Li Qiang becomes China’s premier, tasked with reviving economy
Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, took office on Saturday as China’s premier, the country’s No.2 post, putting the close ally of...
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Canada spy chief says elections not compromised, looking into media leaks
There was no major foreign election interference in Canada’s last two votes, the head of the country’s spy agency said on Thursday, but there is...
Ukraine defends front line, Putin talks up nuclear arsenal – Update
Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the front line on Thursday on the eve of the war’s anniversary, as...
Japan, China to hold security talks next week, Japan foreign minister says
Japan and China will hold security talks next week, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said after meeting his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the...
Biden says he’ll speak to China’s Xi about balloon incident
President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects to speak with China’s President Xi Jinping about what the United States says was a Chinese spy...
China says U.S. flew high-altitude balloons over its airspace
China said on Monday that U.S. high altitude balloons had flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the beginning of 2022,...
US adds 6 Chinese entities tied to balloon programme to export blacklist
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld The Biden administration on Friday added six Chinese entities connected to Beijing’s suspected surveillance balloon programme to an export...
Cyprus-China health agreement signed
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela on Tuesday signed a memorandum of cooperation with China aimed at improving the quality of healthcare and medical services through the...
China’s CanSino confident its mRNA Covid vaccine as good as Moderna, Pfizer shots
CanSino Biologics Chief Executive Yu Xuefeng said on Friday he was confident his company’s experimental Covid-19 vaccine using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology was as good...
Chinese spy balloon changes course, floating over central United States-Pentagon (Update)
A Chinese spy balloon has changed course and is now floating eastward at about 18,300 meters over the central United States, demonstrating a capability to maneuver, the...
