A plane carrying one million doses of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived on Saturday in Serbia, making it the first European country to receive the Chinese vaccine for mass inoculation programmes. ( read original story …)
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Want to know where your food comes from? This blockchain can help
But one company says blockchain technology has helped alleviate … Lobster were traced as they made their way from Australia to China to be served at a wedding banquet in Shanghai. ( read original story…
‘South China Sea strategic benefit’ if Beijing builds tunnel to holiday island Hainan
Revived idea can boost economy and cut journeys to the island to 10 minutes by rail, it is claimed, after past plans to connect the free-trade hub hit problems. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus in China: lockdowns extended in three Hebei cities after 90 new cases reported
Restrictions to remain until Tuesday in provincial capital Shijiazhuang and Nangong, and until Monday in Langfang. ( read original story …)
China says latest COVID-19 outbreak caused by imported cases
China’s recent COVID-19 outbreaks in the northeast have come from travelers entering the country or contaminated frozen food imports, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday. ( read original story …)
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 …)