Mar. 30—The owners of a longtime Chinese restaurant on Broadway in Bangor announced over the weekend that after more than 40 years in business, it will close for good Saturday. China Light owner Sam …
Monthly Archives For March 2021
Climate change: China absent from key UK meeting
A critical meeting on climate change, organised by the UK, appears to be the latest victim of an ongoing row with China. Ministers from around 35 countries are due to participate in today’s summit on…
China wants to challenge U.S. as leader of the global stage
China is looking to lead a new world order that better aligns with its political views and interests. The nation’s foreign minister recently took several trips to countries that identify as American …
Stephen Lynch sounds alarm over buying coronavirus PPE from ‘adversary’ China
U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch is sounding the alarm over groups using federal money to buy life-saving personal protective equipment from companies in “adversary” China.
Top 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Imports From 2020 Point To Covid-19, China And Panic
Imports of disposable masks and surgical gowns were largely from China. The value of chest-size freezer imported into the United States increased sixfold from March to December, a grim statistic that …
The cost of speaking up against China
Rights groups say the attacks are typical of an aggressive campaign by China to silence those who speak up. Qelbinur Sedik was making breakfast when the video call came, and the sight of her sister’s…
H&M was wiped from the internet in China, sending a chilling warning to other retailers
H&M’s months-old comment criticizing China over forced-labor accusations resurfaced last week. See more stories on Insider’s business page. H&M’s online presence has all but disappeared in China amid …
China tries to plug funding black hole in green energy scheme
Regulator says it wants banks to offer loans to renewable energy developers to help make up for a government shortfall in subsidies to the sector.
UK calls for world to ‘get tough’ with China as part of global trade shake-up
Britain’s international trade secretary has called for the world to “get tough with China” as part of a shake-up of the global trading regime which she claims is “stuck in the 1990s”. Liz Truss will…
GOP House member tells Blinken ‘China must pay’ for its COVID-19 cover-up
A top House Republican is calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to impose real costs on China for its cover-up of the COVID-19 outbreak in the early stages of the pandemic, arguing the Biden…
China-Australia relations: more than 11,000 litres of wine detained in Shenzhen as ban continues
Some 8,640 litres from Paspaley’s Bunnamagoo Estate winery and 2,646 litres of red wine from Australian private label supplier Lindsdale were stopped in Shenzhen for poor labelling and excessive use …
As tensions with China grow, Biden administration formalizes genocide declaration against Beijing
In unveiling annual report, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said human rights were going in the “wrong direction” in “every region of the world.” …
China cuts number of elected legislators in Hong Kong, delays election
A TV screen broadcasts Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a news conference Tuesday in Hong Kong. (Vincent Yu/AP) SEOUL — China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected legislators …
