China has successfully launched a key module of its new space station – but the 20-tonne vehicle that delivered it into orbit looks set to plummet back to Earth in an “uncontrolled” descent that could lead to it landing anywhere
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China Reveals Charges Against Outspoken Businessman
Sun Dawu, a rural tycoon who has been a thorn in the Communist Party’s side, was detained in November as the party moved to silence critics and keep the private sector in line. By Alexandra Stevenson Sun Dawu, an outspoken
New Zealand’s China policy: Fence-sitting is not working — and it’s not a long-term strategy
OPINION: Very recently in the Bay of Bengal a naval exercise took place involving India, France, Japan and Australia. While it received little or no coverage in New Zealand, it nonetheless represented a foreign policy challenge as serious as any
China's Sinovac vaccine 67 per cent effective against symptomatic infection: Chile report
SANTIAGO (REUTERS) – Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine CoronaVac was 67 per cent effective in preventing symptomatic infection in the first real-world study of the Chinese shot, the Chilean government said on Friday (April 16). The vaccine was 85 per cent effective
IMF official warns China tech decoupling from US would slash global GDP
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – A technological decoupling between the US and China and potentially Europe would cut global gross domestic product by an order of magnitude greater than the recent trade war, a senior International Monetary Fund official warned. “The
WHO demand China ban sale of live animals in markets ‘or face another pandemic’
WHO call for China to suspend sale of live animals in markets When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our
China will take necessary measures to uphold rights of Chinese companies
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing, China, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu WangBEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday it would take necessary measures to uphold the rights and interests of
Stunning new MH370 theory claims missing plane was shot down by the US Air Force
Missing flight MH370 was shot down by the US in the biggest cover-up in aviation history, a French investigative journalist has claimed. American military used electronic jamming tech to make the plane carrying 239 passengers disappear from radar screens and
Nike, Adidas join brands feeling Chinese social media heat over Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) -Nike and Adidas came under attack on Chinese social media on Thursday over past comments the fashion brands have made about labour conditions in Xinjiang, part of a diplomatic row between China and the West. The sportswear companies
Developing: Nike, Uniqlo, Adidas Too Face Backlash over Xinjiang Cotton Ban
LONDON – After the sudden blackout on H&M in China, Nike, Uniqlo, and Adidas have slid into the hot seat as new targets over their stance to remove Xinjiang cotton out of their supply chains. On Wednesday, the Swedish fast-fashion