Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2021 shows the headquarters building of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Xin) President Xi Jinping has firmly supported … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For January 2021
Turkey is accused of extraditing Uighur Muslims to China in exchange for COVID-19 vaccines
Turkey expected China’s Sinovac vaccine in early December, but it was weeks delayed. Some politicians suggested China was using it as leverage. ( read original story …)
Beijing requires extra 7-day health monitoring for inbound travelers
Beijing has required inbound travelers to undergo health monitoring for seven additional days following 21 days of medical observation, authorities said Saturday. The latest requirement was announced … ( read original story …)
#ICYMI JOM! GO: Passages to old Beijing
BEIJING, the Chinese capital that is considered as one of the most populous in the world, has a long list of places for ones to get that quaint old world charm. ( read original story…
US slams Beijing for continuous withholding of Covid-19 information
Earlier this week, the international team of experts of the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Wuhan to study the origin of the pandemic. ( read original story …)
North Korea likely ‘had help from China’ in developing new submarine-launched missile: Gordon Chang
North Korea’s new submarine-launched ballistic missile was likely realized with help from Beijing, Gordon Chang told “Bill Hemmer Reports” Friday. ( read original story …)
China builds hospital in 5 days after surge in virus cases
BEIJING (AP) — China on Saturday finished building a 1,500-room hospital for COVID-19 patients in five days to fight a surge in infections in a city south of Beijing, state … ( read original story…
China plays rainmaker with modified drone flights
While most countries have backed away from weather modification, China has embraced the concept and is stepping up efforts to create rain on demand. The China Meteorological Administration’s first … ( read original story …)
Cambodia says China donates 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Friday that China will provide a million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be used for inoculating 500,000 people. ( read original story …)
China says recent mainland COVID-19 outbreak caused by imported case – state media
Clusters of cases in China’s COVID-19 outbreak in its northern provinces such as Hebei, Liaoning and Heilongjiang, as well as the capital Beijing since December have been caused by cases from overseas … ( read…
Inside China Tech: IPO fever returns but Xiaomi hits US blacklist
The round-up of leading stories this week include Kuaishou’s planned IPO, Vipshop drawing antitrust attention and the US blacklisting Xiaomi. ( read original story …)
Beijing reports two new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
No new locally transmitted suspected or asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported in Beijing. No new imported confirmed, suspected, or asymptomatic COVID-19 cases were reported in the city on Friday, … ( read original story …)
Jan. 14 Coronavirus updates: China reports first coronavirus death since May
A team of experts from the World Health Organization has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan on a mission to investigate the origins of the Coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)