China
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
World
February 17, 2021
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China’s leading microblogging sites, where he…
Beijing smog casts gloom over China’s Lunar New Year holiday
World
February 13, 2021
Beijing smog casts gloom over China’s Lunar New Year holiday
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing was once again shrouded in smog on Saturday after several days of heavy pollution which have…
BBC World News barred in mainland China, radio dropped by HK public broadcaster
World
February 12, 2021
BBC World News barred in mainland China, radio dropped by HK public broadcaster
BEIJING (Reuters) – China barred Britain’s BBC World News from its television networks on Friday and Hong Kong’s public broadcaster…
Presidents Biden and Xi hold first phone call amid tense US-China relations
World
February 11, 2021
Presidents Biden and Xi hold first phone call amid tense US-China relations
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first telephone call as leaders,…
Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days
World
February 10, 2021
Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s 2nd in 2 days
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft appears poised to enter orbit around Mars, one day after an orbiter from the…
WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab
World
February 9, 2021
WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab
WUHAN, China (AP) — The coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and is more likely to…
China reports no new local COVID-19 infection for first time in nearly two months
World
February 8, 2021
China reports no new local COVID-19 infection for first time in nearly two months
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported no new locally transmitted mainland COVID-19 case for the first time in nearly two months,…
Egyptian Health Ministry reports 7 side effects from Sinopharm vaccine
Egypt
February 8, 2021
Egyptian Health Ministry reports 7 side effects from Sinopharm vaccine
Egyptian Health and Population Ministry on Sunday announced several potential side-effects from the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine: Pain, redness, stiffness and…
Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing’s top diplomat
World
February 6, 2021
Blinken presses China on Xinjiang, Hong Kong in call with Beijing’s top diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in a phone call on…
China to grant Egypt 300,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine
Egypt
February 5, 2021
China to grant Egypt 300,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine
The Chinese Embassy in Cairo has announced that Beijing will give Egypt 300,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine for free, which…