Tag: China
“We are ready to defend our sovereignty,” Philippines warns China
The Philippine Defence Ministry on Thursday likened China’s presence in the disputed South China Sea to squatting and warned that…
Stop wrong moves on Iran nuclear issue, China urges U.S.
China has called on the U.S. to stop its wrong moves on the Iran nuclear issue and respect the legitimate…
China to deorbit Tiangong-2 Space Lab July 19
China is planning to deorbit its Tiangong-2 Space Laboratory on July 19 in a controlled manner after the manned space…
Britain, China in war-of-words over Hong Kong
Protests in Hong Kong escalated into a verbal war between China and Britain on Wednesday as China told Britain to…
Hong Kong: Violent demonstrations totally intolerable – China
The Chinese government has angrily reacted to the spate of violent protests rocking length and breadth of the Hong Kong…
Meng China’s ex-Interpol chief pleads guilty to receiving bribes
Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleaded guilty at a trial in China on Thursday to accepting $2.1 million in bribes…
Oil gains amid U.S-China trade deal hopes
Oil prices extended gains into a second session on Wednesday, buoyed by rekindled hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal and…
China edge South Africa for do-or-die battle with Spain
China striker Li Ying scored the only goal in a crucial 1-0 victory over South Africa in a women’s World…
China’s dollar reserves hit $3.1 trillion
China's foreign exchange reserves expanded slightly to 3.101 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of May, up 0.2 percent from…
Thousands protest China extradition bill in Hong Kong
Several hundred thousand people jammed Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday in a last bid to thwart a proposed extradition law…
China’s Xi in Moscow with 2 pandas as gift for Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin praised their countries' ties during a meeting in the Kremlin on Wednesday,…
China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths
Chinese newspapers warned on Wednesday in strongly worded commentaries that China was planning to use rare earths to strike back…
China goes for America’s jugular, to ban export of rare earth
China is bracing up to hit America where it will hurt most: depriving it of rare earth, a key resource…
US absolves China from currency manipulation
China is no more in the black book of the United States for manipulating its currency, Renminbi, according to the…
IMF: US consumers paying for Trump’s China tarriffs
A study by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has found shockingly that U.S. tariff revenue collected from levies on Chinese…
China denounces U.S. ‘rumours’ about Huawei’s ties to Beijing
China on Friday denounced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for fabricating rumours after he said that the chief executive…
‘Bullying’ of Huawei: China lodges protest with U.S.
China has lodged “solemn” protests with the U.S. over the “bullying’’ of technology giant Huawei, the Commerce Ministry said on…
China blocks Wikipedia in all languages ahead of sensitive anniversary
All language editions of Wikipedia have been banned in China ahead of the sensitive anniversary of the deadly 1989 Tiananmen…
Pakistan, China jointly investigate trafficking of young girls
Islamabad and Beijing are jointly investigating the trafficking of young Pakistani women to China by criminal gangs, the Foreign Ministry…
Trump threatens China of worse trade deal in 2020
President Donald Trump has warned China that it should strike a trade deal with the United States now, otherwise an…
US tariff increase on $200b Chinese imports takes effect, China reacts
President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports took effect as of 12:01 Eastern time Friday, escalating…
China builds 158 Internet hospitals to curb congestion
China’s medical authority said on Wednesday that 158 Internet hospitals had been built, to address congestion in large urban hospitals…
IMF chief says US-China tensions ‘threat’ to world economy
The head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that fresh trade tensions between the United States and China were…
Canadian citizen sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking
China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death for his involvement in drug trafficking. Canada’s Fan Wei received the death…
Nigerian govt inspects 64 coaches in China for rail projects
The Federal Government has inspected 64 coaches under construction in China for the various rail projects in Nigeria with 10…
Nestle upbeat after U.S., China boost first-quarter growth
Nestle posted higher-than-expected sales growth in the first three months of the year after good momentum in the United States…
700 Chinese sturgeons released into China’s longest river
A total of 700 Chinese sturgeons were released on Saturday into the country’s longest river, the Yangtze River, to save…
China to ban bitcoin mining
China’s state planner wants to ban bitcoin mining in the country, according to a draft list of industrial activities the…
Serie A matches will not be played in China for now
Serie A matches are unlikely to be played in China in the near future, although matches in the less prestigious…
China says U.S. hyping threat to justify own rising defence spending
China’s Defence Ministry on Friday accused its U.S. counterpart of deliberately seeking to hype up the threat from China…