China is being buffeted by two extremes of severe weather, with heavy rain and flooding in parts of the south and a heat wave and drought conditions in the north.
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China is getting too much rain in the south and not enough rain, plus a heat wave, in the north
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China to send a new pair of giant pandas to Australia in sign of warming ties
China will provide a new pair of giant pandas to Australia, Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday, in the latest sign of warming relations between the two countries.
Adidas investigates bribery allegations in China, FT reports
Adidas has launched an investigation into allegations of large-scale bribery in China after the company received a whistleblower complaint that accused senior staff of embezzling “millions of euros”,
Flooding hits China’s south, temperatures sizzle elsewhere
China’s National Meteorological Centre on Sunday issued an alert for high temperatures as multiple regions across the country experience sweltering heat, while many southern provinces issued severe …
Sinovac hits back over reported US campaign to discredit China’s Covid-19 vaccine
Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac has hit back following a report that the United States military ran a secret anti-vax programme during the Covid-19 crisis to discredit China’s vaccine, calling the Pentagon campaign a “wrong attack…
Bitcoin miners pivot to South-east Asia after China crackdown
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From Xinjiang With Love: China Show Tries to Give Region a Rosier Image
The show ‘To the Wonder’ extols the beauty of an area that is at the center of alleged human-rights abuses in the country.
High-speed sleeper trains make maiden trips from Hong Kong to Beijing and Shanghai
But not all passengers satisfied with service, with some complaining lack of Wi-fi left them without entertainment.
Australia and China stabilize their relationship, troubled since 2020
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A Pentagon-approved bot attack attempted to thwart global COVID-19 vaccinations, report finds
A ccording to a new investigative report by Reuters, the Pentagon ran a year-long vaccine disinformation campaign using social media bots — all part of an anti-China political play built on problematic COVID-19 disinformation.
In a first, China’s ‘artificial sun’ achieves magnetic field in nuclear fusion
Chinese scientists achieved a groundbreaking milestone in nuclear fusion research with a new magnetic field structure in the HL-3 tokamak.
US diplomat warns China’s provoking of Taiwan risks conflict
Oudkirk blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for affecting supply chains but said the delays were gradually unwinding and to “watch this space.” The U.S. in early June approved an $80 million sale of F-16 fighter jet…
