Thousands of people have been evacuated in southeast China after heavy rains hammered the region over the weekend, triggering floods and deadly landslides, authorities and state media said Monday.
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China opens tit-for-tat anti-dumping probe into European pork
China has opened an anti-dumping investigation into imported pork and its by-products from the European Union, a step that appears mainly targetted at Spain, the Netherlands, France and Denmark in …
Pentagon runs secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during COVID-19 pandemic — Reuters investigation
WASHINGTON – At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US military launched a secret misinformation campaign to discredit Chinese vaccines in the Philippines, a nation severely impacted by the deadly virus, drawing widespread condemnation…
Chinese and Philippine ships collide in first incident under Beijing’s new coastguard law
The incident took place early on Monday morning during the Philippines’ latest resupply mission to a grounded navy vessel on the shoal, an atoll claimed both by Beijing and Manila. “The Philippine supply ship ignored…
China’s premier says relations with Australia are ‘back on track’ after Beijing removes tariffs on wine and barley
China premier Li Qiang is in Australia for a four-day visit, the first by a senior Chinese official in seven years.
Analysis-Brazil joins race to loosen China’s grip on rare earths industry
The U.S. and its allies, almost entirely dependent on China for rare earths metals and magnets, set out to build a separate supply chain by 2027 after deliveries were disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic early…
Pickled treat with unique flavor from Guangxi pleases palates in Beijing
Suanye, a snack of pickled fruits and vegetables from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, tickled the taste buds of foreigners with its sweet, sour, spicy and salty flavor at a promotional event …
Excited Hong Kong passengers ride on new high-speed sleeper train to Shanghai, Beijing
On June 16, passengers got off the high-speed sleeper D909 train bound for Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Station and went straight to visit M+ Museum and the Hong Kong Palace Museum in the West Kowloon…
China opens anti-dumping probe into imported pork, by-products from EU
China’s commerce ministry said on Monday it has opened an anti-dumping investigation into imported pork and its by-products from the European Union, escalating tensions after the bloc imposed anti-subsidy duties on Chinese-made electric cars.
Beijing offers visa-free entry to Australians with defence talks flagged to avoid military clashes
The Chinese Premier also announced that Beijing would soon offer visa-free travel to Australians, a privilege currently enjoyed by several European nations and New Zealand. “We agreed to provide each …
China new home prices fall at fastest rate in nearly 10 years; French political uncertainty weighs on markets – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. Deutsche Bank: The French market is in the eye of the storm 07:51 The last two or three weeks have been seismic in terms of election…
China continues to lift crude oil stockpiling amid weak refinery runs: Russell
China added more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil to stockpiles in May as soft imports were outweighed by even weaker refinery processing volumes. A total of 1.08 million bpd was…
What Are China’s Nuclear Weapons For?
The recent expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal has been a striking feature of its progress toward great-power status. Even during the most intense periods of Cold War rivalry, Beijing maintained a small and remarkably vulnerable…
