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China: Hospital punished after pregnant woman refused entry has miscarriage
Hospital officials in the northern Chinese city of Xi’an have been punished after a pregnant woman miscarried after being refused entry, reportedly for not having current COVID-19 test results.
China’s $1 trillion ‘artificial sun’ fusion reactor just got five times hotter than the sun
China’s “artificial sun” has set a new world record after superheating a loop of plasma to temperatures five times hotter than the sun for more than 17 minutes, state media reported. The EAST …
China’s Latest Lockdown Shows Stubborn Resolve on Zero-Covid
Xi’an, a city of 13 million people, has been on lockdown since Dec. 22, the longest in the country since the early days of the outbreak in Wuhan.
WHO says Beijing Winter Olympics COVID plans look strong
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Beijing’s plans to ensure next month’s 2022 Winter Olympics go ahead safely during the COVID-19 pandemic look strong, the World Health Organization said Thursday. WHO …
The Technology Behind the Beijing Winter Olympics
Winter Olympics Games get underway in Beijing next month (Feb. 4-20), many of the challenges that broadcasters faced when c Summer Olympics in T …
China Planning Over 40 Space Launches This Year, Nearly On Par With Expected U.S. Missions
The Tiangong space station’s Tianhe core module currently is hosting a three-person crew on the six-month Shenzhou-13 mission.
Stance on Russia, China a test for new German government
Germany has found itself facing a series of challenges in its relations with Russia and China since taking office last month that are testing the new government’s foreign policy mettle. Among them are …
COVID-19: Woman miscarries outside lockdown hospital in China
Chinese authorities yesterday said they have punished officials after footage went viral of an eight-month pregnant woman miscarrying in the locked-down city of Xian, when a hospital refused her entry …
China cyberspace regulator says it will build solid national cyber security barrier
China will speed up establishment of a comprehensive internet governance system and build a solid national cyber security barrier, the cyberspace regulator said on Thursday.
China’s Henan province imposes more COVID-19 curbs as cases spike
More cities in central China resorted to tough curbs as new coronavirus infections in Henan province rose sharply, with authorities taking urgent action to …
Shenzhen Port’s annual container throughput up 8.4 pct in 2021
The annual container throughput of Shenzhen Port in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen totaled 28.77 million TEUs in 2021, up 8.4 percent year on year, hitting a record high, local authorities said …
Shenzhen airport sees robust passenger, cargo throughput in 2021
A plane of SF Airlines Co., Ltd. takes off at Bao’an International Airport in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Sept. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian) SHENZHEN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — The passenger …
