While China is expected to show "spectacular" GDP numbers in the first quarter this year, there are two big challenges Beijing would need to tackle. ( read original story ...)
China warns Biden not to meddle in Hong Kong and Xinjiang
Yang Jiechi, China’s top diplomat, has warned the US not to interfere in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, after senior Biden administration officials criticised Beijing’s policies in both regions. In the first ... ( read original story ...)
Wuhan or Wu-Tang? Canadian diplomat’s T-shirt logo angers China
Canada said it regretted a "misunderstanding" after China lodged a formal complaint over a diplomat's order of a custom T-shirt displaying the word Wuhan, the city where the COVID-19 pandemic first ... ( read original story ...)
Balkan nations turn to China and Russia for jabs
But the Balkan state — a candidate to join the bloc — is not using jabs manufactured in the west. Serbia instead has turned to China’s Sinopharm, becoming the first European country to use the company ... ( read original story ...)
China’s New Year travel restrictions slow, but don’t stop oil demand recovery
China's efforts to keep people from travelling for Chinese New Year because of several clusters of COVID-19 infections are forcing analysts to revise first-quarter fuel demand estimates, but are not ... ( read original story ...)
Top Chinese diplomat calls for China, U.S. to restore relationship
Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi called on Tuesday for China and the United States to restore their relationship to a predictable and constructive track of development. ( read original story ...)
China rights activist missing after being stopped at airport
Authorities have given no word on the status of Chinese legal rights activist Guo Feixiong after he was blocked from leaving the country last week to join his family in the United States ... ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Virus uncertainty for China’s Year of Ox vendors
This is the first time in 20 years of business that I’ve been in this situation,” said the seller of Lunar New Year decorations. At 60, she is contemplating retirement if the economy doesn’t pick up. ( read original story ...)
Budget: Over Rs 7,100 cr set aside as aid to other countries
Budget: Over Rs 7,100 cr set aside as aid to other countries. India on Monday set aside over Rs 7,100 crore in its budget for 2021-22 as development assistance for countries in its neighbourhood as ... ( read original story ...)
Budget: Over Rs 7,100 cr set aside as aid to other countries
Budget: Over Rs 7,100 cr set aside as aid to other countries. India on Monday set aside over Rs 7,100 crore in its budget for 2021-22 as development assistance for countries in its neighbourhood as ... ( read original story ...)