President Biden asked Canada to ramp up its spending on defense, including an upgrade of Norad, a network of defense satellites and radar in the Arctic, in a bid to counter a growing military presence…
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The Latest: Iran expects 250,000 doses of vaccine from China
Iran’s Health Ministry says the country expects to receive 250,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China on Saturday. Alireza Raisi, deputy health minister, says … ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: apart from Wuhan, China’s death rates didn’t rise at start of pandemic, study finds
In the first three months of 2020, mortality rates in Wuhan were 56 per cent higher than estimates based on average in previous yearsBut elsewhere they were lower than expected, which researchers said … (…
Explainer: What Is Love? Beijing Desires Unconditional Loyalty From Hong Kong
People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk past Chinese and Hong Kong flags at the office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in … ( read original…
China Tried to Slow Divorces by Making Couples Wait. Instead, They Rushed.
A new rule requiring a cooling-off period before a divorce could be granted led to an outcry, as well as a surge of applications to beat the deadline. ( read original story …)
NYSE to suspend trading of China’s Cnooc next month
The NYSE on Friday said it would suspend trading in Cnooc’s American depository shares on March 9, after determining that the company was “no longer suitable for listing” following the order that the … (…
I chased the American dream. It brought me back to my father’s deathbed in China.
Whenever I cannot reach my father, now 86, I am convinced the day has come and that he has died alone in his apartment. It was nearly midnight in Shenzhen, China. I tried calling him…
China hosts 3-day technology trade show
Shanghai hosted the Mobile World Congress, a three-day event where thousands of attendees can engage with technological innovations. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports on … ( read original story …)
As Beijing’s power grows, can it shift meaning of ‘human rights’?
Debates over whether to boycott Beijing’s 2022 Olympics highlight a deeper trend: China’s growing leverage in reshaping the human rights agenda. ( read original story …)
Beijing naval expansion has driven 2020 world military expenditure to a record
Global military spending, driven in part by Chinese naval expansion, reached record levels in 2020 despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and ensuing economic contraction, a British think-tank … ( read original story …)
A skyscraper will purify Shenzhen’s air with aquaponic gardens
Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base will feature aquaponic gardens on its terraces that help clean polluted air in the city. Check out the design. ( read original story …)
China-India border clash: Shenzhen drone maker helps Chinese army keep tabs on ‘foreign force’, praises workers
Keweitai Enterprise Development praised two workers who sustained injuries while helping the Chinese army in clashes at the disputed Himalayan border in a WeChat post offering a glimpse at how private … ( read original…
China approves two more Covid-19 vaccines for general use
Convidecia, a single-shot product developed by CanSino Biologics, has been shown to prevent disease symptoms after infection, drugs regulator says. ( read original story …)
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