Trip arranged last week for about 10 foreign media, including TV Tokyo, which reports that a sanctioned company denies use of forced labour.
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Ant IPO-Approval Process Under Investigation by Beijing
China’s central government is investigating how Jack Ma won speedy approvals for his Ant Group’s stock listing last year, signaling that state actors are getting embroiled in the crackdown on the tech …
Report: U.S. naval destroyer tracking China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier
A U.S. navy destroyer has been following the Chinese aircraft carrier the Liaoning since Sunday, as Beijing’s military aircraft continue incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. The U …
Here’s Why Chloé Zhao’s Oscars Win Censored in China
Nomadland director Chloé Zhao made history at the 2021 Oscars Sunday evening, becoming the first woman of color to win Best Director in the institution’s 93-year history. She is only the second woman …
China Offers S.Asian Countries Help With Accessing COVID-19 Shots
China said on Tuesday it had offered help to South Asian countries in accessing COVID-19 vaccines but India did not attend a regional video-conference on the matter, although it is currently suffering …
China to mobilise its private companies to help India fight Covid-19 surge
Beijing promises to meet Indian requests for supplies and to guide Chinese companies to actively provide support.
Australian Official Warns Country to Brace for ‘Curse of War’ as Tension Grows With China
Department of Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo’s statements came on Australia’s day of national remembrance, known as Anzac Day, and amid growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region regarding …
China’s uneven coronavirus recovery inflames economic divide between north and south
The coronavirus pandemic has reinforced economic divisions among China’s 31 provincial-level jurisdictions, with southern provinces showing a strong first quarter rebound while northern regions …
Beijing calls Hong Kong bar association chief an ‘anti-China politician’
Authorities lambast British-born Paul Harris for criticising treatment of pro-democracy campaigners …
As South China Sea Boils, Beijing Turns Up Heat On Japanese Islands In East China Sea
Beijing has stepped up provocation by issuing a landform survey report on Senkaku Islands, controlled by Japan …
China says its South Asian FMs meet on COVID-19 is ‘open’ to India
China reported the first COVID-19 case in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 and since then the deadly disease has snowballed into a pandemic, affecting more than 147,925,000 people and …
Shenzhen’s Primary School Enrollment, Phone Subscriptions Fell Last Year as Demographic Tide Turns
The hi-tech metropolis of Shenzhen saw a significant drop in elementary school enrollment and mobile phone package subscribers last year, likely due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, high …
China set to report first population decline since 1949
China is set to report its first population decline since records began in 1949 despite the relaxation of the government’s strict family planning policies that were meant to reverse the falling birth …
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