The publisher had waited nearly five years to reopen Causeway Bay Books, an independent store in Hong Kong that was forced to close in 2015 when Lam was detained in China for selling books critical of …
Kazakhstan extends state of emergency until May 11
“The state of emergency will be abandoned on May 11 unless a new massive outbreak of the COVID-19 takes place. I hope it (will) not happen,” said Tokayev, adding that the country has yet to pass the …
Trump plots new election strategy: tie Biden to China – and attack them both
As the campaign is reshaped by the coronavirus, the president has sought to shift focus away from his erratic response …
Does China Have Any Friends Left in the West?
Rather than being China’s “best partner,” the U.K. might be China’s only friend left in the West and even that friendship is under threat.
Power is ‘up for grabs’: Behind China’s plan to shape the future of next-generation tech
China is set to release a new plan this year called “China Standards 2035” with the aim of influencing how the next-generation of technologies will work.
Russia Coronavirus Cases Overtake China as Vladimir Putin Faces Sharp Rise in Infections
Russia now has the ninth highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the world, with 794 having died from the pandemic so far.
Coronavirus: Schools start reopening in China’s biggest cities
Older students in China’s biggest cities are starting to return to school following the coronavirus outbreak. Shanghai welcomed back pupils in their final years of middle and high school, while …
China denies spreading coronavirus disinformation following EU report
China’s foreign ministry on Monday denied claims that Beijing is spreading disinformation about the coronavirus following a European Union report that said there was “significant evidence” of covert …
China to Keep Coronavirus Tests Focused, Stops Short of Wider Testing
Students wearing face masks leave a school in Beijing, China as senior high school students in the Chinese capital returned to campus following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, April 27, …
Coronavirus live news: confirmed Russian cases pass China’s total; Afghanistan records biggest one-day rise in cases
Iran reports 96 more deaths; Spain’s death toll shows slight rise; Germany calls for ‘very careful’ easing of lockdown; New Zealand says ‘worst is over’ …