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US, Philippines raise concerns over China maritime militia at disputed reef

The United States and the Philippines have raised concerns over the presence of China's maritime militia vessels near the disputed Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea, the White House said

Hong Kong doesn't warrant special status as China dismantling freedom: US

The Biden administration reaffirmed a determination that Hong Kong does not warrant preferential treatment under US law owing to the erosion of its autonomy at the hands of Beijing

BBC correspondent leaves China amid safety concerns

A veteran BBC correspondent whose coverage angered China has left the country amid concerns for his safety, the BBC and a journalist organisation said

Covid-19 crisis: China sitting on key data on lab leak, says WHO chief

14 countries raise concerns over joint report by WHO-China on Covid origin

First batch of China's CanSino vaccines against Covid arrive in Pakistan

The first batch of CanSino Covid-19 vaccines that the Pakistani government purchased from China arrived here on Tuesday night.

Database reveals secrets of China's loans to developing nations, says study

The terms of China's loan deals with developing countries are unusually secretive and require borrowers to prioritise repayment of Chinese state-owned banks ahead of other creditors, a study showed

China's mega-refineries throttling other Asia oil processors amid pandemic

A frenzy of refinery building in China is set to make the nation the world's largest crude processor this year

US trade war pushing China to steal technology, talent, Taiwan says

The China-US trade war is pushing Beijing to step up its efforts to steal technology and poach talent from Taiwan to boost China's semiconductor industry's self-sufficiency, Taiwan said

Xi Jinping's shifting China is compelling investors to run, hide or hire

Jinping's government endorsed a boycott against retailers like Hennes & Mauritz AB and slapped sanctions on a range of organizations over statements made on alleged forced labor in Xinjiang

China reports Covid outbreak on border with Myanmar, at least 9 positive

At least nine people have tested positive for Covid-19 in a Chinese city on the border with Myanmar, health officials said Wednesday

Chinese app Club Factory may invoke force majeure to counter Indian firms

In June 2020, India banned several Chinese apps. Club Factory is citing that decision as a situation beyond its control

China's Xiaomi to invest $10 billion in new EV unit over 10 years

China's Xiaomi announced plans to invest $10 billion in a new smart EV business, and separately to release a self-developed computing chip, as the group expanded out of its core smartphone business

China's factory growth accelerates most in 3 months, bolsters recovery

China's manufacturing activity expanded at the fastest pace in three months in March as factories cranked up production after a brief lull during the Lunar New Year holidays

China promoting Mandarin in Xinjiang amid global outcry over its policies

China is ramping up efforts to promote Mandarin language education and to Sinicise Islam in Xinjiang, despite the growing international outcry over its policies against Uyghurs in the province.

14 countries raise concerns over WHO-China joint report on Covid-19 origin

A group of 14 countries including the US and Japan raised concerns over a report on origins of Covid by the WHO and China, arguing the WHO team "lacked access to complete, original data and samples"

India blocks two bank accounts of China's ByteDance in tax case: Report

ByteDance has mounted court challenge against directive, say sources; account freeze can hit ByteDance salaries, employees in India

Covid-19 report did not adequately analyse possibility of a lab leak: WHO

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said even though the international team of scientists determined that a leak is the least likely hypothesis for the origin of the pandemic, it requires furt

Rajapaksa thanks Xi for China's vote against UNHRC resolution against Lanka

Sri Lankan President has conveyed his heartfelt gratitude to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for China's vote against a recent UNHRC resolution on the island nation's rights record

Pakistan to get 3 mn doses of Covid-19 vaccines from China's CanSino

Pakistan began a vaccination drive last month with over a million doses of Sinopharm vaccines donated by long-time ally China

China sharply cuts elected seats in Hong Kong legislature after 2-day meet

China has sharply reduced the number of directly elected seats in Hong Kong's legislature in a setback for the territory's already beleaguered democracy movement