A Chinese study has uncovered 142 bat coronaviruses related to the one that caused the SARS outbreak nearly two decades ago, but none closely linked to the virus that caused COVID-19, the South China …
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Beijing tops Nature Index Science Cities’ ranking for 4th year
Beijing has remained at the top spot in the Nature Index Science Cities 2021’s newly released listing at the ongoing Zhongguancun Forum (ZGC Forum) on Saturday.
Covid Australia: Scott Morrison calls for China to be investigated over Covid-19
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said preventing future pandemics remained a priority and pushed for ‘accelerated efforts’ to identify how Covid-19 first emerged.
China draws up list of 100 instances of US ‘interference’ in Hong Kong
China has recorded more than 100 instances of the United States “interference” in the internal affairs of Hong Kong, urging Washington to stop meddling in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. “The United …
Shenzhen to issue Renminbi local government bonds in HK
The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen announced Friday that it will issue offshore Renminbi local government bonds of no more than 5 billion yuan (about 774 million U.S. dollars) in Hong Kong in …
China reports 38 new COVID-19 cases on Sept 24 vs 54 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 38 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 24, down from 54 a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Saturday. The National Health Commission said in its daily …
Beijing 2022 “demanding and challenging” due to China’s human rights record, says NIF President
Winter Olympics are “demanding and challenging” as they allow China, a country strongly criticised for its human rights record, to …
China Funds Counting On Beijing to Contain Evergrande Contagion
The closer investors are to Beijing, the less they fear that China Evergrande Group’s debt crisis will cascade into a wider financial meltdown.
China releases Canadians it accused of spying after U.S. agrees to drop charges against top Huawei executive
Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were released from prison and flown out of China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
Two Canadians imprisoned by China have been released, Prime Minister Trudeau says
Two Canadians detained by China for nearly three years have been released, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday night.
UPDATED – Another Golden Crown China Hotel security guard infected with COVID-19
The Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre revealed early this Saturday, September 25, that another COVID-19 case was detected, becoming the city’s 66th confirmed case.
This country claims it hasn’t had a single Covid-19 case. Activists say that’s a lie
By Ben Westcott, CNN In the nearly two years since the pandemic began, Turkmenistan has not seen a single case of Covid-19. Or at least, that’s what the central Asian country’s secretive, …
U.S. Reaches Agreement to Release Huawei Executive in Case That Strained Ties With China
The case suggested that the Biden administration and the government of President Xi Jinping could come to some kind of accommodations in a dispute that included allegations of hostage-taking on both …
