Taiwan dispatched coast guard boats on Thursday to join a rescue mission at China’s request after a fishing vessel capsized near the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, amid heightened tension in the …
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Taiwan, China join rescue mission near sensitive islands
Taiwan and China dispatched teams on a rare joint mission to rescue a boat that capsized near Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands on Thursday, amid heightened tensions in the sensitive Taiwan …
Probe begins after 7 killed, 27 injured in fried chicken shop explosion in China
Local government officials in China’s Sanhe county, near Beijing, said on Thursday they had started an investigation into the cause of a massive explosion at a shop selling fried chicken that left 7 …
Deception unveiled: Shenzhen man pretending to be needy turns out to be fraud
An elderly man in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, who garnered sympathy after asking for directions to the railway station due to financial distress in a widely circulated video, has been revealed to be …
China’s economy is slowing. But its old-age market is booming.
Products from anti-aging cosmetics and procedures to elder-care facilities are a few of the many sectors growing as China’s demographics go gray …
China’s foreign minister to visit Australia next week as ties improve
China’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will visit Australia next week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, a sign of a further thaw in relations after years of tensions. “I look …
China may be facing too many economic obstacles to hit its ambitious growth target for 2024
Fighting deflation, a sinking property market and weak internal demand, Beijing has set itself a challenging goal in 2024 …
Fosun Pharma forms ¥5B fund to invest in Shenzhen biotechs
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd has formed a partnership with seven other investors to form an investment fund partnership that plans to invest ¥5 billion (US$695M) in local biotech and med-tech …
Pandemic? What pandemic? Four years later, coronavirus no factor in 2024 Biden-Trump rematch
In 2024, the pandemic, so fresh in the American collective memory, has been pushed deep into the netherworld of U.S. electoral hippocampus.
Moscow’s ties to Beijing are paying off as Russian firms flourish amid lucrative deals with China
Moscow and Beijing have touted a “no limits” partnership as the war in Ukraine drags on, and trade between the two countries has boomed since 2022.
New covid-19 variant JN.1 dominant in China, check symptoms and more
A new COVID variant, JN.1, has recently become dominant in China, according to an update by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC). Recently, the CDC informed that around …
Parents are pulling children from swimming and piano lessons in China
The number of students enrolled in piano classes — once a status symbol for the middle class — is decreasing in China’s shaky economy.
Russia Responds to China’s Nuclear Weapons Plan
A top Russian diplomat says Moscow is giving some thought to China’s proposal that the world’s nuclear powers rule out a nuclear first-strike attack. “We are paying attention to this proposal. We are …
