The Chinese scientist widely credited with being the first to sequence the COVID-19 virus’s genome claimed to have been “evicted” from his Shanghai lab.
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KFC, Pizza Hut’s China owner plans stores in country’s ‘untapped’ smaller cities as consumers tighten belts amid slowing economy
Yum China Holdings, which owns the KFC and Pizza Hut restaurant chains in mainland China, plans to open more stores in ‘untapped’ parts of the country where it hopes its low-price strategy will appeal to…
Shenzhou XVII astronauts arrive in Beijing
On Tuesday, Shenzhou XVII’s return capsule, carrying astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region …
US labor official calls on companies to exit China’s Xinjiang
International companies cannot responsibly operate in Xinjiang and should leave the western Chinese region due to forced labor concerns, a U.S. Labor Department official said on Tuesday. The U.S.
Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas hold talks in Beijing: Chinese spokesperson
BEIJING: At the invitation of China, representatives of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) recently came here for in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation …
Solomon Islands pro-Beijing prime minister won’t keep his job following elections
Solomon Islands pro-Beijing Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has withdrawn from the contest to remain head of the strategically important South Pacific island nation’s government following general elections two weeks ago.
Corona researcher no longer allowed in his laboratory
A Chinese researcher who published unauthorized information on the coronavirus in 2020 is no longer allowed to enter his laboratory. Officially, this …
Shenzhen China’s investment promotion conference launches eKit brand
Awarding the Huawei eKit Gold Distribution Partner award to Switchcom Distribution The Development and Reform Commission of the Shenzhen Municipality recently hosted the China (Shenzhen) – South …
China buys huge £135billion stockpile of gold raising fears Beijing is preparing to invade Taiwan and protect its economy in the event of Western sanctions
A World Gold Council report said China now holds a stunning 2,262 tonnes of gold worth roughly $170.4 billion (£135 billion) – and Beijing in the meantime has offloaded more than $400 billion worth of…
First scientist to publish COVID-19 sequence in China locked out of lab
SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of…
‘I won’t quit, won’t leave’: Chinese scientist who released coronavirus genome defiant after being evicted from his lab
Chinese virologist Zhang Yongzhen has been repeatedly harassed by authorities since he released the genome of coronavirus in 2020 despite a formal gag order …
– Behind the Medals: Unmasking China’s Suppressed Doping Scandal
Of course, WADA also knows that the corona PCR does not take longer than 48 hours. Nevertheless, it considers the explanation for the two-month delay in notification to be plausible. During this time, …
Beijing Further Loosens Home Buying Curbs in Non-Core Areas
China’s capital city Beijing will allow families to buy one more home in non-core areas, as even the nation’s largest cities are buckling under the pressure of a record real estate downturn.