Ten people were killed and three others were injured in a gas accident at a workshop in Ordos in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said on Friday, citing local authorities. A burst of high-pressure gas on Thursday afternoon killed eight workers at the shop[…]
The United States has an “obligation” to fulfil its backlog of arms sales to Taiwan and there is a bipartisan effort to ensure this happens, the vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said on Friday during a trip to Taipei. Taiwan has since last year complained of delays to US[…]
Daniel Suidani, a vocal critic of China and leader of the Solomon Islands’s largest province, has been removed from office after a no-confidence vote in the provincial legislature, according to Australia’s public broadcaster ABC. Legislators brought the vote after accusing Suidani, premier of Malaita province in the Pacific Islands nation,[…]
With the mutation of the Covid-19 virus, the popularisation of vaccination, and the accumulation of experience in prevention and control, China has announced that it will downgrade management of the disease from Class A to Class B from January 8. Policies such as cancelling quarantine for international travellers, restoring international[…]
INTERNATIONAL The New Zealand government said it will not require travellers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test on arrival, bucking a trend that has seen a number of countries implement testing measures as COVID cases surge in China. New Zealand’s COVID-19 minister, Ayesha Verrall, said in a statement on[…]
Morocco will impose a ban on people arriving from China, whatever their nationality, from January 3 to avert any new wave of coronavirus infections, the foreign ministry said on Saturday. Several countries have imposed restrictions on travellers from China due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. Thousands of tourists visit[…]
The United States is considering entry restrictions for travellers from China, as officials express concern about a lack of transparency about the country’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak. “There are mounting concerns in the international community on the ongoing COVID-19 surges in China and the lack of transparent data, including viral genomic[…]
Shanghai authorities urged residents to stay at home this weekend, seeking a toned-down Christmas in the nation’s most populous city as COVID-19 rages nationwide after tough curbs were lifted. A branch of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission on Saturday urged young people in particular to avoid crowded gatherings, due to[…]
INTERNATIONAL Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Riyadh for a three-day trip, underscoring the constantly growing importance of Sino-Saudi relations, and a clear message from Saudi Arabia that it will not take diktats from the United States. Xi’s first trip to Saudi Arabia in six years gives Saudi Crown Prince and[…]
China and Saudi Arabia have guaranteed $13 billion in funding to Pakistan as it continues to struggle with economic and environmental crises. According to the newspaper Dawn, Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told reporters that China said it will provide $4 billion worth of sovereign loans to the country, as well[…]
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