Since Beijing revealed plans to impose a national security law on Hong Kong, defenders of the bill have argued that fears of what it could do to the city’s political freedoms and civil liberties are…
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Hundreds test positive at Tyson Foods plants in Arkansas as China suspends imports
Tyson Foods is looking into reports that China’s customs agency has suspended poultry imports from a Tyson facility in the U.S. after hundreds of coronavirus cases were confirmed among its employees. ( read original story…
COVID-19 cases surge in US, India, but slow in China, Korea
Infections slowed in China and South Korea, suggesting some progress in stemming … the deadline be extended and that the bodies of about 50 Filipinos who died of COVID-19 be buried in Saudi Arabia. (…
Global report: Beijing Covid-19 cluster may have begun a month earlier – China health official
Beijing’s cluster of new coronavirus cases may have begun a month earlier than first thought, partly due to asymptomatic infections, according to the director of China’s Center for Disease Control and … ( read original…
EU, China look to ease tensions, push on with business
Top European Union officials are holding talks Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang at a time of rising tensions between two major trading partners … ( read original story …)
China says espionage cases against Canadians not linked to Huawei CFO
China said on Monday the espionage cases against two Canadian citizens in the country are unrelated to the ongoing extradition case in Canada against Huawei senior executive Meng Wanzhou and called … ( read original…
China revealed some details of Hong Kong’s national security law and it’s as bad as critics feared
Since Beijing revealed plans to impose a national security law on Hong Kong, defenders of the bill have argued that fears of what it could do to the city’s political freedoms and civil liberties are…
China reserves right to react to Japan city bill on disputed islands
China said on Monday it reserves the right to respond to a Japanese city’s administrative bill over disputed islands between Beijing and Tokyo. ( read original story …)
Beijing coronavirus cases to see ‘cliff-like’ drop this week: Chinese expert
Beijing will see a “cliff-like” drop in new cases in the current coronavirus outbreak by the end of this week with efforts to control the spread of infections in the Chinese capital underway, said an…
Asia Today: New virus cases drop in South Korea, Beijing
South Korea has reported 17 new cases of COVID-19, the first time its daily jump came down to the teens in nearly a month, as health authorities scramble to contain a resurgence of the virus…
Virus cases surge in US, worldwide, but slow in China, Korea
The world saw the largest daily increases yet in coronavirus cases over the weekend, while infections slowed in China and South Korea, suggesting progress in stemming their … ( read original story …)
China has a 15-year plan to shape the future of tech. But some call it hype
China Standards 2035 is an ambitious 15-year blueprint that will lay out Beijing’s plans to set the global standards for the next-generation of technologies. ( read original story …)
China’s Annual Dog-Meat Fair Opens; Activists Hope for Last Time
China’s notorious dog-meat festival has opened in defiance of a government campaign to improve animal welfare and reduce risks to health highlighted by the novel coronavirus outbreak, but activists … ( read original story …)
