Protests against new agriculture laws hits transport, shops and markets across the country ... ( read original story ...)
India says it may approve vaccine in weeks, outlines plan
India’s health ministry announced Tuesday that some COVID-19 vaccines are likely to receive licenses in the next few weeks and outlined an initial plan to immunize 300 ... ( read original story ...)
China Threatens U.S. With ‘Stern’ Retaliation Over Hong Kong Sanctions
The State Department imposed the sanctions on 14 Chinese lawmakers over the clampdown on freedoms in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Top Australian defence official says it’s ‘very legitimate’ to worry about China’s assertiveness
Defence department secretary Greg Moriarty is ‘particularly concerned about the militarisation of features in the South China Sea’ ... ( read original story ...)
Uyghurs Wait Nervously for Biden China Policy As ‘Genocide’ Continues
China's oppression of minority groups in Xinjiang is but one issue Biden will have to address in revising American ties with Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Nine Entertainment newspapers quit carrying China Watch supplement
The eight-page Communist party newspaper has been distributed in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and the Australian Financial Review ... ( read original story ...)
Giant Pandas At The National Zoo Will Move Back To China In 2023
The Smithsonian's National Zoo announced Monday that its two adult giant pandas, female Mei Xiang and male Tian Tian, will move back to China at the end of 2023. Long-term plans for their cub Xiao Qi ... ( read original story ...)
China Pushes Alternative Theories About Origin of Covid-19
As the WHO prepares to probe the pandemics’ origins, Chinese state media are promoting studies that show the coronavirus spreading outside China earlier than first assumed. ( read original story ...)
China condemns U.S. sanctions against 14 Chinese officials
China warned of retaliation after the United States imposed sanctions on 14 Chinese officials in connection to the crackdown on political dissidents in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Nepal and China Give Mount Everest, and Their Relations, a Boost
In a sign of their increasingly close ties, the two countries jointly announced a new measure that makes the peak more than two feet taller. ( read original story ...)