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China says it will retaliate after US blacklists companies

China has said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the blacklisting of Chinese companies by the United States over their alleged role in abuses of Uighur people and other Muslim ethnic minorities. The Commerce Ministry said the US move constituted an “unreasonable suppression of Chinese enterprises and a serious breach of international economic and trade rules”. China will “take necessary measures to firmly safeguard Chinese companies’ legitimate rights […]

11 July 2021

International News

Shenzhou-12: China launches first astronauts to new space station

China has successfully launched the Shenzhou-12 – its first manned mission in five years – further accelerating its space programme to rival the United States. Shenzhou-12, meaning “Divine Vessel”, lifted off at about 01:22 GMT on Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the live video broadcast on state television, CCTV. The launch was carried with a Long March-2F carrier rocket. The spacecraft carried three […]

17 June 2021

International News

China reports first human case of H10N3 bird flu

A 41-year-old man in China's eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday. The man, a resident of the city of Zhenjiang, was hospitalised on April 28 after developing a fever and other symptoms, the NHC said in a statement. He was diagnosed as having the H10N3 avian influenza […]

1 June 2021

International News

Climate concerns to crime: Bitcoin’s dark side draws scrutiny

Bitcoin’s latest rally to another all-time high north of $60,000 may have lost some steam this week, but its blistering ascent since last year has reignited concerns about the toll Bitcoin is taking on people and the planet. In the United States, President Joe Biden’s administration has voiced concerns over Bitcoin’s role in money laundering, the potential fallout of financial speculation, and Bitcoin’s environmental impact. In China, where more than […]

17 March 2021

International News

The competition for Egypt: China, the West, and megaprojects

China is joining the race with international competitors to participate in a boom of megaprojects and infrastructure developments currently under way in Egypt as President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi seeks to modernise and transform the Middle East’s most populous country. “Egypt has always loved megaprojects,” Mohamed el-Dahshan, a fellow at Chatham House and founder of international development company OXCAN, told Al Jazeera. Speaking about the rush of projects, he added: “The […]

16 March 2021

International News

China starts once-a-decade census of world’s largest population

Millions of census-takers have begun knocking on doors across China for a once-a-decade headcount of the world’s largest population, which for the first time will use mobile apps to help crunch the massive numbers. About seven million community workers and volunteers will carry out the two-month data-collection effort, visiting homes ranging from residential skyscrapers in downtown Shanghai to remote Tibetan mountain villages. China conducts the census every 10 years to […]

1 November 2020

International News

China says India returns soldier who strayed across Ladakh border

China’s official military newspaper has said that India has returned a Chinese soldier who had strayed across a contested de facto border in the western Himalayan region where both sides have been locked in a tense standoff. The soldier was handed over early on Wednesday morning, according to the PLA Daily report, a state-owned media outlet. Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the state-backed Global Times, also confirmed the soldier’s return, […]

21 October 2020

International News

UN rejects Saudi bid for human rights council but Russia and China are elected

Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, but Russia and China were elected in a vote that has triggered an outcry among human rights defenders. The UN General Assembly held elections on Tuesday for 15 vacant seats in the 47-nation council, with new member-states serving for three years from January 2021. While Russia ran unopposed - due to backroom deals […]

14 October 2020

International News

China, Russia, Saudi Arabia set to join UN Human Rights Council

China, Saudi Arabia and Russia are poised to join the United Nations Human Rights Council, raising alarm among rights groups who say the countries are among the world’s “worst rights violators”. The UN General Assembly is expected to hold elections on Tuesday for 15 seats in the 47-nation council, with the new members serving for three years from January 2021. “Electing these dictatorships as UN judges on human rights is […]

13 October 2020

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