Beijing’s crushing of pro-democracy forces in Hong Kong has deepened Taiwanese fear and resentment of China’s Communist Party, injecting new energy into the island democracy’s efforts to build up its … ( read original story…
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China Restaurant Collapses During Birthday Party, Killing 29 People
The Ministry of Emergency Management said another 28 people were injured, seven of them seriously, when the building suddenly crumbled on Saturday. There was no immediate word on what caused the … ( read original…
China’s top diplomat dismisses European rights concerns
China’s foreign minister defended detention camps in Xinjiang and Hong Kong’s new security law on Sunday, brushing off human rights concerns by European countries and cautioning against interference … ( read original story …)
Restaurant collapses during 80th birthday party in northern China, killing 29
BEIJING — A two-story restaurant in a northern China village that collapsed during an 80th birthday celebration for a resident, leaving 29 dead, authorities said Sunday as rescue efforts were called … ( read original…
China restaurant collapses during 80th birthday party, leaving 29 dead, dozens injured
A two-story restaurant in China collapsed while hosting an 80th birthday party, leaving 29 people dead and dozens injured, authorities said Sunday. ( read original story …)
China’s Shenzhen exchange to categorise listed firms by risk level
Companies listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange will be classified into four categories ranging from high-risk to normal in a bid to improve supervision and risk control, the Chinese bourse said on … ( read…
China’s big banks brace for lagging COVID-19 risks as bad loans rise
Four of China’s five largest state-owned banks said they have increased their provisions against bad debt to brace for future losses due to the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
Death toll rises to 29 after restaurant collapse in China’s Shanxi province
Twenty-nine people were killed and seven seriously injured when a restaurant collapsed in northern China’s Shanxi province, the country’s emergencies ministry media said on Sunday. ( read original story …)
China’s Wang Yi tells other countries not to interfere in Chinese internal affairs
The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Sunday what was happening in the Xinjiang region and Hong Kong was an internal Chinese matter and that other countries should … ( read…
China strikes debt deals with poor nations under G20 scheme
China says it has struck agreements with half of the 20 low-income nations that have requested debt restructurings as part of their efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. “Work on this is … ( read…
Senior China diplomat says it’s possible to agree EU-China investment accord by end-2020
The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Sunday it was possible to conclude an EU-China investment accord by the end of 2020. ( read original story …)
Opinion: COVID-19 shows we cannot rely on China for medical supplies
America cannot afford supply chain disruptions that led to product shortages like those we experienced at the outset of this pandemic, Walberg writes. ( read original story …)
South Korea running out of sickbeds in COVID-19 resurgence
South Korea reported more than 300 infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, the 16th day of three-digit rises, fanning concerns about a worsening shortage of sickbeds amid a resurgence of … ( read original…
