China denounces G7 statement, urges group to stop slandering country
China denounced on Monday a joint statement by the Group of Seven leaders that had scolded Beijing over a range of issues as a gross interference in the country’s ...
China brands Covid-19 lab-leak theory as ‘absurd,’ Blinken urges transparency
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for cooperation and transparency over the origins of COVID-19 in a call with Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on Friday and ...
Skull and crossbones sign given to unvaccinated in rural India
Police in rural India have made some citizens who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus wear signs with a skull and crossbones, the universal symbol for danger, stoking anger ...
FT: China’s growing demand raises hope for US farmers
China’s increased import demand and rising global food prices are fueling a recovery in U.S. agriculture which was hit hard by the U.S. trade war with China, ...
China considers tax law for domestic goods
Chinese lawmakers are considering a draft law whose newly added details allow tax refunds for goods from the country’s inland area to the Hainan free trade port (FTP).
Value-added ...
Fire at Indian chemical factory kills 18
Eighteen people were killed in a fire on Monday at a chemical factory in the western Indian city of Pune, police said.
The police said 20 people had survived the blaze ...
Death toll from train collision in Pakistan rises to 36
The death toll from a head-on collision between two passenger trains in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has increased to 36 Monday morning with over 50 others injured, local media and officials ...
India to ease lockdown rules as coronavirus case numbers decline
India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as parts of the country prepared to ease movement restrictions.
India has ...
Myanmar forces clash with villagers in delta region, media report 20 dead
Myanmar’s security forces clashed with villagers armed with catapults and crossbows during a search for weapons in the Ayeyarwady river delta region on Saturday and local media reported as ...
Coronavirus: China approves Sinovac for toddlers and above
China has approved emergency use of Sinovac Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine in people aged between three and 17, its chairman Yin Weidong told state TV late on Friday.
China’s mass ...
Lioness dies from COVID-19 in Indian zoo
A nine-year old Asiatic lion has died from the coronavirus in a state-run zoo on the outskirts of the south Indian city of Chennai, the zoo said on Friday.
There ...
Japan ‘cornered’ into holding Games, says local Olympian
One of Japan’s sporting heroes and a member of the local Olympic committee said on Friday her nation had been “cornered” into pressing ahead with the 2020 Games despite public ...
Hong Kong locks down Tiananmen vigil park amid tight security, arrests organiser
Police blocked off a Hong Kong park to prevent people gathering to commemorate the anniversary of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Friday and arrested the planned vigil’s organiser.
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Myanmar diplomacy intensifies, EU threatens more sanctions
Diplomacy intensified with Myanmar‘s junta on Thursday as the head of the International Red Cross met with army ruler Min Aung Hlaing and two Southeast Asian envoys arrived for ...
Factbox: Countries vaccinating children against Covid-19
The European Commission on Friday authorized Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in children as young as 12, paving the way for a broader roll-out in the EU after similar clearances ...
China launches new meteorological satellite
China sent a new meteorological satellite into planned orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province on Thursday morning.
The satellite, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), was launched by ...
Chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka, fouling rich fishing waters
A cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s west coast, its navy said on Wednesday, and tonnes of plastic pellets have fouled the country’s rich ...
Man in Singapore convicted for online threats to Brighton’s Maupay
A 19-year-old man has been found guilty in Singapore of sending serious online abuse to Brighton & Hove Albion’s French forward Neal Maupay in June last year, the Premier ...
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 a rare strain of bird flu known as H10...
Germany lowers coronavirus risk level as cases fall, Malaysia orders new lockdown
Germany’s public health agency lowered the coronavirus risk level to “high” from “very high” on Tuesday for the first time in 2021, reflecting a fall in the number of new ...
Global outlook: Back to pubs, gyms and movies
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues after more ...
Three-child policy: China lifts cap on births in major policy shift
China will support couples that wish to have a third child, according to a meeting of the Political Bureau of Communist Party of China Central Committee held on Monday.
Implementing ...
Vietnam detects hybrid of Indian and UK variants
Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a combination of the Indian and UK COVID-19 variants and spreads quickly by air, the health minister said on ...
Despite differences, China and UK looking to strengthen ties
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation late Thursday with British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on China-UK relations.
Noting that China-UK relations have a deep ...