Countries around the world have cut off travel links to Britain to stop the spread of the new variant, which scientists have said is 40-70 per cent more transmissible than the original virus. The ……
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US investigating unconfirmed intel that China offered bounties on American troops
The Trump administration is declassifying intelligence, so far unconfirmed, that indicates China offered bounties to non-state actors to attack American soldiers in Afghanistan, according to a senior … ( read original story …)
Beijing reports five locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
A medical worker is seen at a quarantine hotel in Shunyi District of Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao) BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Beijing reported five new locally … ( read…
Tsai credits Taiwan for virus wins, notes China’s threats
Taiwan’s president is hailing the island’s progress in containing the coronavirus pandemic and growing the economy while facing military threats from China … ( read original story …)
Crowds fill streets in China’s pandemic-hit Wuhan to celebrate New Year
Large crowds took to the streets at midnight on Friday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, celebrating the arrival of 2021 after a year marred by a deadly pandemic that killed thousands there and…
NYSE says starting process to delist 3 China telco companies
The New York Stock Exchange is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chiense telecom companies, China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Mobile Limited and China Unicom (Hong Kong) … ( read original story …)
Crowds fill streets in China’s pandemic-hit Wuhan to celebrate the New Year
Large crowds took to the streets at midnight on Friday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, celebrating the arrival of 2021 after a year marred by a deadly pandemic that killed thousands there and…
Australia-China row: ‘I’m Australian – why do I need to prove my loyalty?’
Negative sentiment towards China has also grown with Beijing’s arrests of Australian citizens and its actions in Hong Kong, where it has imposed a draconian and controversial new … ( read original story …)
Wang Xiangjun: China’s ‘Glacier Bro’ presumed dead
A popular Chinese social media influencer and environmentalist dubbed “Glacier Bro” is presumed dead after falling into icy waters in Tibet. Wang Xiangjun, 30, was reportedly exploring a glacial … ( read original story …)
China Reports 19 New COVID-19 Cases Vs 25 a Day Earlier
A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a man for nucleic acid testing at a hospital following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shenyang, Liaoni … ( read original story…
In New Year’s speech, Taiwan president again reaches out to China
Taiwan is ready to have “meaningful” talks with China as equals as long as they are willing to put aside confrontation, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, offering another olive branch to Beijing … (…
China detects first case of UK coronavirus variant
The new strain was found in a 23-year-old female student returning to China from Britain; The case ‘poses a great potential threat to the prevention and control of Covid-19 in t … ( read original…
China Marks New Year with Victory Speech and Warning for US
“To the person with the hammer in his hand, everything looks like a nail,” Chinese Senior Colonel Tan Kefei said, urging the U.S. to abandon its practice of moving through China-claimed waters of the ……
