The German team marches into the National Stadium, called the Bird’s Nest, during the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing on August 8, 2008. The Summer Games will run through … (…
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Tokyo lodges protest with Beijing over Chinese ships’ entry into Japanese coastal waters
Tokyo/Sputnik: Tokyo on Tuesday lodged a protest with Beijing after four Chinese ships entered the Japanese coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, Japanese Chief … ( read original story…
Squeezed out of the race for Western vaccines, developing countries turn to China
The Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines are less effective than their Western counterparts, which probably will delay recovery in the developing world. ( read original story …)
China arrested a scammer whose gang made $3 million from selling water as COVID-19 vaccine shots
Kong Mou is accused of selling 58,000 syringes filled with salt water, which he said were coronavirus vaccines, Chinese state media reported. ( read original story …)
First Shipment Of Chinese Vaccine Departs Beijing For Hungary
The first shipment of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine developed in China left Beijing for Budapest on Tuesday.Hungary is the first country in the European Union to approve the Chinese jab. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong activists flash protest salutes in court as Beijing puts them on trial for organising huge pro-democracy protests
Protest salutes were flashed outside West Kowloon Magistrates Court, Hong Kong, as nine activists went on trial, accused of organising an unauthorised assembly on August 18, 2019. ( read original story …)
China’s box office is doing even better than it was before Covid, data from Lunar New Year shows
Chinese cinemas are back, and busting even pre-pandemic levels, according to data tracking the first few days of the Lunar New Year. ( read original story …)
A Bored China Propels Box Office Sales to a Record
Detective Chinatown 3” received tepid reviews, but Covid-19 travel restrictions drove many to the movies when they might have been journeying to their hometowns instead. ( read original story …)
Anger is falling on China admist growing tensions in Myanmar
CNN’s Nic Robertson decodes the relationship between China and Myanmar as the Southeast Asian country is gripped by continuing protests following a military takeover in February 2021. ( read original story …)
China’s Gen Z drive growth in domestic brands due to rising spending power
China’s Gen Z consumers are driving the growth of domestic Chinese brands, due to their rising purchasing power, says Charlotte Chang, vice-president of consumer insights at L Catterton, a private … ( read original story…
Beijing provides grants for migrant workers who stay put over holiday
Beijing has provided approximately 6.8 million yuan (about 1.05 million U.S. dollars) in grants for roughly 17,000 migrant construction workers who have stayed put in the city during the Spring … ( read original story…
Engineer conned of RM71,000 by bogus Beijing cop in Macau scam
MELAKA: A 26-year-old engineer from Bukit Beruang lost RM71,000 after getting a call from the “Beijing police” in the latest Macau scam case reported here. ( read original story …)
Southeast Asia would choose the U.S. over China if forced to pick sides, survey shows
The region’s support for the U.S. appeared to increase after Joe Biden won the presidential election, said Singaporean think tank ISEAS Yusof-Ishak Institute. ( read original story …)
