN CALDICOTT: Small modular reactors a radioactive idea
Politicians debating nuclear power as an energy source, know little of the facts that make small modular reactors a bad idea, writes ...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:37:17 GMT
US Judge Suspends Trump Ban on TikTok Downloads
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A judge in Washington temporarily blocked a Trump administration order banning Apple and Google from offering the Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok for download on thei...[read more]
Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 06:27:51 GMT
Andre Vltchek's Sudden Death
Exposing Lies of the Empire (PT. Badak Merah Semesta, 2015) first introduced me to Andre Vltchek's remarkable journalism, weaving together unforgettable narratives of Western imperialism and capita...[read more]
Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 01:44:07 GMT
Chinese mainland reports 11 new imported COVID-19 cases
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland reported 11 new imported COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,865, the National Health Commission said Thursda...[read more]
Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:30:02 GMT
Latest count of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide at 0000 GMT, Oct. 1
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the latest updates on the COVID-19 global confirmed cases in hardest-hit countries by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins U...[read more]
Published: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:30:02 GMT
Live COVID-19 updates: Brazil again exceeds 1,000 daily deaths
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil again exceeded 1,000 daily deaths caused ...[read more]
Published: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:18:01 GMT
Ireland willing to further enhance economic cooperation with China
DUBLIN, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, said on Wednesday that Ireland is willing to further enhance economic and trade cooperation wi...[read more]