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Wed, May 25, 2022 | 12:19
China at risk of a winter spike in coronavirus infections: experts
China at risk of a winter spike in coronavirus infections: experts
China could face a new wave of coronavirus infections as winter approaches, according to the country's experts. Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the country had already experienced four waves of infections and a fifth was possible.
2020-09-20 14:17
Beijing vows to retaliate for Washington's ban on TikTok, WeChat
Beijing vows to retaliate for Washington's ban on TikTok, WeChat
China says it resolutely opposes the United States' ban on the Chinese-owned mobile apps Tiktok and WeChat and has vowed to take countermeasures.
2020-09-19 19:18
  • US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores, threatens shutdowns
US Senate Democrats announce $350 billion plan to confront China
US Senate Democrats announce $350 billion plan to confront China
US Senate Democrats announced a US$350 billion plan on Thursday to confront China, a glaring signal from Washington that no matter who wins the upcoming presidential election in November, there likely will be immense bipartisan pressure from Congress to maintain a tough stance against Beijing.
2020-09-18 10:46
China greets US diplomat's visit to Taiwan with warplane incursion
China greets US diplomat's visit to Taiwan with warplane incursion
Two People's Liberation Army warplanes have approached Taiwan in yet another incursion that signals growing Chinese hostility towards the self-ruled island, ahead of a trip by a senior US diplomat to boost economic cooperation with Taipei.
2020-09-17 13:26
  • Taiwan calls for global defense against China 'threat'
The US-China tech cold war has turned hot - but would a Biden presidency change it?
The US-China tech cold war has turned hot - but would a Biden presidency change it?
With the US presidential election fast approaching, experts are debating whether a victory for Democratic nominee Joe Biden in November will reverse a building tech war that threatens to split the global technology industry in half, from semiconductors to the internet itself. The short answer: no, not really, if Biden's rhetoric is anything to go by, although some analysts ar...
2020-09-17 10:52
Chinese vaccine for COVID-19 ready for use in November, top scientist says
Chinese vaccine for COVID-19 ready for use in November, top scientist says
Chinese people will have access to locally developed coronavirus vaccines as early as November or December, according to a top scientist from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Clinical trials of several vaccine candidates had been progressing smoothly and preparations were being made to go into mass production, Wu Guizhen, the CDC's chief biosafety ...
2020-09-16 13:11
  • Trump says coronavirus vaccine could be weeks away
Americans urged to reconsider travel to Hong Kong
Americans urged to reconsider travel to Hong Kong
The United States on Monday urged citizens to “reconsider travel” to Hong Kong, citing an environment in which the central Chinese government “unilaterally and arbitrarily exercises police and security power” in the semi-autonomous city. New guidance released by the State Department supersedes a June notice that suggested US citizens travelling to Hong Kong only “exercise inc...
2020-09-15 14:07
How can the world avoid another coronavirus pandemic?
How can the world avoid another coronavirus pandemic?
A sewage monitoring programme, an early warning digital system for chest scans and a data-driven campaign to fight falsehoods are among answers to future pandemics as top universities, tech giants, leading businesses and NGOs launch a bid to harness data and protect people in a post-Covid-19 world. A coalition of 20 founding members on Monday launched the Trinity Challenge fo...
2020-09-14 12:28
US has 'gone too far' interfering in other countries' affairs, Wang Yi says
US has 'gone too far' interfering in other countries' affairs, Wang Yi says
The United States should “better manage” its own affairs and stop meddling in those of other nations, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. “Now is the time for China to ask the United States not to interfere in China's internal affairs,” the minister was quoted as saying in a transcript released on Saturday by the foreign ministry in Beijing of the joint press con...
2020-09-13 13:41
Are Singaporean workers really losing jobs to Indian expats due to Ceca free-trade deal?
Are Singaporean workers really losing jobs to Indian expats due to Ceca free-trade deal?
As Singapore's economy slows amid the coronavirus pandemic and job losses mount, people's anxieties over their livelihoods have found a convenient target: a free-trade agreement Singapore signed with India in 2005. On social media, the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (Ceca) is being blamed for willy-nilly letting Indian nationals into Singapore to steal jobs from...
2020-09-13 00:09
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